All I want for Christmas is microscope users with experimental controls 🎄🧫

#GloBIAS seminar coming up this week. We start the next miniseries on: 'Infrastructure - Best practices to build a bioimaging project starting from a user request' with Aastha Mathur from Euro-BioImaging. To receive the link, register here: tinyurl.com/msm6ts9b if you haven't done so already.

🔬👨‍💻📰 #SReD is out! Automated structural detection for #ImageJ & #FIJI, from nano to macro ✨🐘. No training data, no bias - texture analysis with GPU acceleration!⚡️ Brainchild of @afonsomendes92.bsky.social and adventure w @christlet.bsky.social lab + friends. Check: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I hope US folks on the No Kings rallies know how much people outside the US are heartened to see them. We always knew the US is full of very fine people who totally reject and revile what's happening, but my god it's good to see it.

🚨New pre-print out now!🚨 We 3D printed a large optical element that enhanced the illumination, contrast & image quality in transmission stereomicroscopy. This simple addition to the illumination path lets us detect refractive structures & dynamics unobserved by conventional stereomicroscopy. (1/5)

What's the stupidest way you've hurt yourself? Oh I'm so glad you asked! I knocked myself out with a frozen bag of omelettes.

Bemused that in 2025, following a global pandemic not all that long ago, I have to send a team email telling people to stay home if they’re ill 😐

🌍 The 2nd #Imaging4All call is OPEN 🎉 Researchers in LMICs can apply for fully funded visits to access imaging technologies & training worldwide. 🔗 Info: www.globalbioimaging.org/i4a 🧪 Questions? [email protected] 🔬 Imaging facilities—please share & host a grantee!

💡A must-read: how can we ensure microscopy tools are used, not just shipped, in underserved regions? Brilliant insights in this new Nature Methods Comment. 🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-025-02690-7 #Microscopy #ScienceEquity

We’re at the UCT Multi Institute Symposium today ✨ So much fun chatting with old and new colleagues from across the four institutes. Love getting people excited about microscopy and chatting about potential collaborations! 🔬🧫🧠🦠🫀🫁

Oh the excitement- It’s finally here! (I know, it’s not a microscope, but it took a disproportionate amount of paper work to get this here, so it’s worth celebrating) 🎉

Need help with image analysis? Now's your chance, with the upcoming Free Help event from Globias! Find out more and register with the link below👇

We're very excited to be working more closely with @globalbioimaging.bsky.social to bring #microscopy communities together! 🔬🤝😀 Find out more: www.rms.org.uk/resource/rms... @bioimaginguk.bsky.social @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social

Second round of hashtag#GloBIAS Free Help (previously Call4Help) is happening in May. You can register for the sessions on our webpage: www.globias.org/activities/g... Registration deadline is 7. May 2025.

🚨🔬💗Whether investigating cell organelles or mapping proteins, together with Victor Puelles's lab we lay a roadmap for selecting optimal #ExM and #SuperResolution #microscopy combinations. Daria Aristova and Dominik Kylies review with amazing co-authors pubs.aip.org/aip/apr/arti...

It’s been a great experience spending time at @crick.ac.uk and @calm-stp.bsky.social. Thanks to the Crick-Africa Network for the support and opportunity, and to the CALM team for being such great hosts!

The latest AIC Call for Proposals is now open! Deadline is June 16, 2025. Come use @hhmijanelia.bsky.social imaging technology and expertise for FREE. Visit www.aicjanelia.org/apply for details. Before applying, contact us to schedule a technical consultation!

A gentle reminder that the deadline for registration is today. The workshop is virtual and free of charge. #Bioimage #Analysis #Microscopy #Euro-Bioimaging #PSF

Join us for ALMU's upcoming virtual workshop on True Image Deconvolution, Restoration, and Analysis run by Scientific Volume Imaging @svi.nl and hosted by the Teaching and Academic Office @crg.eu ! For more information scan the QR code 👇 #Bioimage #Analysis #Microscopy #Euro-Bioimaging

Please reshare to help this reach candidates and help me find a post-doc for this cool project! health.uct.ac.za/idm-imaging/...

Boosting again: Post doc opportunity available in the IDM Microscopy Platform here at UCT! 🇿🇦 Come help build modular mobile microscopes for cell, tissue and pathogen imaging in remote settings in Africa 🧫🔬🌍 bit.ly/3QH3bMG

Applications for our Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences scholarships are now open. These scholarships are aimed at students of Black or mixed Black heritage who wish to undertake a PhD in biological or biomedical sciences. Learn more and apply. ⬇️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

We’re recruiting a post-doc! Join me in the IDM Microscopy Platform at UCT, and work on developing mobile microscopy solutions for diverse bioimaging applications and resource-limited settings.

