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Microscopy preprints – applications in cell and developmental biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 19 May 2023

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools in cell biology and developmental biology.

Inputs and Outputs of vEM in a Sensory System

Posted by Georgina Fletcher, on 19 May 2023

by Federica Mangione, The Francis Crick Institute, UK DOI: 10.1242/focalplane.14809 Challenge The sense of touch enables organisms to interact with their environment by perceiving physical forces and guiding complex behaviors. Touch sensing is mediated by sensory neurons that innervate the body surface of animals and, together with surrounding cells, form specialized structures known as tactile

An interview with Iskra Tuero

Posted by Mariana De Niz, on 16 May 2023

MiniBio: Dr. Iskra Tuero is a principal investigator at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, where she leads the laboratory of Immunobiology of Infections since 2017. Iskra studied for her undergraduate degree in Cusco, Peru, at Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad. During this time, she found a passion for Biochemistry, which she continued to pursue during

FocalPlane image competition 2023

Posted by FocalPlane, on 15 May 2023

We are celebrating our upcoming third birthday by launching our 2023 image competition! We’d love to take this opportunity brighten up our homepage and add to our spectacular image gallery. Submit your favourite images acquired using any microscopy modality. All the images submitted will be featured on FocalPlane. The shortlisted image with the most votes

Effectively Communicating Bioimage Analysis Workshop - applications are open

Posted by FocalPlane, on 10 May 2023

Applications are now open for early-career researchers to attend our workshop on effectively communicating bioimage analysis, organised by Beth Cimini and Kevin Eliceiri. With the explosion of new bioimage analysis tools and teaching resources that allow researchers to handle increasingly large datasets, bioimage analysis community has never been in a stronger position. However, this workshop

An interview with Piere Rodriguez-Aliaga

Posted by Mariana De Niz, on 9 May 2023

MiniBio: Dr. Piere Rodriguez-Aliaga is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, where he uses biochemical and single-molecule techniques to study protein misfolding and aggregation. He began his career in Lima, Peru. He began as a research technician at Universidad Cayetano Heredia, working on an ecology project aiming to better understand endemic and introduced populations

Pointing a tiny telescope at the microcosmos

Posted by Fabian Voigt, on 8 May 2023

I recently published a paper that takes inspiration from both the design of telescopes and the eyes of scallops to come up with a novel way of building multi-immersion microscope objectives (F. Voigt et al, Nature Biotechnology, 2023). Bringing together ideas from fields that usually do not communicate with each other resulted in the most

If you license it, it'll be harder to steal it. Why we should license our work

Posted by Robert Haase, on 6 May 2023

TL;DR: When we publish work such as manuscripts, code and data, the platforms we publish on typically ask to select license. If we find a nice figure on the internet, are we allowed to reuse it? If there is no copyright statement, am I stealing? If code is available open-source, can we incorporate it into

Feature extraction in napari

Posted by Mara Lampert, on 3 May 2023

This blog post revolves around extracting and selecting features from segmented images. We will define the terms feature extraction and selection. Also, we will learn how to categorize features and can look up specific features in a glossary. Furthermore, we will explore how to extract features in napari. Definition of feature extraction During feature extraction,

Focussing on the past, the present and the future

Posted by FocalPlane, on 3 May 2023

In Issue 8 of Journal of Cell Science, FocalPlane Community Manager Helen Zenner and Journal of Cell Science Executive Editor Seema Grewal share their Editorial reviewing the growth of FocalPlane since our launch in 2020. We reflect on the progress that FocalPlane has made over the last three years and look forward to what is

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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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