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Vote for your favourite image in the ELMI/FocalPlane microscopy image contest!

Posted by , on 30 May 2022

Voting for the image contest that we co-organised with the #ELMI2022 conference team is now open. We were thrilled to receive over 60 entries featuring a range of microscopy techniques, including widefield, confocal, spinning disk, super-resolution, and electron microscopy. VOTE HERE! Big thanks to all our contestants for their contributions and we wish them good
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Explorative image data science with napari

Posted by , on 23 May 2022

When analysing microscopy image data of biological systems, a major bottleneck is to identify image-based features that describe the phenotype we observe. For example when characterising phenotypes of nuclei in 2D images, often questions come up such as “Shall we use circularity, solidity, extend, elongation, aspect radio, roundness or Feret’s diameter to describe the shape
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ELMI/FocalPlane image contest - deadline extended!

Posted by , on 20 May 2022

Does your work involve capturing stunning images on a microscope? Enter your image to our joint contest with ELMI (https://elmi2022.eu/) for a chance to win €250 and have your image featured on the cover of Journal of Cell Science. Competition details: The ELMI/FocalPlane image contest is open to anyone (not only participants of the ELMI
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How Quantitative Phase Imaging can change the way you look at cells

Sponsored by telight, on 18 May 2022

Looking at live cells is the key approach to cell analysis in both primary and applied research. But studying transparent living objects without disturbing them is challenging. Many of the commonly used methods for cell visualization are invasive and can affect results of an experiment. Even though these unwanted side-effects can be minimized due to
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#GliaMorph - a tool to analyse glial cell morphology in 3D

Posted by , on 17 May 2022

Contents What is #GliaMorph? What can you do and analyse with #GliaMorph? Links to manuscripts and data Contributions and Feedback Thanks to all contributors and people providing feedback References What is GliaMorph? GliaMorph is a toolkit implemented as Fiji Macros to allow modular application to process and analyse Müller glia morphology in the retina. During
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FocalPlane in numbers

Posted by , on 12 May 2022

FocalPlane was created to help connect members of the microscopy community. We recently produced an infographic to illustrate the journey so far since its launch in July 2020.   We’re delighted that we that we have readers and contributors from across the globe. We regularly interview members of the microscopy community, and our latest blog
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ELMI/FocalPlane image contest

Posted by , on 9 May 2022

Does your work involve capturing stunning images on a microscope? Enter your image to our joint contest with ELMI (https://elmi2022.eu/) for a chance to win €250 and have your image featured on the cover of Journal of Cell Science. Competition details: The ELMI/FocalPlane image contest is open to anyone (not only participants of the ELMI
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Senior Biosystems Technical Manager, Nikon Instruments, Melville, NY

Posted by , on 3 May 2022

Overall responsibilities: The main responsibilities of the Senior Biosystems Technical Manager are to become; a go to technical expert for high-end microscope systems, to support the Applications & Training Team’s responsibilities related to product training and documentation, and to perform technical training in all areas of advanced microscopy applications. You will work with our product
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Electron Microscopy Facility Manager, Biosciences, Durham University, UK

Posted by , on 28 April 2022

The Department of Biosciences is seeking a talented and dedicated electron microscopist to manage the Electron Microscopy (EM) Facility and to carry out and/or oversee all EM work in the facility. Role: * Work with research groups, collaborators and external users, to provide and help to provide, high quality EM data for publication, grant applications and commercial collaborators.
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Propose a Workshop with The Company of Biologists

Posted by , on 27 April 2022

Proposals are now open for our Workshops programme for 2024.  We’d love to hear from you if you have a microscopy-related idea or any other suggestions related to your research. Previous Workshops have covered topics right across the scope of our journals, including ‘Data Science in Cell Imaging’ organised by Meghan Driscoll, Rick Horwitz and Assaf
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