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New look for FocalPlane

Posted by , on 13 November 2023

We are delighted to launch a new look for FocalPlane. Every day this week, we’ll be releasing a new banner image and highlighting the scientist that acquired it. Today, we start with an image from Rebecca Simkin. Rebecca won our 2023 image competition, and you can read our featured image post with Rebecca here: https://focalplane.biologists.com/2023/09/01/and-the-winner-is/

New partnership with MicroscopyDB

Posted by , on 30 October 2023

We are delighted to announce our new partnership with MicroscopyDB – a global repository of online microscopy resources. This new partnership means that the listings on our job and events boards will be pulled in from the MicroscopyDB database, ensuring that FocalPlane readers can keep up to date with event and job listings across the

Featured image with Ioakeim (Makis) Ampartzidis

Posted by , on 27 October 2023

Our featured image, ‘Dandelion in spring’ from Ioakeim (Makis) Ampartzidis, shows neuroepithelial-like cells cultured on glass beads. The cell nuclei are coloured in magenta, and the cytoskeleton is stained in black, labelling F-actin. The actively proliferating cells are highlighted with Ki-67 antigen in green. We caught up with Makis to find out more about his

Featured image with Victoria Alonso

Posted by , on 13 October 2023

Our featured image is a Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote, prepared for expansion confocal microscopy with pan-proteome staining with NHS-ester Atto564 by Victoria Alonso. The image is a z-stack acquired with a Zeiss LSM 880 and was edited with ImageJ Fiji, plugin: Z-stack depth Colorcode.

Becoming ‘Greener’ with Light Microscopy

Sponsored by CoolLED, on 11 October 2023

Working in a laboratory, you can’t help but notice how everyday tasks can impact the environment – from reliance on single-use plastics to energy-hungry equipment. While this might seem unavoidable, sustainable options are becoming widely available. In fact, many technologies and initiatives now exist to support the scientific community on the journey towards sustainable laboratories.  

Featured image with Peggy Paschke

Posted by , on 29 September 2023

Our featured image is called Dictyostelium Trees on Fire and was acquired by Peggy Paschke. The image shows Dictyostelium discoideum cells stably expressing the cAMP sensor Flamindo2. Cells were imaged as 5×5 tile scan for 5 hours with a Nikon AXR (488 nm excitation) using a 4x air objective. Shown is a cropped part of

The FocalPlane Network: joining and using the database

Posted by , on 20 September 2023

Our instructional videos take you step-by-step through the process of joining and using the FocalPlane Network. You can contact us at focalplane@biologists.com with any feedback on the Network. Joining the FocalPlane Network Using the FocalPlane Network

The FocalPlane Network: connecting the microscopy community

Posted by , on 20 September 2023

The FocalPlane Network is an international directory of researchers with expertise in microscopy. The goal of the Network is to facilitate promotion and networking, as well as assisting those seeking conference speakers, committee members, reviewers or collaborators. Membership is open to researchers in the microscopy community from all career stages, geographical locations or areas of

Featured image with Martín Estermann

Posted by , on 15 September 2023

Our featured image, acquired by Martín Estermann, is a 3D reconstruction of C. elegans transgenic embryos. Embryos were imaged live using a Zeiss Celldiscoverer 7 microscope. The 3D reconstruction was performed using Fiji. Histones in are shown in green and the cell membrane in magenta. We caught up with Martín to find out about his

And the winner is...

Posted by , on 1 September 2023

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2023 FocalPlane image competition is Rebecca Simkin. Rebecca’s image, ‘Neuromuscular junctions’, depicts four NMJs in a lumbrical muscle, located in the hind paw of a wildtype mouse. A wholemount immunostaining was performed using 2H3 and SV2 antibodies to visualise lower motor neurons in green (specifically