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Exploring the Microcosmos through Foldscope-Frugal Science Microscopy in Focus

Posted by Aarushi Verma, on 18 July 2025

The third annual iteration of the Lodha Genius Programme at Ashoka University, Sonepat, featured a month-long workshop series for students of grades 9 and 10, introducing them to the intricate diversity of the microscopic world through the use of a frugal science innovation—the Foldscope. Much like the initiative described in this article on IndiaBioscience, this

Biologists @ 100: Celebrating a century of supporting biologists and inspiring biology

Posted by Varsha Mahapatra, on 1 May 2025

The Company of Biologists celebrated their centenary at the Biologists @ 100 conference in Liverpool, UK. Held from March 24–27, this landmark event was more than just a celebration of history. It was an opportunity to reflect on a century of scientific progress, highlight the Company’s contributions to the scientific community, and address the challenges

The Foldscope: my portal to another world

Posted by Amy Lowell, on 24 January 2025

Hi, my name is Amy, I’m fifteen years old and I am here to tell you about my Foldscope! What is a Foldscope? A Foldscope is a portable, flat microscope that can fit into your back pocket. It is made of cardboard, cut then folded, and fitted together. The microscope is inspired by origami, hence

FocalPlane features... microscopy-based outreach

Posted by FocalPlane, on 11 March 2024

The first webinar of our new series of FocalPlane features... focussed on microscopy-based outreach. We hosted fantastic talks from Paola Moreno-Roman from Foldscope Instruments and Martin Jones from The Francis Crick Institute and we share the recordings here.

New FocalPlane features... webinar series

Posted by FocalPlane, on 22 February 2024

We are excited to announce a new series of FocalPlane features… webinars. Our first webinar, on 7 March at 15:00 GMT (10:00 PET) focusses on outreach projects using microscopy, with talks from Paola Moreno-Roman, Alexander Strachan and Martin Jones.

“Outreach during a pandemic, it can be done!” – Virtual Microscopy Camp

Posted by Ankita Jha, on 1 January 2021

I’ve always believed public outreach and education activities are vital to our role as scientists. While both are familiar concepts to many of us, often they are unappreciated as important parts of our scientific training and journey. This has become increasingly relevant during this year, where a rise in public mistrust and misunderstanding of the

Foldscope goes to the Peruvian Amazon!

Posted by Paola Moreno-Roman, on 18 November 2020

Foldscope Instruments, Inc. is a company that was founded in 2016. We develop low-cost scientific tools with the goal of making science accessible to everyone around the world. In 2018, the Foldscope team visited Peru, Argentina, and Brazil. At the time, I was a Stanford graduate student in Biology and, due to school-related commitments, I

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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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