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Imaging with A*STAR Microscopy Platform

Posted by , on 15 October 2025

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the staff of the A*STAR Microscopy Platform in Singapore.
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Imaging with... Cellular Analysis Facility, University of Glasgow

Posted by , on 24 September 2025

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the staff of the Cellular Analysis Facility – Shared Research Facilities, College of Medicine, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow.
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Join the UK Euro-BioImaging Node - Expression of Interest Open Until 2 December 2025

Posted by , on 22 September 2025

We’re delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for UK biological bioimaging facilities to join the established UK Euro-BioImaging Node as part of our strategic expansion. Important: This call is specifically for biological imaging facilities to expand the existing UK Node. This is separate from the planned biomedical Node imaging sites, which will be established later
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Featured image with Anthony Dornan and Fara van der Schans

Posted by , on 28 February 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Anthony Dornan and Fara van der Schans, showcases the perinuclear distribution of mitochondria in the highly respiratory human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumour cells (Panc-1) stained with the mitochondrial stain TMRE (thermal LUT), the mitochondria are associated with the nuclei, stained with DAPI (cyan). The live cell image is a maximum intensity Z-projection generated
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Education Strategies of Imaging Cores

Posted by , on 1 April 2024

Over the past two decades, high profile research institutions have come to rely on distinct core facilities for much of their data and image analysis. The benefits of the newest technologies are often softened by the costs of purchasing and maintaining such equipment for regular use. For microscopy and imaging, it only made sense that
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Imaging with IMAG’IC, the photonic imaging core-facility of Institut Cochin, Paris, France.

Posted by , on 20 February 2024

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the staff of IMAG’IC, the photonic imaging core-facility of Institut Cochin, Paris, France.
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Imaging with The University Imaging Centers, a Nikon Center of Excellence, at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Posted by , on 25 January 2024

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the staff of  The University Imaging Centers, a Nikon Center of Excellence, at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.
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Enhancing Global Access: interview with CZI grantee Mark Scimone

Posted by , on 24 January 2024

A NEW PROTOTYPE FOR IMAGING CORE FACILITIES As his project for the Cycle 1 imaging scientist call, Mark Scimone proposed a new prototype of what the standard imaging core facility could be. This includes facilitating collaborations between vendors, researchers and cores; generating structured microscopy and optics education courses which also introduce new research technologies; and recruiting new
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Enhancing Global Access: interview with CZI grantee Leonel Malacrida

Posted by , on 24 January 2024

DEVELOPING AN ADVANCED BIOIMAGING CORE IN LATIN AMERICA Leonel Malacrida is an Associate Professor at the Pathophysiology Department at Universidad de la Republica in Uruguay. He has recently established the Advanced Bioimaging Unit (UBA for its acronym in Spanish), a joint initiative between Institut Pasteur Montevideo and Universidad de la Republica. The UBA aims to
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Enhancing Global Access: interview with CZI grantee Kerry Thompson

Posted by , on 24 January 2024

DEVELOPING A NATIONAL CENTER FOR DOCTORAL TRAINING IN MICROSCOPY Kerry Thompson is an Anatomist and Microscopist in the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Galway in Ireland. Through her project, she aims to establish a National Center for training in microscopy, imaging and related technologies. She is working towards generating
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