FocalPlane - Where biology meets microscopy

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FocalPlane is a community site for anyone who uses microscopy in their research. It is a place where you can interact with a global community of imaging scientists, engineers, chemists, and bioimage analysts.

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Recent posts

Microscopy preprints: applications in biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 29 May 2026

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.

New webinar series on cell migration

Posted by FocalPlane, on 29 May 2026

We are excited to announce a new quarterly webinar series on cell migration. In our first webinar, we’ll hear talks from Juan Manuel Garcia Arcos, Yohalie Kalukula and Daniel J. Cohen.

Register for FocalPlane features… quantitative plant imaging across scales

Posted by FocalPlane, on 26 May 2026

We are delighted to announce the speakers for the second webinar in our new series on quantitative plant imaging across scales, hosted by Alex Johnson (University of Exeter) and Joe McKenna (Warwick University).

I2KxBINA 2026 Poster Submission Open & Early Bird Registration extended to June 22

Posted by BioImaging North America, on 21 May 2026

Poster submission form open! Come showcase your work at I2KxBINA 2026!

Invitation to GBI Spotlight on Data Webinar

Posted by Lisa Schaefer, on 21 May 2026

We are excited to announce the launch of a new webinar series together with GerBI: GBI’Spotlight on Data — focused on research data management and data practices for imaging scientists and core facilities worldwide.

13th International PhD School on Plant Development

Posted by FocalPlane, on 20 May 2026

Registration is open for the 13th International PhD School on Plant Development A small, intimate school for PhD students and early-career postdocs in plant biology — featuring 11 sessions across key topics in plant development, world-class keynote speakers, and a symposium dinner in an old winery, all in the charming Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, September

FocalPlane features… Thomas Ott and Simon Gilroy

Posted by FocalPlane, on 19 May 2026

In April, we hosted the first webinar in our new series Macro to micro: quantitative plant imaging organised by Alex Johnson and Joe McKenna. We heard from Thomas Ott, who presented on behalf of Beatrice Lace, on ‘Multiplexing and Endogenous Fluorescence Discrimination Using FLIM in Plants’ and Simon Gilroy on ‘Do plants feel pain? How

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