Latin American Microscopists

Becoming part of the Global Image Data Ecosystem 

Posted by Marianna Poli, on 25 July 2024

Biological, preclinical and clinical imaging technologies are a central part of life science research, medical research and clinical practice. Imaging encompasses a wide range of modalities that generate vast amounts of data which are crucial for diagnosing diseases, understanding biological processes, and developing new therapies.  The raw images themselves are only part of the story.

Kidney elastic fiber network changes in Marfan’s Syndrome

Posted by Mario Elias Ortega Sandoval, on 19 July 2024

by de Souza RB*, Meek KM#, Lewis PN#, Pereira LV*. *Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, University of São Paulo, Brazil #StructuralbBiophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences of the United Kingdom, Cardiff University, UK Challenge Marfan’s syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant disorder that affects the connective tissue, resulting from a mutation

Prompt Engineering in Bio-image Analysis

Posted by Mara Lampert, on 18 July 2024

Prompt engineering and its importance Communication is key. This saying is not only true in day-to-day life, but also when interacting with Generative Artificial Intelligence, a system able to generate text, images or other output types in response to prompts. In prompt engineering, we use natural language to describe the task that a Large Language

Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 12 July 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.

An interview with Esley Torres

Posted by Mariana De Niz, on 2 July 2024

MiniBio: Esley Torres began his career in Cuba, and is currently a postdoctoral scientist and lecturer at Universidad de la República, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Esley began his undergraduate studies in Chemistry and changed directions to pursue an undergraduate degree in Mathematics at the University of Havana, Cuba. He worked at the Institute of Cybernetics, Mathematics