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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , 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!

Featured image with Ciarán Butler Hallissey

Posted by , 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 improve

Microscopy preprints – bioimage analysis

Posted by , 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.

MicroList and FocalPlane join forces

Posted by , 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.

Featured image with Shivangi Verma

Posted by , 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 Lightsheet

Recent events by FocalPlane

CytoData 2025

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: 20 November 2025 — 21 November 2025

Society for Neuroscience

Location: San Diego, CA, USA

Date: 15 November 2025 — 19 November 2025

Save the Date - LABI Meeting 2025

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date: 9 November 2025 — 12 November 2025