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Upcoming webinar: A deep dive into biomolecular condensates using single-molecule FRET

Posted by , on 11 December 2023

We are delighted to open the registration for our FocalPlane features… webinar with Samrat Mukhopadhyay. The webinar, co-hosted with PicoQuant, will take place on Zoom on Thursday 11 January at 14:00 GMT (15:00 CET and 19:30 IST). Samrat will talk about recent research from his group at IISER Mohali describing the use of single-molecule FRET
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Featured image with Joe McKellar

Posted by , on 8 December 2023

Our featured image shows a culture of boa constrictor kidney cells that have been transfected with a fusogenic viral protein. This leads to the formation of giant multi-nucleated cells. The cells were transfected with the fusogenic viral protein (shown in gold), left several days for efficient protein expression and for cell fusion to occur, plated
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 1 December 2023

Here is a curated selection of preprints posted recently on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any preprints that are on your reading list.
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Quizzing with the Node, preLights and FocalPlane

Posted by , on 1 December 2023

As the end of the year approaches, the community sites hosted by The Company of Biologists would like to bring you some holiday cheer. For your pleasure, the Community Managers at the Node, preLights and FocalPlane have created an end-of-year quiz! Starting on Monday, we’ll be posting one question per day on our social media
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Microscopy preprints – bioimage analysis tools

Posted by , on 17 November 2023

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on new tools for bioimage analysis and data management.
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Analytical Microscopy Meeting

Abstract submission deadline: 29th September 2025

Location: London , United Kingdom

Date: 26 February 2026 — 27 February 2026

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Live cell imaging

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Date: 3 December 2025 — 5 December 2025

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Mechanical characterization of biological samples using correlative methods

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Date: 25 November 2025 — 26 November 2025

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