Helen Zenner, Author at FocalPlane

Helen Zenner

I'm the Community Manager of FocalPlane. Get in contact with me if you have any suggestions or feedback for the site. My background is in membrane trafficking and have applied electron microscopy, confocal microscopy and super-resolution imaging to answer my research questions. During my postdoc in the St Johnston lab, I was introduced to the power of close collaboration between researchers in optical engineering, probe design, end-users and bioimage analysts. I hope that FocalPlane will be a place for all these groups to interact.

About Helen Zenner

Scientific field: Cell biology, Developmental biology

Posts by Helen Zenner

Advantages of LED Illumination for Neuroscience Research

Sponsored by CoolLED, on 26 September 2024

LED microscopy illumination has disrupted traditional approaches to high-speed imaging and optogenetic stimulation for neuroscience, and the CoolLED Support Team are available to help researchers understand which filters, light sources and other components are right for each individual setup.

Interview with Piyush Daga

Posted by Helen Zenner, on 3 September 2024

Piyush was one of the three-minute talk presenters at our recent science communication event, SciCommConnect. At the event, which we co-hosted with the Node and preLights, we were treated to fantastic talks on a range of topics. Piyush’s talk really stood out to us, not least because of the striking microscopy image on his slide.

Introducing SciCommConnect three-minute talk winner Oliver Anderson

Posted by Helen Zenner, on 7 August 2024

In June, the Node, preLights and FocalPlane hosted SciCommConnect, a science communication event focussed on learning new scicomm skills and networking with like-minded researchers. As part of the day, we hosted a three-minute research talk competition, and we were treated to 12 fantastic talks on a range of topics. We had two competition winners, Oliver

JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants

Posted by Helen Zenner, on 15 July 2024

We are delighted to have awarded our first JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants to four early-career researchers who will be attending microscopy training courses over the coming months. Look out for their posts on FocalPlane to discover more about the researchers and the courses that they are attending! The next round of applications for training grants is

Interview with Joel Lüthi and Virginie Uhlmann

Posted by Helen Zenner, on 12 June 2024

At the end of 2023, the BioVisionCenter, a new hub for bioimage analysis, was launched with a kick-off symposium in Zurich. We caught up with Joel Lüthi, Head of Research and Development, and Virginie Uhlmann, the center Director, to find out more about the BioVisionCenter, how they each got into bioimage analysis and their advice

EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Cell biology of the nucleus

This symposium has a virtual attendance option.

Location: Heidelberg, Germany

Date: 18 November 2025 — 21 November 2025

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EMBO | EMBL Symposium - Seeing is believing: imaging the molecular processes of life

This symposium has a virtual attendance option.

Location: Heidelberg, Germany

Date: 8 October 2025 — 11 October 2025

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EMBO Practical Course: Advanced methods in bioimage analysis

This course has a virtual attendance option.

Location: Heidelberg, Germany

Date: 14 September 2025 — 19 September 2025

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Comments by Helen Zenner

Thanks Maria, definitely a very impressive piece of work. We included the preprint in our October list: https://focalplane.biologists.com/2022/10/21/microscopy-preprints-new-tool-and-techniques-in-imaging-2/ Do let us know about any other preprints that you are enjoying!

by Helen Zenner in Microscopy preprints – new tool and techniques in imaging on 15 March 2023