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Imaging with the Liverpool Centre for Cell Imaging (CCI)

Posted by , on 7 September 2023

In the first of our series of 'Imaging with...' blog posts, we meet the staff at the Liverpool CCI
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And the winner is...

Posted by , on 1 September 2023

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2023 FocalPlane image competition is Rebecca Simkin. Rebecca’s image, ‘Neuromuscular junctions’, depicts four NMJs in a lumbrical muscle, located in the hind paw of a wildtype mouse. A wholemount immunostaining was performed using 2H3 and SV2 antibodies to visualise lower motor neurons in green (specifically
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Microscopy preprints – bioimage analysis tools

Posted by , on 25 August 2023

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on new tools for bioimage analysis.
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Featured image with Beste Senem Değirmenci

Posted by , on 18 August 2023

Our featured image, ‘Bubbles of The Cell’, shows enlarged endosomal vesicles in HeLa S3 cells upon inhibition of PI(3,5)P2 activity. PI(3,5)P2 is a crucial phosphoinositide involved in the regulation of endosomal trafficking. Depletion of PI(3,5)P2 disrupts the transition from early to late endosomes, leading to the enlargement of endosomal vesicles. Imaged with Leica DMI8 SP8
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Microscopy preprints – applications in cell and developmental biology

Posted by , on 11 August 2023

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools in cell biology and developmental biology.
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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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European Microscopy Congress 2024

Incorporating a balanced conference programme of light and electron microscopy in both physical and life sciences – microscopists, manufacturers, and suppliers will come together to share new techniques, applications and technology.

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Date: 25 August 2024 — 30 August 2024

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