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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 2 May 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!

Featured image with Saurabh Chand Sagar

Posted by , on 25 April 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Saurabh Chand Sagar, presents a laser scanning confocal projection of the Malpighian tubules (MTs) from third instar wandering-stage (118 ± 2 hours post-eclosion) wild-type Drosophila melanogaster larvae. In the image, red denotes F-actin protein, green highlights Discs Large, a protein involved in maintenance of apicobasal polarity, and blue marks the

Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 18 April 2025

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

Featured image with Subhajit Karmakar

Posted by , on 11 April 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Subhajit Karmakar, depicts a dividing MDA-MB-231 cancer cell that has been stained to visualise the localisation of two key proteins: CK2, a highly oncogenic kinase, and an E3 ligase, a tumour suppressor.

Microscopy preprints - applications in biology

Posted by , on 4 April 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.

Recent events by FocalPlane

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

WE-Heraeus seminar : Fluorescence Markers for Advanced Microscopies 2026, Ecole de physique des Houches

Location: Les Houches, France

Date: 15 March 2026 — 20 March 2026

Analytical Microscopy Meeting

Abstract submission deadline: 29th September 2025

Location: London , United Kingdom

Date: 26 February 2026 — 27 February 2026