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Featured image with Rosa L. Salgado García

Posted by , on 6 June 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Rosa L. Salgado García, shows a histological section of female (above) and male (below) gonads at an advanced maturation stage of the simultaneous hermaphroditic scallop Nodipecten subnodosus. The image of the gonadic tissue was obtained using a microscope (Leica DM4B) connected to a digital camera (Leica, DMC2900) using LAS V
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The Company of Biologists Workshop - Macro to Micro: Quantitative Plant Imaging Across Scales

Posted by , on 5 June 2025

Applications are open for funded places for early-career researchers (ECRs) to attend our Workshop on imaging across different spatial levels in plants. 10 ECRs will be selected to participate in the Workshop alongside the invited speakers.
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Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 30 May 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently (up until 22 May). In this post, we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.
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Featured image with Andrew Octavian Sasmita

Posted by , on 23 May 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Andrew Octavian Sasmita, depicts a single brain hemisphere of the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) at different spatial scales.
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Introducing JCS snapshots

Posted by , on 21 May 2025

At The Company of Biologists, we’re always looking for new ways to help authors promote their research. We have therefore introduced ‘JCS snapshots’ where we invite the authors of recently published articles to produce short videos to present the main findings in their research. Below, you can browse through ‘JCS snapshots’ from the Tavernarakis lab,
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Microscopy of Oxidation 12

Abstract submission deadline: 30th September 2025

Location: ,

Date: 18 May 2026 — 20 May 2026

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Journal of Cell Science – Imaging Cell Dynamics

This meeting will provide a unique opportunity to 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.

Location: Montanyà Hotel, Catalonia, Spain

Date: 11 May 2026 — 14 May 2026

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Hands-On Confocal Microscopy course

Location: York, England, United Kingdom

Date: 24 March 2026 — 27 March 2026

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