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Microscopy preprints – bioimage analysis

Posted by FocalPlane, on 6 September 2024

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

MicroList and FocalPlane join forces

Posted by FocalPlane, on 2 September 2024

MicroList’s database of resources are now available on FocalPlane. The resources, which have been created by the global imaging community, are presented as cards that are divided into community resources, education resources and tools. The database is fully searchable using our search bar or can be filtered using a variety of categories.

Featured image with Shivangi Verma

Posted by FocalPlane, on 30 August 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Shivangi Verma, gives us a peek into the brain of a zebrafish. It depicts neurons in the whole brain of a larva expressing GCaMP6f, a fluorescent reporter of neuronal activity, using a pan-neuronal promoter. A 10-day old transparent homozygous albino larva was embedded in agarose and imaged using ZEISS Lightsheet

Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 23 August 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.

FocalPlane features... data management

Posted by FocalPlane, on 22 August 2024

Our next FocalPlane features… webinar is on data management with talks from Tom Boissonnet and Caterina Strambio De Castillia. As part of this webinar, we’ll also hear about foundingGIDE, and the upcoming community event, from Maria Mirza.

Featured image with Marina Schernthanner

Posted by FocalPlane, on 16 August 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Marina Schernthanner, shows the hair follicles of a young (postnatal day 9) C57B6 mouse’s back skin. By using ethanol-based tissue clearing, Mariana stained fixed whole-mount tissue samples of the murine skin after removing the surface haircoat and subcutaneous fat layer. LYVE-1 (orange) marks the lymphatic vasculature, Keratin-14 (red) highlights the

New Intern for FocalPlane

Posted by Ryan Harrison, on 14 August 2024

Hi everyone! My name is Ryan Harrison and I’m an intern who will be working on the community sites at The Company of Biologists, including FocalPlane, for the next three months.

Merfish-ing across the Pacific: from New Zealand to California, USA

Posted by Maize Cao, on 12 August 2024

I am an early career postdoc at the University of Auckland (UoA), New Zealand. My research interest is in neurodegeneration and molecular biology, with a focus on RNA biology and omics. My current work is dedicated to people who live with a devasting neurological disorder known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This disease is usually

Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by FocalPlane, on 9 August 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!

Introducing SciCommConnect three-minute talk winner Oliver Anderson

Posted by Helen Zenner, on 7 August 2024

In June, the Node, preLights and FocalPlane hosted SciCommConnect, a science communication event focussed on learning new scicomm skills and networking with like-minded researchers. As part of the day, we hosted a three-minute research talk competition, and we were treated to 12 fantastic talks on a range of topics. We had two competition winners, Oliver

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Microscopy-related articles from our journals

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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