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Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by , on 4 October 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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Apply to become a reporter at the Biologists @ 100 conference

Posted by , on 3 October 2024

Are you keen to get more science communication experience? Is your research related to microscopy or cell biology? FocalPlane is looking for a reporter to attend and report from the Biologists @ 100 conference, happening 24 - 27 March 2025 in Liverpool, UK.
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Featured image from Lama Khalaily

Posted by , on 27 September 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Lama Khalaily, captures the intricate structure of a mouse cochlea’s hearing organ, highlighting two essential cell types involved in hair cell regeneration. The image reveals four organized rows of sensory hair cells (red), responsible for hearing, intertwined with non-sensory supporting cells (green). These supporting cells play diverse roles in the
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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.
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FocalPlane features... reproducibility in imaging

Posted by , on 23 September 2024

Our next FocalPlane features… webinar is on reproducibility with talks from Helena Jambor and Kota Miura. Helena's talk will cover the community checklists for publishing images, which were developed by QUAREP-LiMi and published at the end of 2023, as she tells us 'How not to lie with image data'. Kota's talk will focus on bioimage analysis and
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FocalPlane features... data management

Posted by , on 23 September 2024

The fourth webinar in the latest series of FocalPlane features… was on data management. Caterina Strambio De Castillia introduced us to the topic of research data management, while Tom discussed how to use OMERO from the perspective of a group leader, a microscopist and an image analyst. We wrapped up the webinar with a short
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 20 September 2024

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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Your input is needed: Help us improve our new modular OpenUC2 Microscope!

Posted by , on 17 September 2024

We're from openUC2 [You.See.Too.] and are working on the next generation of our fully automated, customizable, smart microscope. To make it the best and coolest tool for your work, we need your feedback. We invite you to complete our anonymous survey (~10 minutes). Your insights will directly shape the design and functionality of our open microscope
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Featured image with Ciarán Butler Hallissey

Posted by , on 13 September 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Ciarán Butler Hallissey, is a maximum-intensity projection of rat hippocampal neurons processed with ultrastructure expansion microscopy (U-ExM) and captured with a spinning disk confocal microscope. Find out more about the image and Ciarán’s research below. More about the image: Expansion microscopy physically increases the size of your sample to improve
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Frontiers in Bioimaging 2024 (Oxford, UK)

Posted by , on 12 September 2024

  Frontiers in BioImaging is coming up soon! This year’s meeting will be held in Oxford on November 11th and 12th. We have a great line up of speakers covering Spatial Omics, Tissue Mechanics, Clinical Imaging, Image Analysis, and Expansion Microscopy (listed below). We will also have a special session with Mark Leake, chair of
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