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Featured image with Ioannis Theodorou

Posted by , on 27 February 2026

Our featured image, from Ioannis Theodorou, was acquired with Leica Stellaris 8 and the TauSeparation mode. It is the TauContrast channel and it shows the average fluorophore lifetime per pixel. The image was processed on Las X and inkscape. The region shown comes from compressed wood tissue.
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Imaging with... the Super-resolution Microscopy Platform of the National University of Rosario, Argentina.

Posted by , on 24 February 2026

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the team at the Super-resolution Microscopy Platform of the National University of Rosario, Argentina.
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 20 February 2026

Here is a curated selection of the latest preprints 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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JCS snapshot: Suppressing microtubule detyrosination augments AAV2 endosomal escape & gene delivery

Posted by , on 19 February 2026

In our latest JCS snapshot we hear from Shefali Tripathi, who, together with Nitin Mohan, Giridhara Jayandharan and team, found that suppressing microtubule detyrosination augments adeno-associated virus 2 endosomal escape and gene delivery.
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Featured image with Jan Martinek

Posted by , on 13 February 2026

Our featured image is a spinning disk fluorescence micrograph, acquired by Jan Martinek, showing an Arabidopsis thaliana root that formed a spiral on a forgotten Petri dish lying flat on the bench. In this orientation, the root cannot grow downward gravitropically, so it keeps turning.
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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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