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Recent posts

The journey of co-organizing the GloBIAS Training School in Kobe, Japan, by Ana Stojiljkovic

Posted by Beatriz Serrano-Solano, on 26 February 2026

This article was written by Ana Stojiljkovic, Bioimage Analyst in the Data Science Lab, University of Bern, Switzerland After many years of being active in the NEUBIAS community, first as a trainee and later as a trainer and conference organizer, I was excited and curious to embark on the GloBIAS journey. After a successful first

Imaging with… the Super-resolution Microscopy Platform of the National University of Rosario, Argentina.

Posted by FocalPlane, on 24 February 2026

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the team at the Super-resolution Microscopy Platform of the National University of Rosario, Argentina.

Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by FocalPlane, on 20 February 2026

Here is a curated selection of the latest preprints on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any recent preprints that are on your reading list!

JCS snapshot: Suppressing microtubule detyrosination augments AAV2 endosomal escape & gene delivery

Posted by FocalPlane, on 19 February 2026

In our latest JCS snapshot we hear from Shefali Tripathi, who, together with Nitin Mohan, Giridhara Jayandharan and team, found that suppressing microtubule detyrosination augments adeno-associated virus 2 endosomal escape and gene delivery.

Interview with Aníbal Vargas Ríos, LiSIUM initiative coordinator

Posted by Helen Zenner, on 17 February 2026

Following The Company of Biologists’ Workshop in Ecuador, I caught up with Aníbal Vargas Ríos for an update on the Light-Sheet Imaging Universidad Mayor (LiSIUM) initiative. Aníbal is a postdoctoral researcher at Universidad Mayor and coordinator of the (LiSIUM) initiative. We discussed Aníbal’s path to his current position, his favourite moments as part of the

Ask Erin/Dear Beth – an image analysis tips and tricks video podcast

Posted by Beth Cimini, on 16 February 2026

Ask Erin/Dear Beth is an image analysis “video podcast” from Erin Weisbart and Beth Cimini of the Broad Institute Imaging Platform. Every 2 weeks, they hang out to answer real viewer questions about bioimage analysis, or just to talk about tips and tricks, old favorite resources, new favorite resources, or anything else related to image

Featured image with Jan Martinek

Posted by FocalPlane, on 13 February 2026

Our featured image is a spinning disk fluorescence micrograph, acquired by Jan Martinek, showing an Arabidopsis thaliana root that formed a spiral on a forgotten Petri dish lying flat on the bench. In this orientation, the root cannot grow downward gravitropically, so it keeps turning.

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