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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 9 August 2024

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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Featured image with Upasana Gupta

Posted by , on 2 August 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Upasana Gupta, represents the cellular architecture of zebrafish (larva) eye. The tissue was prepared by paraformaldehyde fixation of a 4-day post fertilisation larva, followed by staining with Hoechst nuclear stain. The sample was imaged and processed using Leica SP8 confocal microscope and Leica software at the Bio-imaging facility at the
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Journal of Cell Science cover competition

Posted by , on 29 July 2024

We’re looking for a spectacular image for the cover of our special issue on ‘Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics’. If you have an image that fits that theme, send it over for your chance to be featured on the cover of JCS and to win £200. The special issue is being coordinated by our Guest
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Microscopy preprints – bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 29 July 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.
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Featured image with Jovan Brockett

Posted by , on 19 July 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Jovan Brockett, shows a Drosophila melanogaster embryo undergoing syncytial nuclear divisions during early embryonic development. It was prepared using PFA fixation and hand dissected to remove the outer vitelline membrane. The image was captured using a Nikon Ti-E system fitted with a Yokagawa CSU-X1 spinning disk head, Hamamatsu Orca Flash
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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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Microscopy Characterization of Soft-Hard Interfaces

Abstract submission deadline: 31st January 2026

Early registration deadline: 1st June 2026

Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Date: 29 September 2026 — 1 October 2026

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Materials Science and Engineering congress - Microscopy Characterization of Soft-Hard Interfaces symposium

Abstract submission deadline: 31st January 2026

Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Date: 29 September 2026 — 1 October 2026

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