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Microscopy preprints - applications in biology

Posted by , on 16 May 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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Featured image with Jiwon Lee

Posted by , on 6 December 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Jiwon Lee, is a 3D rendering model of Plasmodium falciparum showing the complex organisation of cellular organelles within the malaria parasite. Using a focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM), a series of high resolution 2D images were acquired. The image stack was aligned and each organelle was segmented in
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Microscopy preprints - applications in biology

Posted by , on 15 November 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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An interview with Juan Quintana

Posted by , on 25 June 2024

MiniBio: Juan Quintana is a Wellcome Trust Fellow and group leader at the Division of Immunology, Immunity to infection, and Respiratory Medicine, the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, and the Geoffrey Jefferson Centre for Brain Research at the University of Manchester, UK. The Quintana lab works intersectionally to understand the immunological basis of
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Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by , on 8 March 2024

In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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An interview with Sebastian Lourido

Posted by , on 21 November 2023

MiniBio: Prof. Sebastian Lourido is a tenured professor at the Whitehead Institute and the Faculty of Biology at MIT in Boston, USA. He began his studies in Colombia, and from an early age developed an interest for the natural world. Seeking versatility in his undergraduate degree, he went to Tulane, in the USA, where he
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An interview with Manuela Aguirre Botero

Posted by , on 31 October 2023

MiniBio: Manuela Aguirre Botero is a PhD student at Institut Pasteur, where she uses intravital microscopy and multiple other imaging methods to explore Plasmodium interactions with its hosts. Manuela started her career in Medellín, Colombia, where she studied at the German School, and first found her passion for science. She joined the University of Heidelberg for her
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Featured image with Victoria Alonso

Posted by , on 13 October 2023

Our featured image is a Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote, prepared for expansion confocal microscopy with pan-proteome staining with NHS-ester Atto564 by Victoria Alonso. The image is a z-stack acquired with a Zeiss LSM 880 and was edited with ImageJ Fiji, plugin: Z-stack depth Colorcode.
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An interview with Mario Del Rosario

Posted by , on 22 August 2023

MiniBio: Dr. Mario Del Rosario is currently a postdoctoral scientist in the lab of Prof. Ricardo Henriques at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencias, in Oeiras, Portugal. Mario completed his undergraduate studies at Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, where he studied for a BSc in Biology. He then did a Maters in Research in Biomedical Sciences at
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An interview with Fernanda Latorre Barragán

Posted by , on 25 July 2023

MiniBio: Dr. Fernanda Latorre Barragán is currently a lecturer at Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes in Ambato, Ecuador. Fernanda has a long-standing passion for microbiology. She started her career at CISEAL (Centro de Investigación para la Salud en America Latina), where she was first exposed to research in insect vectors which transmit infectious diseases. She completed
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