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Imaging 4 All – 2nd Call for Applications Now Open!

Posted by deniz.saltukoglu, on 20 May 2025

Global BioImaging (GBI), the international network of cutting-edge bioimaging facilities and communities, has launched the second open call for Imaging 4 All (i4A) — a funding programme that supports researchers and imaging facility professionals based in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Through i4A, applicants can receive fully funded support to: The funding covers travel, accommodation and

Bruker Light-Sheet Image Competition – Spring 2025

Posted by Elisabeth Kugler, on 20 May 2025

Feature your light-sheet microscopy images for a chance to win! The Bruker Light-Sheet Image Competition invites scientists, researchers, and imaging enthusiasts the opportunity to showcase the beauty and innovation of scientific imaging. Share your stunning light-sheet microscopy images and contribute to advancing science through art. A Bruker panel will judge the submissions and select winners for a

Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 16 May 2025

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

Workshop report: 18th LFD Workshop in Advanced Fluorescence Imaging and Dynamics

Posted by FocalPlane, on 15 May 2025

The Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics ran their annual Advanced Fluorescence Dynamics Workshop in October 2024. Three of the attendees, Teemly Contreras, Irene Carlon-Andres and Razeen Shaikh were supported by JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants. They shared their experiences at the workshop here: Teemly Contreras The Advanced Fluorescence Dynamics Workshop organized by Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD) at

Featured image with Rohit Nautiyal

Posted by FocalPlane, on 9 May 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Rohit Nautiyal, shows a monolayer of brain endothelial cells seeded on a glass substrate coated with fibronectin. The cells were fixed and stained for ZO-1 (LUT- Red Hot) to visualize the tight junctions and actin (LUT-blue). The image was captured with a spinning disk confocal microscope and post-processed with Fiji

Interviews and researchers’ testimonies from Biologists @ 100

Posted by Margarida Araujo, on 8 May 2025

During the Biologists @ 100 conference, we conducted and recorded interviews with a few researchers to get to know their work better, collecting their testimonies and feedback about the conference. At the end of the interview, researchers were asked to get their picture taken with a ‘polaroid frame’ and write a few keywords about their

Biologists @ 100 conference report

Posted by Margarida Araujo, on 8 May 2025

Biologists @ 100 conference highlights The Company of Biologists, a not-for-profit organization, plays a pivotal role beyond journal publishing by actively supporting biologists and the broader scientific community. At the recent Biologists @ 100 conference celebrating the 100 years of The Company of Biologists held in Liverpool from 24-27th March 2025, an early-career researcher (ECR)

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