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Microscopy in Africa – an interview with Michael Reiche

Posted by Helen Robertson, on 29 July 2022

We talk with Michael Reiche about the recently launched African Microscopy Inititiative and two other imaging-related programmes in Africa that he is overseeing

Imaging Specialist - University of Warwick

Posted by Claire Mitchell, on 28 June 2022

Permanent Position, Full time – 36.5 hours per week The postholder will provide expert-level hands-on technical and user support for optical microscopy. The appointee will need to combine enthusiasm and careful attention to detail with adaptability. The post would suit an individual with a background in physics who wants to apply their skills to advance

Explorative image data science with napari

Posted by Robert Haase, on 23 May 2022

When analysing microscopy image data of biological systems, a major bottleneck is to identify image-based features that describe the phenotype we observe. For example when characterising phenotypes of nuclei in 2D images, often questions come up such as “Shall we use circularity, solidity, extend, elongation, aspect radio, roundness or Feret’s diameter to describe the shape

ELMI/FocalPlane image contest - deadline extended!

Posted by FocalPlane, on 20 May 2022

Does your work involve capturing stunning images on a microscope? Enter your image to our joint contest with ELMI (https://elmi2022.eu/) for a chance to win €250 and have your image featured on the cover of Journal of Cell Science. Competition details: The ELMI/FocalPlane image contest is open to anyone (not only participants of the ELMI

ESRIC Access Bursaries supported by the RS MacDonald Trust

Posted by Jessica Valli, on 28 February 2022

ESRIC has partnered with the RS MacDonald Trust to provide bursaries for access to our Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) super resolution imaging capabilities. These bursaries aim to help minimise the long-term impact of Covid-19 restrictions on early career researchers by helping to produce data for publications/theses or for leveraging further funding. These bursaries are available to early

Job Opportunity: Light Microscopy and Image analysis at the Centre for Cellular Imaging of Gothenburg University

Posted by Rafael Camacho, on 4 February 2022

We are looking for a new colleague to join the light microscopy team of the Centre for Cellular Imaging of Gothenburg University (CCI). Information below and in this link Researcher, Core Facilities The University of Gothenburg tackles society’s challenges with diverse knowledge. 53 500 students and 6 500 employees make the university a large and inspiring place

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

Posted by Ulrike Boehm, on 25 January 2022

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

Podcast about Bio-Image Analysis, Microscopy, and Science in General

Posted by Rafael Camacho, on 7 July 2021

Why a podcast? At my home university, I was formally trained as a chemist. That meant I spent significant amounts of my time in front of the lab bench. I loved lab work, and an important part of the lab’s culture was the radio. There was no successful chemistry without good radio in the background.

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imaging Network, University of Münster (Germany)

Posted by Stefan Luschnig, on 5 May 2021

The Microscopy Unit of the Imaging Network at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a Postdoctoral Research AssociateWissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in(salary level TV-L E 13, 100%) from 1 June 2021. We are offering a fixed-term full-time position for 5 years. Full-time employees are required to teach 4 hours per week during

Part V The future: The hope of smart microscopes and phantoms

Posted by Elisabeth Kugler, on 24 April 2021

Elisabeth Kugler 1 and Emmanuel G. Reynaud 2 Contact: kugler.elisabeth@gmail.com; emmanuel.reynaud@ucd.ie We are reaching the end of our LSFM journey. Now it is time to look into the future, riding the plane of light! So, what is next for the LSFM? 1. Four-to-two, then four, then one. The story of SPIM, and LSFM per se,

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