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A new version of TrackMate with improved integration of key AI algorithms and track edition improvements

Posted by Jean-Yves Tinevez, on 12 December 2025

We’re excited to announce TrackMate v8.1, the latest version of Fiji’s powerful cell and organelle tracking plugin. This release combines all the major features from v8 with important usability improvements, making TrackMate more useful and easier to use than ever before. What is TrackMate? TrackMate is an extensible, open-source tracking software designed for biologists and

STED Microscopy User Group, December 11, 12 PM ET

Posted by Ethan A. Perets, on 2 December 2025

The next BioImaging North America and Canada BioImaging STED user group will take place via Zoom on December 11 at 12 PM ET/11 AM CT/9 AM PT. Priyam Banerjee (The Rockefeller University) will deliver the presentation, “Ready, STED, Go: A full-stack workflow from fluorophore to feature extraction”, followed by community discussion. We hope you will join us! This user group

You can appreciate a lot by looking – using the best microscope in the world – A day in the life of an AIC visitor

Posted by AnjaSchmidt, on 24 November 2025

In November 2024 a group from the Kevin Hamill lab (https://lantsandlaminins.com/) at the University of Liverpool (UK) visited the AIC for 3 weeks to image components of the basal cell membrane using interferometric PALM (iPALM). In this post, Kevin describes their visit and a typical imaging day.

Image Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ

Posted by Lior Pytowski, on 8 October 2025

We would like to invite you to an online course introducing you to the basics of image analysis, including automatic segmentation, colocalisation, denoising, 3D, etc. We scheduled two new sessions: November 2025 session: more details and sign up here.(Nov 10th to Nov 14th 2025, in the mornings) December 2025 session: more details and sign up

NeuroBio UK 2025: Insights, Innovation, and Inspiration in Neuroscience

Posted by Sally Horton, on 6 October 2025

I recently had the fantastic experience of attending the NeuroBio UK Conference at the National STEM Learning Centre in York. It was an inspiring gathering of neuroscience researchers, imaging experts, and innovators, all sharing cutting-edge insights and ideas. This post comes a little late, partly because I’ve been buried in experiments and grant writing, and

STED Microscopy User Group, September 11, 12 PM EST

Posted by Ethan A. Perets, on 23 August 2025

The next BioImaging North America and Canada BioImaging STED user group will take place via Zoom on September 11 at 12 PM ET/11 AM CT/9 AM PT. Henrietta “Henny” Bennett will deliver the presentation, “A community approach to STED resolution benchmarking using Fourier Ring Correlation (FRC)” (University Health Network, Toronto), followed by panel and community discussion with Henny, James Jonkman

Microscopy Meets Medicine: Spirulina-Derived Nanoparticles Take Aim at Cancer

Posted by SANGRAM POLLEY, on 14 April 2025

This article from the International Journal of Nanomedicine presents a promising new biomimetic strategy that makes use of natural resources as an alternative in cancer therapy. The Researchers have created Spirulina-derived Nanoparticles (sNPs) using a solvent-free process and with the aid of centrifugation and sonication technique. The lysosomes sus-pended averaged an approximate size of 126nm,

STED Microscopy User Group, April 10, 12pm EDT

Posted by Ethan A. Perets, on 29 March 2025

The next BioImaging North America and Canada BioImaging STED user group will take place via Zoom on April 10 at 12 pm EST. Mathias Delhaye and Jeffrey LeDue will jointly deliver the presentation, “Expanding Insights: Magnified Analysis of the Proteome Across Imaging Platforms”, followed by Q&A. We hope you will join us! This user group is targeted at

Illuminating Cancer Metabolism: Unveiling Mitochondrial Secrets Through Fluorescence Microscopy

Posted by SANGRAM POLLEY, on 23 March 2025

Understanding cancer metabolism is central to developing effective therapies, and a chief player in this complex scenario is mitochondrial metabolism. The studies of Monika Gooz and Eduardo N. Maldonado have shed light on how fluorescence microscopy is employed to investigate mitochondrial activity in cancer cells, thus posing avenues into the metabolic vulnerabilities that could be

What Happens When Light Meets Cell: Is It Stress, Signal, or Something More?

Posted by Neelabh Datta, on 30 December 2024

In the hub of cellular responses, how does a beam of light trigger a cascade of molecular changes in plant cells? This question solves the mystery of photostimulation-induced stress and signaling, especially at the critical contact points between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and chloroplasts. These dynamic cellular sites act as points for communication, resource exchange,

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Toggle-Untoggle – a cell segmentation tool with an interactive user verification interface J Cell Sci 2025 138: jcs264154
The ratio of Wnt signaling activity to Sox2 transcription factor levels predicts neuromesodermal fate potential Development 2025 152: dev204661
The short isoform of Tango1 is dispensable for zebrafish survival but is required for skeletal patterning and integrity Biology Open 2025 14: bio062117

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