Congrats to biomedical animator Dr Drew Berry on his induction as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria, recognising his scientific contributions through captivating animations of the molecular and cellular world within our bodies. www.wehi.edu.au/news/royal-s... @drewberry.bsky.social

Osprey with some takeaway (Sandy Camp Wetlands). 🪶

Not just for microscopists, but relevant to all technical specialists. Making the invisible visible: A global examination of careers and recognition for Imaging Scientists in core facilities - Thompson - Journal of Microscopy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Nice demonstration of the value of being able to visualise and analyse data from a core facility.

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮. If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇 abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index... #Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging @turkubioscience.bsky.social

Saw a couple of boobook owls at Enoggera on the weekend. Very exciting! 🪶

I'm going to be taking part in Movember this year, to raise funds for men's mental health. If you'd like to support, here is a fundraising link. movember.com/m/14841903?m...

More than 97% of electron microscope images remain unpublished #microscopy #academicSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/more-th...

Azure kingfisher perched on a very patient water dragon. 🪶

We have an opening for a Platform Support Officer to join our team at the Biological Optical Microscopy Platform at the University of Melbourne. For full details or to apply go to go.unimelb.edu.au/xb3p @micro-au.bsky.social @australianmms.bsky.social

#HappyMicroscopyMonday! #microscopycommunity -Imaging Scientists in Core Facilities play a vital role in advancing research. How are their contributions recognized in publications? Take the survey now:https://buff.ly/k0X6PRw

Join us for the #VirtualPub with @virsicas.bsky.social - one of Euro-BioImaging's Scientific Ambassadors! She'll give a talk entitled "From Microscopes to Workflows: Supporting Research Through Imaging & Analysis." 🗓️ Fri, Sept 26 @ 13:00 CEST Register 🔽 www.eurobioimaging.eu/events/title...

🚨 Our next PPMS Microscopy Focus Group is on Sept 25! Hear from Sonja Welsch, MPIBP & Stephan Junek, MPIBR & MPIBP, as they present: “Two cores, one joint user base” ✅ Cross-institute imaging workflows ✅ Real-world light & EM examples ✅ Peer discussion for complex facilities @maxplanck.de

This is a good paper highlighting the potential abuse of AI in image manipulation. Challenging times ahead.

The Institute for Molecular Bioscience is seeking an exceptional academic leader to be the new Director of the Centre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery and lead our centre consisting of 10 group leaders, 40 staff and approximately 50 HDR students. Come and join us in sunny Brisbane!

Global Bioimaging are running a survey on Authorship and Acknowledgements for imaging core facility staff. If you work in a core, please take five minutes to fill out the survey and help us understand the good, the bad and the ugly around this topic. Thanks! Link: forms.gle/cKh6m4SskzZm...

🔬 We're hiring! Adelaide Microscopy is seeking a CryoTEM Microscopist to support cutting-edge research in South Australia. Passionate about cryo-EM & single particle analysis? 🧪 Apply by 18 Sept: careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51... #STEMjobs

Osprey decided to take a catfish from the nest and dine on the nearby transmission tower instead. 🪶

Dear Jeff Bezos …

Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional. 📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025 🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...

Came across a gray shrikethrush who was very relaxed around humans in lamington national Park. He just needed a sign, "will pose for food" 🪶

Time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy can resolve protein motion on millisecond or even microsecond timescales, but the need for highly specialized tools and skills limits the method’s reach www.nature.com/artic...

Over 270 fully engaged people from over 25 countries attended our open forum on Navigating Strategies for Core Facilities 2025. www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca...

Some cute cygnets at the Port of Brisbane on the weekend.

Working with @globalbioimaging.bsky.social, we're very proud to launch our new #AcknowledgementGuidelines poster, helping #ImagingScientists get the credit they deserve for their research contributions! #CreditWhereItsDue @bioimaginguk.bsky.social Read more: rms.org.uk/resource/rms...

This is calling for solutions to the current housing crisis - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ho...

