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New JCS snapshot: The MLL/WDR5 complex promotes midbody recruitment of KIF2C for microtubule depolymerisation and furrow initiation during cytokinesis

Posted by , on 10 December 2025

In our latest JCS snapshot we hear from Avishek Kataria, who, together with Shweta Tyagi and colleagues, discovered that the MLL/WDR5 complex promotes midbody recruitment of KIF2C for microtubule depolymerisation and furrow initiation during cytokinesis. In this snapshot, Avishek takes us through the key findings from their research.
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Imaging with... INDICASAT AIP Advance Microscopy and Bioimaging Core Facility

Posted by , on 5 December 2025

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the team at Nucleo de Microscopia Avanzada y Bioimagenes, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología de Panamá.
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Epithelial Mechanics Fan Club

Posted by , on 4 December 2025

In this post, Nimesh Chahare and Julia Eckert tell us about the 'Epithelial Mechanics Fan Club'. You can follow the club on Bluesky, X, and now on their new website. Reach out to Nimesh and Julia if you would like to contribute.
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Imaging spotlight: Volumetric Imaging via Photochemical Sectioning (VIPS)

Posted by , on 2 December 2025

In this paper highlight, we learn more about VIPS, a method developed by Srigokul Upadhyayula, Ruixuan Gao and colleagues.
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 28 November 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!
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Recent events by FocalPlane

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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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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Microscopy: multi-dimensional imaging and analysis

Location: London, UK

Date: 14 September 2026 — 18 September 2026

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