Virginia Silio
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Confocal tech at UCL CCMD 🔬
https://www.uclccmd.co.uk/
Marathon runner Cat owner
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Hi everyone! I'm excited to introduce myself: Background – PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology, focusing on PI3K in mitosis (1/n)
over 1 year ago
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There's a bit of a scandal about falsified WBs from antibody companies...are we talking about their immunofluorescence images next? Too early?
2 days ago
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BrainGlobe
6 days ago
We've started an effort to bring every 3D (non-human) anatomical atlas that exists into BrainGlobe. Get in touch if there's an atlas we've missed, or you think there's a specific atlas we should prioritise. Read more in our blog:
brainglobe.info/blog/the-sys...
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The Systematic Atlas Packaging Project — BrainGlobe
https://brainglobe.info/blog/the-systematic-atlas-packaging-project.html
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Royal Microscopical Society
12 days ago
We are very pleased to announce Prof. Paul Guichard and Dr. Virginie Hamel
@centriolelab.bsky.social
as joint winners of the RMS Award for Light Microscopy 🔬 👏 🏅 Huge congratulations to both! Read more about Paul and Virginie's achievements:
www.rms.org.uk/resource/pro...
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BioImagingUK
24 days ago
A few spaces remain on our Bioimage Data Stewardship Workshop in Bristol (20 May)! 🔬 All other dates are fully booked so if you're interested, now's your chance. FAIR data principles | metadata standards | public repositories | train-the-trainer | £100 travel Link to Apply 👇
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BioImagingUK
about 1 month ago
🔬 UK researchers - funding is available to access world-class bioimaging facilities! The UK Bioimaging User Access Fund offers up to £5K for bioimaging or £2K for image analysis at 6 UK sites Open to PhD students, postdocs, technicians & PIs 📅 Next deadline: 31 Jul '26 👉https://shorturl.at/M2ckv
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My shirt is cooler than yours
2 months ago
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Rob Campbell
2 months ago
Our London-based imaging facility is currently looking for a research software engineer to help develop analysis pipelines for spatial omics. Job advert accessible via our homepage:
swcmicroscopy.com
Our Neuroinformatics facility also hiring for related roles:
neuroinformatics.dev
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Advanced Microscopy Facility
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
https://swcmicroscopy.com/
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David Stansby
2 months ago
The paper that sums up what I've been working on and running for the last three years was published this week 🎉
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The Human Organ Atlas
The Human Organ Atlas provides open access to 3D images of human anatomy spanning whole organs to cellular scale resolution.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz2240
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BioImagingUK
3 months ago
📢 UK RESEARCHERS - Ever wished you could try a completely different imaging approach on your sample but lacked access to equipment or funds? That's exactly what the Euro-BioImaging UK Node User Access Fund is for! Applications are open year-round, with 3 deadlines/yr: 📅 31 Mar | 31 July | 30 Nov
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France-BioImaging
3 months ago
[OPPORTUNITY] France-BioImaging User Access Support is now open We are thrilled to launch our new access support scheme to provide financial support to users carrying out projects that require FBI-labelled technologies or services 🔗Info here:
france-bioimaging.org/application/...
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I'm from a generation in Spain where our grandparents lived through the civil war and WW2. We remember everything they told us about what they had to endure.
3 months ago
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Journal of Cell Biology
3 months ago
Accessible minimal requirements for reproducible light microscopy. This viewpoint presents a community-endorsed checklist defining minimal light microscopy metadata to improve rigor, reproducibility, and transparency in research.
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
@quarep-limi.bsky.social
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Happy (not actually)
#fluorescenceFriday
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3 months ago
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Royal Microscopical Society
3 months ago
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #WomenInScience 🌍👩🔬🔬 We're dedicated to supporting equality in #microscopy, #imaging and #FlowCytometry - including maintaining a positive gender balance for speakers attending international events. Find out more:
https://ow.ly/VbVw50YcIL4
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Very interesting read, quite scary too
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4 months ago
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Dave Barry
4 months ago
Did you know that if you are based in the UK, you can apply for funding to access
#BioImageAnalysis
services via the UK node of
@eurobioimaging.bsky.social
? Next application deadline is March 31st!
www.rms.org.uk/community/ne...
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UK Bioimaging User Access Fund
Up to £5000 funding available to access imaging technologies and analysis services at the UK Node of Euro-BioImaging
https://www.rms.org.uk/community/networks-affiliates/bioimaginguk-network/uk-imaging-nodes/uk-bioimaging-user-access-fund.html
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Dave Barry
4 months ago
AMAZING JOB OPPORTUNITY ALERT!!!
@calm-stp.bsky.social
is hiring a Data & Systems Steward! 🧬 🔹Manage
#bioimage
data &
#OMERO
admin 🔹Automate via
#Python/#Bash
🔹Support
#FAIR
principles 🔹Work closely with
@crick-ia-team.bsky.social
⏰ Deadline: 08 Feb 2026 Apply:
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
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FocalPlane
4 months ago
The next deadline for
@jcellsci.bsky.social
FocalPlane Training Grants is 20 February. These grants are open to early-career researchers in cell biology that require funding to attend a microscopy or bioimage analysis training course.
www.biologists.com/grants/jcs-f...