Looks like an interesting discussion for core facility folk. Worth getting/staying up for those in Australia.

A couple of pied oystercatchers at Bribie Island on the weekend. 🪶

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

Bioimaging and bioimage analysis friends, some help if you have 2-3 mins; for a paper, we're trying to estimate the number of biologists trained in open source software or tools in the last ~5 years. (1/2) #bioimaging #microscopy #bioimageanalysis

Sometimes it's better not to take inspiration from an xkcd comic.

#EVOLVEproject Mentoring Masterclass with @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social - download the Class Guide for key insights & strategies on #Entrepreneurship & #Leadership Skills in Imaging Core Facilities. Essential resource to strengthen imaging core facilities. 💪🔬 www.eurobioimaging.eu/news/peter-o...

If you want to support Ukraine, here is a good option for donations. u24.gov.ua

The Translational Research Institute in Brisbane has an opening for a Microscopy Officer to work with @microscopemark.bsky.social. Please forward on to anyone that you think may be interested. Closing date 16th March 2025, for more info and to apply visit seek.com.au/job/82343625

Building work in our neighbourhood. I'll be so happy if they construct a geodesic dome.

Join us in Melbourne for the next Global BioImaging train-the-trainer course! Learn to deliver effective training programs at your light microscopy facility. Free of charge, travel grants are available. @australianmms.bsky.social #LMA @louisecole.bsky.social

APMC13 is fast approaching and we are excited to have our very own AMMS booth in the exhibition hall! 🌟 Come by Booth #25 if you are there, we would love to meet you all and chat. We've also got plenty of limited edition AMMS lens cloths to give away to anyone that visits! 🔬 #APMC13 #Microscopy

Join us for the last Pub before the Winter Break! ☃️ We'll learn about #VolumeEM approaches from the experts at #EuroBioImaging’s Advanced Light & Electron Prague Node, part of @volumeem1.bsky.social community. 🗓️Fri, Dec 20 @ 13:00 CET All are welcome 🔽 www.eurobioimaging.eu/events/diver...

This is the era for technical specialists! The guests will explore how technical specialists adapt rapidly to the evolving the landscape & lead innovation with thriving careers. See - bit.ly/41Enkd9 #technicians #ScienceWorkingLife @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⭐ Are you an imaging scientist or aspiring to be one? Share your 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 and help shape the future. Let’s explore challenges and ideas to support career growth.

TOMORROW's EoE Virtual Group, Dec 11 @ 12 pm CT, will focus on "Successfully Integrating AI into Imaging Core Facility Workflows"! Register to join: www.bioimagingnorthamerica.org/events/excha... #AI #CoreFacility #ImagingScience

Great to see the visibility for Imaging networks at #ICRI2024. Working together with partners like @micro-au.bsky.social and @nifaustralia.bsky.social within @globalbioimaging.bsky.social contributes to boosting our impact @eurobioimaging.bsky.social through collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Here is a handy tool for CTF calculation and visualisation.

Letters really had to adapt to survive after email, I guess.

Saw a couple of Willie Wagtails building their nest, recycling material from a nearby abandoned one. Looked very cosy. 🪶

Imagine disliking birds while these guys are just sitting on a branch, huddled up together like this 🥹? 📸Rainbow Bee-eaters by Gary Meredith #birds #birdlifeaustralia #birdlifeoz #nature #wildlife #conservation #rainbowbeeeater #australia

A rare photo of a rare species. The Lake Taal Sea Snake (Hydrophis semperi) has rarely been seen or studied by outsiders, having only been isolated from its ancestral species in 1754 when Taal Volcano's large eruption closed the bay, turning it freshwater over time. The story...

Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction Graphic from Edward Tufte More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪

📢Save the date! Next year our #CoreFacility #Leadership and #Management Course will take place from 11-16 August 2025 at Schloss Mickeln in Düsseldorf! Stay updated by leaving your contact information here: ➡️ bit.ly/3UsGLRL #LeadershipInScience #CFLM #microscopy