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How do your core facilities compare globally? Results from the 2021 International Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Surveys

Posted by kczymmek@danforthcenter.org, on 6 October 2026

By Jessica Back, Kirk Czymmek, Derek Davies, Peter O'Toole How does your facility stack up against others around the world? How many instruments per staff member is typical? What does everyone charge for an assisted session on a cell sorter? These are questions that core facility managers and directors wrestle with constantly, often without any reliable

Microscopy preprints: applications in biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 5 October 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.

Registration is open for the Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium 2026

Posted by Stefania Marcotti, on 10 April 2026

We are pleased to announce that registration for the seventh edition of the Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium (CBIAS 2026) is now open! The symposium will take place at the Francis Crick Institute in London (UK) on November 23rd-24th, 2026.

Interview with Elisabeth Kugler

Posted by Helen Zenner, on 9 April 2026

Elisabeth Kugler is the founder and director of Zeeks , a science communication and marketing company. Prior to starting Zeeks, Elisabeth trained as a biologist specialising in microscopy and bioimage analysis. I met Elisabeth over Zoom to discuss her career path, how and why she set up her company, her step-by-step approach for tackling new challenges

Workshop report: CSHL Quantitative Imaging (QI): From Acquisition to Analysis

Posted by FocalPlane, on 4 March 2026

Estefania Sanchez-Vasquez shares her workshop report from the CSHL course on Quantitative Imaging (QI): From Acquisition to Analysis. Estefania’s attendance was supported by a JCS-FocalPlane Training Grant.

Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium (2025) - a review

Posted by Stefania Marcotti, on 12 January 2026

The Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium 2025 (#CBIAS2025) took place in London in November 2025. We asked three early-career participants, Jacqueline Chalakova, Anna Foix and Deniz Bekat, to tell us how it went. Read below for what they had to say! — Jacqueline Chalakova This was my first time participating in the Crick Bioimage Analysis Symposium,

AIC at HHMI Janelia

Posted by aicjanelia, on 20 November 2025

In 2014, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Janelia Research Campus embarked on an experiment – creating a fully open-access imaging center to make Janelia-developed imaging technologies available to scientists across the globe at no cost. This blog series aims to give readers a glimpse into collaborating with the imaging center.

An Introduction to the Croatian Microscopy Society

Posted by FocalPlane, on 19 November 2025

The origins of the Croatian Microscopy Society (CMS) can be traced back to 1983, when the Section for Electron Microscopy was established within the Croatian Society of Natural History at the initiative of Prof. Zvonimir Devidé, the first head of the Section. What began as a small group of enthusiasts meeting in Zagreb to exchange

Imaging with... Cellular Analysis Facility, University of Glasgow

Posted by FocalPlane, 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.

Register for Journal of Cell Science Meeting on Imaging Cell Dynamics

Posted by FocalPlane, on 15 September 2025

Registration is open for Journal of Cell Science Meeting on Imaging Cell Dynamics. The meeting will bring together experts working at the interface between cell biology and imaging, with a focus on researchers who use advanced light and electron microscopy approaches, and novel image analysis tools.

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Toggle-Untoggle – a cell segmentation tool with an interactive user verification interface J Cell Sci 2025 138: jcs264154
The ratio of Wnt signaling activity to Sox2 transcription factor levels predicts neuromesodermal fate potential Development 2025 152: dev204661
The short isoform of Tango1 is dispensable for zebrafish survival but is required for skeletal patterning and integrity Biology Open 2025 14: bio062117

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