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British Society for Cell Biology
4 months ago
We are delighted to announce that
@giuliapaci.bsky.social
from
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
has been awarded the 2026 BSCB Postdoctoral researcher medal You can read about Giulia's work on how tissues withstand mechanical stress here:
bscb.org/postdoctoral...
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Niko Sirmpilatze
4 months ago
Read the story behind the first
@neuroinformatics.dev
Open Software Week, in a series of blogposts for
@softwaresaved.bsky.social
The second edition will be even more awesome. Remember to apply by the end of January:
neuroinformatics.dev/open-softwar...
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Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers
4 months ago
Hello Bluesky! Calling all Early Career Researchers working in microscopy/image analysis or cytometry, want to gain recognition for your work and a chance to win a £100 cash prize? Just under a month to apply to our 2026 Early Career Award...
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eurobioimaging.bsky.social
4 months ago
What's the
#EuroBioImaging
Scientific Ambassador Programme and how will it help you meet new people & learn new skills? Virginia Silio
@virsicas.bsky.social
provides some insights in this short video. If you want to join, apply by 🗓️ Jan 30! More⤵️
www.eurobioimaging.eu/scientific-a...
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New year, new microscope…
4 months ago
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I need time to process this, but 43 miles, 7:18, second in my category
4 months ago
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Guillaume Jacquemet
4 months ago
I am looking for two postdocs to join our lab - One (bio)image analyst - One cell biologist interested to work on lymphatics! The positions will open soon, be in touch!
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Something new is coming soon!
#uclccmd
#evident
5 months ago
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Saying goodbye to this
5 months ago
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Is it for me is it for my daughter?… 🫣
5 months ago
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My shirt is cooler than yours
5 months ago
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One of my fav races ❤️
6 months ago
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Julia Sero
6 months ago
If you or your trainees are just getting started with image analysis of cells & are
#CellProfiler
-curious, here is a fairly thorough walk-through demo I did recently. Loading files, extracting metadata (fun with Regex!), identifying objects, measuring, filtering, QC, exporting:
youtu.be/fO5nJdhj_7I
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Introduction to CellProfiler - by a biologist, for biologists!
YouTube video by CellMorphoJSero
https://youtu.be/fO5nJdhj_7I
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Managed a Christmassy pic of Osaka, worthy of sharing
6 months ago
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Development
6 months ago
Apply for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs in
#devbio
and
#stemcell
research during the transition to their first group leader position:
www.biologists.com/grants/devel...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
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I had so much fun showing microscopy to kids today, thanks to Native Scientist, and all in my own language! Already looking forward to the next one.
6 months ago
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Stunning
@anhhle2702.bsky.social
😍
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6 months ago
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is someone here using Opal 690? Pic not related as it's
#FluorescenceFriday
star-protocols.cell.com/protocols/37...
6 months ago
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Back to reality after
#CBIAS2025
: two trainings today, a pile of analysis requests waiting in my inbox, and an experiment in a rush thanks to the pre-Christmas panic...
6 months ago
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Damian Dalle Nogare
6 months ago
Enjoying my new sticker courtesy of
@helenajambor.bsky.social
, who also gave an amazing talk today at cbias
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BioImagingUK
6 months ago
🔬There are 2 weeks left for applications in this round! 🔬Next deadlines are 31 March, 31 July and 30 November 2026! 🔬DM us for any queries!
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Dave Barry
6 months ago
BIOIMAGE ANALYSTS ASSEMBLE!!!
#CBIAS2025
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David Gaboriau
6 months ago
Topical conclusion from
@helenajambor.bsky.social
Scientists have tools to fight and make life better
#CBiAS2025
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Had a brilliant time at
#CBIAS2025
. Still not sure if I’m an intruder or a red panda, but I’ve definitely come back with lots of ideas for my users… and awesome stickers.
6 months ago
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This is scary (although those “cells” look nothing like HeLa) but…
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
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Jean-Yves Tinevez
6 months ago
We just released a new major version of TrackMate (v8), the cell and organelle tracking plugin of Fiji. It ships many new features, detailed below, but that are articulated around the following:
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Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium
6 months ago
Less than a week to go for
#CBIAS2025
! A few hours left to register, in person in London or online over Zoom (registration deadline on Nov 20th) Find out all the information at the link below:
www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
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Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium 2025
https://www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/crick-bioimage-analysis-symposium-2025
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😍😍😍😍😍
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6 months ago
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Alice Leavey
6 months ago
Full chameleon cranial atlas article out now in
@anatrecord.bsky.social
!
doi.org/10.1002/ar.7...
🦎✨️
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3D anatomical atlas of the heads of male and female adult Chamaeleo calyptratus
The veiled chameleon is a model organism in reptile development research. Utilizing contrast-enhanced microCT and deep learning segmentation models, we have generated the first digital atlases of the...
http://doi.org/10.1002/ar.70077
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Two great talks today at 12pm UK time. (ZOOM, Meeting ID: 982 1434 7242 / Passcode: 952497)
@biig-ucl.bsky.social
6 months ago
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Niko Sirmpilatze
6 months ago
Join us tomorrow at the
@biig-ucl.bsky.social
monthly hybrid seminar, to hear
@leaveylab.bsky.social
speak on: "From chameleons to sea urchins: Using AI-driven digital dissection tools to study development and evolution".
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