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Call for I2K 2026 Workshops & Submissions

Posted by BioImaging North America, on 16 April 2026

On behalf of the I2KxBINA 2026 organizing committee, we are excited to invite submissions for workshops, talks, and posters for the I2K portion of I2KxBINA 2026, taking place September 27 to October 2, 2026, in Madison, WI. I2KxBINA 2026 brings together imaging scientists, developers, researchers, and trainees working at the intersection of biological imaging and computational image

BioImaging North America- Builder's Workshop Series- Today- April 16

Posted by BioImaging North America, on 16 April 2026

Join BINA today for “Industry Involvement in Open-Hardware” featuring speakers from customScopes, ASI, Pacific Optica & Cephla.

Registration is open for the Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium 2026

Posted by Stefania Marcotti, on 10 April 2026

We are pleased to announce that registration for the seventh edition of the Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium (CBIAS 2026) is now open! The symposium will take place at the Francis Crick Institute in London (UK) on November 23rd-24th, 2026.

[FRANCE-BIOIMAGING] Join the SFBS 2026 workshop & symposium!

Posted by Marine Beraud, on 9 April 2026

Registrations are now open for the Sino-French BioImaging Symposium 2026 (SFBS 2026), which will take place in Bordeaux (France) from October 14 to 21, 2026. This event is organized within the framework of the International Research Network (IRN) BioImage between France and China, aiming to strengthen scientific exchanges between the French and Chinese bioimaging communities

Cell Modeling in Space and Time at CSHL

Posted by Assaf Zaritsky, on 3 April 2026

We are excited to announce the first Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) meeting on Cell Modeling in Space and Time, taking place June 22-25, 2026. This inaugural gathering is designed to dismantle the traditional silos between disciplines, fostering creative interactions between experimental cell biologists, computational scientists, biophysicists, and mathematical modelers. The meeting will promote interdisciplinary

BINA Nanoscopy User Group, April 9, 12 PM ET

Posted by Ethan A. Perets, on 30 March 2026

The next BioImaging North America Nanoscopy User Group will take place via Zoom on April 9 at 12 PM ET/11 AM CT/9 AM PT. Thomas A. Blanpied (University of Maryland) will deliver the presentation “STED Workflows for Synaptic Nanoarchitecture in the Brain”, followed by community discussion. The focus of the Nanoscopy User Group is to create a

Ask Erin/Dear Beth - an image analysis tips and tricks video podcast

Posted by Beth Cimini, on 16 February 2026

Ask Erin/Dear Beth is an image analysis “video podcast” from Erin Weisbart and Beth Cimini of the Broad Institute Imaging Platform. Every 2 weeks, they hang out to answer real viewer questions about bioimage analysis, or just to talk about tips and tricks, old favorite resources, new favorite resources, or anything else related to image

BINA STED User Group, February 12, 12 PM ET

Posted by Ethan A. Perets, on 2 February 2026

The next BioImaging North America and Canada BioImaging STED user group (henceforth the “Nanoscopy User Group”, see note below) will take place via Zoom on February 12 at 12 PM ET/11 AM CT/9 AM PT. Christina Pyrgaki (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) will deliver the presentation “MINFLUX Microscopy in a Core Facility: Early Experience and Considerations”. Thomas Stroh (McGill University)

SfN, Then and Now: Returning to Neuroscience’s Largest Conference as a Postdoc

Posted by Sally Horton, on 17 December 2025

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) annual meeting has a reputation: enormous, extraordinary, and exhausting. This year, I returned to SfN in San Diego for the second time in my scientific journey, but for the first time as a postdoc. Although the location was the same as my first SfN as a PhD student, the experience

Imaging 4 All – 3rd Call for Applications Now Open!

Posted by deniz.saltukoglu, on 17 December 2025

Global BioImaging (GBI), the international network of cutting-edge bioimaging facilities and communities, has launched the third open call for Imaging 4 All (i4A) — a funding programme that supports researchers and imaging facility professionals based in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Through i4A, applicants can receive fully funded support to: The funding covers travel, accommodation and subsistence costs, facility access, service and training

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