🚨🍄🥼Delighted to share the registration page for our Mycology Bioimaging Workshop on "Imaging the Fungal Cell" W/ pre-AMI Fundamentals workshop @caronjacobs.bsky.social 🗓️ July 28 - Aug 7 2025 🌍 @AMI_microscopy Cape Town, SA 🥼 Hands-on 🔬 Pls RT & Apply here: sites.google.com/view/mycolog...

An open letter to the President of the @royalsociety.org – time to stand up for your values. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

I put together a small guide on how to get started with Fiji. Please distribute to anyone who might benefit form this! zenodo.org/records/1477... #imageanalysis #fiji #imagej #training

And that’s a wrap! Merci à tous! Those who joined us in person & online, CSRS in Abidjan for the hosting support & @cziscience.bsky.social for the funding to make the meeting possible! We’re leaving #ABIC_CM2024 inspired and energised for the future of bioimaging & community in Africa! 🔬🌍🇨🇮🙌

An exciting panel discussion with Umar Muhammad Kundi, Prof Zoueu, @globalbioimaging.bsky.social, Latin America Bioimaging, and @france-bioimaging.bsky.social highlighted the importance of story telling, scientific excellence & community for infrastructure advocacy #ABIC_CM2024

Precious Kgomo gave an update on our African Microscopy Infrastructure and Expertise survey, the interesting insights learned from the data, and challenges faced through the process #ABIC_CM2024

What a day! The 2nd day of #ABIC_CM2024 flew past! Some highlights include presentations and discussions around microscopy infrastructure, access and advocacy in Africa, and interactive discussions about building visions for the microscopy community & research in Africa.

Our last panel session was an inspiring discussion with BioRTC’s Mahmoud Maina, Yaw Aniweh, Latin America Bioimaging, Aimé Sanhoun, Samira Benadda, and @caron.jacobs.bsky.social, on the important of building a common vision for bioimaging in Africa, centered on research #ABIC_CM2024

In addition to the formal sessions, we’ve had amazing short talks from some of our travel awardees, engaging break out rooms sessions and an exciting poster session- the best times for brainstorming and networking! #ABIC_CM2024

Our afternoon session has focused on microscopy training initiatives in Africa. The training and working group overview from Lize Engelbrecht was followed by updates on the “Science from the Diaspora” seminar series and the Cell Profiler train-the-trainer program from Nehal & Naomi #ABIC_CM2024

Followed by Sunday Olatunji shared about the awesome partnership with the Widening the Lens course run by Bryan Millis at Vanderbilt University! #ABIC_CM2024

Umar Muhammad Kundi from BioRTC in Nigeria was the last talk of the afternoon session, talking about the importance of infrastructure and training for building research capacity in Africa. He shared the great access and training opportunities available through BioRTC #ABIC_CM2024

We heard from @caronjacobs.bsky.social about microscope access opportunities and infrastructure building efforts through @AMI_microscopy and OpenScopes Africa #ABIC_CM2024

Happiness Netshimbupfe from South African BioImaging shares about the efforts to map the South African bioimaging ecosystem, and some of the challenges faced in South Africa- with strong resonance across the whole continent! #ABIC_CM2024

Closing up session 2, Samira Benadda from France BioImaging shares about starting up core facilities in African institutions- for better research, education and outreach, outputs, visibility, sustainability and funding! #ABIC_CM2024

Session 2 highlighting various networks and initiatives in Africa kicked off strong! We heard from Prof Jeremie Zoueu about AFSINET and the Ivorian Initiative. Then Yaw Aniweh from WAMBIAN gave a strong argument for the power of local communities strengthening basic research in Africa #ABIC_CM24 🇨🇮🔬

We’ve just kicked off our 3rd annual Community Meeting in lovely Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire! Excited for two days of updates, ideas, lively discussions, and vision building! #ABIC_CM2024 🔬🌍🇨🇮. What a warm welcome from Prof Inza Koné from CSRS, and a great keynote from Prof Yavo from INSP.

Hello Bluesky! After a few weeks lurking here and taking advantage of all the starter packs (thanks to those who curate them!) I’ll be jumping in sharing updates on the African BioImaging Consortium Community Meeting happing Now in Côte d’Ivoire. Follow along! @africanbioimaging.bsky.social 🌍🇨🇮🔬