Posts from the FocalPlane team
Microscopy background: Optical System Development, Image Analysis, Probe Development
Posted by FocalPlane, on 20 September 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!Posted by FocalPlane, on 13 September 2024
Our featured image, acquired by Ciarán Butler Hallissey, is a maximum-intensity projection of rat hippocampal neurons processed with ultrastructure expansion microscopy (U-ExM) and captured with a spinning disk confocal microscope. Find out more about the image and Ciarán’s research below. More about the image: Expansion microscopy physically increases the size of your sample to improvePosted by FocalPlane, on 6 September 2024
Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.Posted by FocalPlane, on 2 September 2024
MicroList’s database of resources are now available on FocalPlane. The resources, which have been created by the global imaging community, are presented as cards that are divided into community resources, education resources and tools. The database is fully searchable using our search bar or can be filtered using a variety of categories.Posted by FocalPlane, on 30 August 2024
Our featured image, acquired by Shivangi Verma, gives us a peek into the brain of a zebrafish. It depicts neurons in the whole brain of a larva expressing GCaMP6f, a fluorescent reporter of neuronal activity, using a pan-neuronal promoter. A 10-day old transparent homozygous albino larva was embedded in agarose and imaged using ZEISS LightsheetLocation: Berlin, Germany
Date: 20 November 2025 — 21 November 2025
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date: 9 November 2025 — 12 November 2025