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GloBIAS – The Global BioImage Analysts’ Society

Posted by Christa Walther, on 20 November 2025

Over the past two years, GloBIAS has evolved from a visionary concept into a thriving and steadily growing international network.

New JCS snapshot - Phosphorylation of VAMP3 couples IL-6 exocytosis to dendritic cell activation

Posted by FocalPlane, on 19 November 2025

In this JCS snapshot, we hear from Harry Warner who, together with Tongxiang Chen, Anthi Psoma, Geert van den Bogaart and colleagues, discovered that phosphorylation of VAMP3 couples IL-6 exocytosis to dendritic cell activation.

An Introduction to the Croatian Microscopy Society

Posted by FocalPlane, on 19 November 2025

The origins of the Croatian Microscopy Society (CMS) can be traced back to 1983, when the Section for Electron Microscopy was established within the Croatian Society of Natural History at the initiative of Prof. Zvonimir Devidé, the first head of the Section. What began as a small group of enthusiasts meeting in Zagreb to exchange

Celebrating a Century of Innovation: Nikon Microscope Solution’s 100th Anniversary Activities

Microscopy preprints – bioimage analysis

Posted by FocalPlane, on 14 November 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.

JCS Special Issue - 'Cilia and Flagella: from Basic Biology to Disease'

Posted by FocalPlane, on 10 November 2025

We'll be celebrating the research published in JCS's special issue on cilia and flagella with the UK Cilia and Centrosome Network at their upcoming symposium on Tuesday 25 November.

FocalPlane features... membrane trafficking recordings

Posted by FocalPlane, on 10 November 2025

In September, we hosted a special online symposium together with the Membrane Trafficking webinar series, organised by Francesca Bottanelli, Felix Campelo and Ishier Raote. The webinar featured short talks from Nick Ader (UNC Greensboro), Hannes Maib (University of Sheffield) and Mónica Quiñones-Frías (Brandeis University), followed by a keynote lecture from Gillian Griffiths (Yale University. You can view the recordings of

Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 31 October 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.

UK Bioimaging Launches User Access Fund for Researchers

Posted by Georgina Fletcher, on 31 October 2025

Five-year initiative provides up to £5,000 per application for access to cutting-edge bioimaging facilities UK researchers now have unprecedented access to state-of-the-art bioimaging technologies through a new fund announced by the UK Node of Euro-BioImaging. The UK Bioimaging User Access Fund, supported by £1.8 million in strategic funding from UKRI-BBSRC and UKRI-MRC over five years,

Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by FocalPlane, on 22 October 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints posted recently 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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HCR spectral imaging: 10-plex, quantitative, high-resolution RNA and protein imaging in highly autofluorescent samples Development 2024 151: dev202307
filoVision – using deep learning and tip markers to automate filopodia analysis J Cell Sci 2024 137: jcs261274
C omputational tools for quantifying actin filament numbers, lengths, and bundling Biology Open 2024 13: bio.060267

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