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Introducing SciCommConnect three-minute talk winner Oliver Anderson

Posted by , on 7 August 2024

In June, the Node, preLights and FocalPlane hosted SciCommConnect, a science communication event focussed on learning new scicomm skills and networking with like-minded researchers. As part of the day, we hosted a three-minute research talk competition, and we were treated to 12 fantastic talks on a range of topics. We had two competition winners, Oliver

Journal of Cell Science cover competition

Posted by , on 29 July 2024

We’re looking for a spectacular image for the cover of our special issue on ‘Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics’. If you have an image that fits that theme, send it over for your chance to be featured on the cover of JCS and to win £200. The special issue is being coordinated by our Guest

End-of-year community quiz

Posted by , on 16 January 2024

Thanks to everyone who participated in our end-of-year quiz together with the Node and preLights. We are delighted to announce that our winner is Benjamin Topacio! Check out the correct answers below:

Microscopy preprints – applications in cell and developmental biology

Posted by , on 11 August 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.

Cell Worlds: meet the microscopists

Posted by , on 14 July 2022

February, 2022 saw the world premiere of the Cell Worlds documentary and exhibition. Cell Worlds was created by co-founders Renaud Pourpre and Terence Saulnier to bring microscopy out of the lab and display it in new ways to new audiences. Here, we focus on the team of microscopists who provided the images and movies.

FocalPlane turns two!

Posted by , on 6 July 2022

It’s our second birthday and we’re happy to look back at another eventful year on FocalPlane! This March, we launched the FocalPlane Network, a global directory of microscopists, to help the community find researchers with specific expertise and promote diversity. We’ve been pleased with how many of you joined the Network – we have 120

Revealing the spatial regulation of the transcriptome using Split-FISH

Sponsored by Andor, on 9 February 2022

Featured Lab: The Chen Lab, Genome Institute of Singapore  As cells develop and function in tissues, many changes occur not just at the level of RNA transcription, but also at the larger level of spatial organisation of cellular gene expression within the tissue. Studying these changes to RNA profiles at the single-cell level can thus provide

Janelia+EMBL BioImaging Seminar Series: How We Started a Successful Seminar Series during the Pandemic

Posted by , on 25 January 2022

How we started a global BioImaging seminar series in the middle of a global pandemic...

FocalPlane turns 1

Posted by , on 1 July 2021

It is hard to believe that it has already been a year since we started FocalPlane on 1 July 2020 – and what a year it has been! Christos Kyprianou, the former Community Manager, did the hard work of getting FocalPlane off the ground. I took on the role of Community Manager in February 2021,

Origin story: FocalPlane

Posted by , on 1 July 2020

On a sunny, summer’s day in July 2018, The Company of Biologists was hosting its annual lunch before a meeting with the Board of Directors and Editors-in-Chief. It’s a very friendly affair, and a great opportunity for the in-house staff to mingle with the Board and Editors – people they don’t see on a day-to-day