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FocalPlane features... membrane trafficking

Posted by , on 16 September 2025

Registration is open for our upcoming mini-symposium together with the popular Membrane Trafficking webinar series, organised by Francesca Bottanelli, Felix Campelo and Ishier Raote. Our event, on Thursday 25 September, will be a celebration of the membrane trafficking community.
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Register for Journal of Cell Science Meeting on Imaging Cell Dynamics

Posted by , on 15 September 2025

Registration is open for Journal of Cell Science Meeting on Imaging Cell Dynamics. The meeting will bring together experts working at the interface between cell biology and imaging, with a focus on researchers who use advanced light and electron microscopy approaches, and novel image analysis tools.
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Featured image with Mathieu Preußner

Posted by , on 12 September 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Mathieu Preußner, is a lateral view of the overlying gill arches in 1-month-old Danio rerio expressing endothelial kdrl:mCherry. Clarity-based tissue clearing of the sample enabled comprehensive image acquisition using a Nikon Ti spinning disk system. In ImageJ, the hyperstack was modified using a temporally colour-coded lookup table.
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JCS snapshot - Cytotoxic T lymphocytes adapt to the loss of Cdc42

Posted by , on 10 September 2025

In our latest JCS snapshot, we hear from Adam Rochussen who, together with Gillian Griffiths and Claire Ma, discovered that cytotoxic T lymphocytes are able to adapt to the loss of the key polarity factor Cdc42. In this snapshot, Adam takes us through the key findings from their research.
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Microscopy preprints - new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 5 September 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints posted recently on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any recent preprints that are on your reading list!
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Recent events by FocalPlane

2nd UK Biomolecular Condensate Network Conference

The 2nd meeting of the national Network will take place 8-10 December at De Vere Horsley estate in Surrey.

Location: DeVere Horsley Estate, Surrey, UK

Date: 8 December 2027 — 10 December 2027

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EMBO | EMBL Symposium Cell biology of the nucleus

The goal of this conference is to showcase the cell biological mechanisms that define the nucleus as an organelle.

Location: Heidelberg, Germany and Virtual

Date: 16 November 2027 — 19 November 2027

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RBSCDB Autumn meeting on Cell Migration

The 2026 Autumn RBSCDB meeting will focus on Cell Migration.

Location: Charleroi, Belgium

Date: 13 November 2027

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