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FocalPlane features... reproducibility in imaging - recordings

Posted by , on 8 November 2024

For the October edition of FocalPlane features…, we hosted a webinar on reproducibility in imaging with talks from Helena Jambor and Kota Miura. Helena told us, ‘How not to lie with image data’ and focussed on data presentation. Helena also touched on the importance of accessibility when presenting data and much of the discussion following
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Featured image with Jyoti Maddhesiya

Posted by , on 8 November 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Jyoti Maddhesiya, is a laser scanning confocal image of H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells. The green shows BMP7 in the cytoplasm, the blue highlights the nuclei and the cytoskeleton protein F-actin is labelled in red. The cells were transfected with a BMP7 construct and fixed and labelled 48 hours post transfection. The
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Microscopy preprints - new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 1 November 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… our JCS cover competition winner Antara Chakraborty

Posted by , on 30 October 2024

We are delighted to announce that our cover competition winner is Antara Chakraborty. Antara’s winning image ‘Breaking symmetry’ is the cover image for Journal of Cell Science’s Special Issue: Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics; you can explore the table of contents here. The image shows a mouse embryonic fibroblast labelled with phalloidin (actin – green),
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Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 18 October 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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Recent events by FocalPlane

XXXI SIBPA-IVSLA International School of Pure and Applied Biophysics: "Multiphoton and Multiharmonic Microscopy for the Life Sciences: Principles and Applications"

Abstract submission deadline: 1st October 2026

Early registration deadline: 1st August 2026

Location: Palaiseau, FR

Date: 18 January 2027 — 22 January 2027

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International conference on Imaging and Characterisation for a Sustainable World ICWORLD 2027

Abstract submission deadline: 31st July 2026

Early registration deadline: 30th September 2026

Location: Oulu, Finland

Date: 13 January 2027 — 15 January 2027

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AI and computational biology

Abstract submission deadline: 7th October 2026

Early registration deadline: 28th October 2026

Location: Leuven, Belgium

Date: 9 December 2026 — 10 December 2026

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