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Join us as an intern

Posted by , on 27 February 2025

The Company of Biologists is looking for one or more interns, through the BBSRC DTP/PIPS or equivalent schemes, to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the rapidly growing online science communication environment, to develop writing skills, and to learn about academic publishing.
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Announcing our 2025 FocalPlane correspondents

Posted by , on 24 February 2025

We are delighted to welcome our latest correspondents to the FocalPlane community. We are looking forward to working with Sally Horton, Varsha Mahapatra and Nicole Noel throughout 2025 and can’t wait to read their blog posts! Sally is a postdoctoral fellow at The Francis Crick Institute in London, UK. At The Crick, her research focusses
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Microscopy preprints - applications in biology

Posted by , on 21 February 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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Featured image with Amy Engevik

Posted by , on 14 February 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Amy Engevik, shows a differentiated intestinal organoid from a germline Myosin 5b knockout mouse.
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Apply for The Company of Biologists Workshop on Democratising Microscopy in Latin America

Posted by , on 11 February 2025

The deadline for places at The Company of Biologists Workshop on Democratising Microscopy in Latin America in Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador is coming up soon. The Workshop organisers,  Constadina Arvanitis, Mario Del Rosario, Helena De la Torre, Mariana De Niz, Maria Fernanda Latorre Barragán and Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori, have put together a fantastic
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium 2026 (CBIAS 2026)

Abstract submission deadline: 31st August 2026

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 23 November 2026 — 24 November 2026

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6th Day of Intravital Microscopy

Location: Bonn, North Rhine Westfalia, Germany

Date: 23 November 2026 — 24 November 2026

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9no Congreso Argentino de Microscopia (SAMIC2026)

Abstract submission deadline: 13th June 2026

Early registration deadline: 17th July 2026

Location: La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date: 14 October 2026 — 16 October 2026

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