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BINA STED User Group, February 12, 12 PM ET - FocalPlane BINA STED User Group, February 12, 12 PM ET -

The next @bioimagingna.bsky.social @canadabioimaging.bsky.social Nanoscopy (previously STED) User Group meeting is on 12 February from 12 pm ET. The group welcomes researchers at all levels for an open discussion on nanoscopy methods.
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Good news! The EMBL Course #EMBLFluorImaging is now open for registration: https://s.embl.org/eva26-01-bl

Apply by 8 February and learn how to derive qualitative and quantitative insights into molecular mechanisms in cells, tissues, and developing organisms.

🗓️ 17 – 22 May
📍 EMBL Heidelberg

Registration is now OPEN! Join us in Heidelberg 🇩🇪 to shape the future of the Global Image Data Ecosystem 🌏

#foundingGIDE will have its final community event from 4–6 May 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany, followed by a two-day hackathon and workshops on 7-8 May.

Register at: tinyurl.com/GIDE2026

18 days left to apply! come join our lab!

Image-based bacterial phenotyping and antimicrobial drug discovery using smart high-throughput super-resolution microscopy at University of Warwick on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Image-based bacterial phenotyping and antimicrobial drug discovery using smart high-throughput super-resolution microscopy at University of Warwick, listed on FindAPhD.com

iCASE PhD project available in my lab, combining microscopy method development with high throughput screening of bacteria. Applications to antibiotic drug discovery and screening for new cell division proteins. Collaboration with Cairn Research #microsky #bioimaging
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Ep 24 - Understanding your thresholding options is the diff between a win and a loss in SO MANY workflows - gain that intuition, and SO MUCH is easier. The 1st of 3 episodes discussing why - inspired by OUR FIRST REAL READER QUESTION. @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I are actual advice columnists now!

Hidden struggles: Cambridge scientists share the truth behind their success In a career defined by constant questioning, self-doubt can become an occupational hazard. Now, for the first time, a group of Cambridge scientists reveal the personal struggles they’ve faced – and co...

Self-Doubt, the new book from @labliston.bsky.social, explores the uncertainty researchers face in their careers.
Several scientists share their stories, including Tombi Makuyana, a postdoc in the LMB’s PNAC Division.
Read more about the book here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...
#LMBNews

Imaging with… Unidad de Microscopía, Universidad Mayor, Chile - FocalPlane Imaging with… Unidad de Microscopía, Universidad Mayor, Chile - Imaging with...

We are staying in Chile for our ‘Imaging with…’ series & in this post, we meet the team at Unidad de Microscopía, Universidad Mayor, Chile. The Universidad Mayor is home of the @lisium-chile.bsky.social project. We’ll be hearing some updates on LiSIUM from @anvargasr.bsky.social on FocalPlane soon.

🔬UK researchers: Access cutting-edge bioimaging tech + expert support with our User Access Fund!

💷 £5k for imaging
💷 £2k for image analysis

Choose from 6 top UK facilities, contact them, then apply!

rms.org.uk/user-access-fund

⏰ Next deadline: 31 March
✅ Decision in 4 weeks

Pls share!

Exciting opportunity to join the vibrant Montpellier scientific community!

Mitosis lovers, get ready for Dubrovnik! 🔬🎉
I’m super excited to be organizing the 4th Mitotic Spindle Conference with Nenad Pavin, and we can’t wait to see you there!
Want your abstract to be selected for a talk? Submit by Feb 8!
www.phy.pmf.unizg.hr/~mitosis/
#SpindleCroatia2026

Apply now! The 2026 call for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme is now open with a deadline of 1 April 12:00 midday CEST. 🧪

More info here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-grants-and-career-support/young-investigator-programme/
#LifeSciences #research #funding

Featured image with Denise Scuffi - FocalPlane Featured image with Denise Scuffi - News

It’s #FluorescenceFriday & we’re featuring an image of stomata in Arabidopsis expressing the fluorescent biosensor roGFP2-Orp1, which is used to monitor H₂O₂ dynamics. The image was acquired by Denise Scuffi.
Find out more ⤵️: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/01/30/f...

JCS snapshot - Tracking coordinated cellular dynamics in time-lapse microscopy with ARCOS.px

@macdobry.bsky.social presents the key findings from their recent JCS paper with @bgraedel.bsky.social and colleagues @olivierpertz.bsky.social.

journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Community-driven resources, services and tools

HELP NEEDED! The #zebrafish community is looking for (1) examples of community-driven projects, services and tools & (2) feedback re: whether there is demand for workshops/webinars about these resources. 🤔

Please fill out the survey below to help shape future plans: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Check out this new approach to colocalization analysis from @owfpuls.bsky.social along with members of the AIC and Advanced Bioimaging Unit teams, now out in @jcellsci.bsky.social!

journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Turn pixels into poetry with the VIB BioImaging Core!

Look the video @mag-bic.bsky.social !!!

This QI course is the perfect way for grad students & postdocs to strengthen fundamental knowledge and confidence in their quantitative light microscopy experimentation! Deadline to apply is TOMORROW! 🔬

I’m recruiting new members to the Farrell Lab this summer. We will have space for 1 postdoc (since Abhinav is leaving to start his own lab at U Arizona!!) and 2 postbacs, since my current two will leave for PhD programs at the end of the summer. More details in thread:

Seeing Chromatin Scaling with Cell Size, from Interphase to Mitosis - FocalPlane Seeing Chromatin Scaling with Cell Size, from Interphase to Mitosis -

Melike Lakadamyali @melikel.bsky.social, Jérôme Solon and Manuel Mendoza @longchrom.bsky.social share the behind the paper story of their research interrogating how chromosome compaction scales with cell size using a combination of live confocal microscopy and 3D STORM.

A man standing by a flipchart during a course. Text highlighting the upcoming EMBO Project Management for Scientists online course 25-27 February still has places available.

Would you like to advance your #ProjectManagement skills and move your #research forward? Register now for the upcoming @embo.org Project Management for Scientists online course 25-27 February – places are still available: www.embolableadership.org/course/proje... #EMBOLabLead

Cell Bio 2023-An ASCB|EMBO Meeting Network, learn, and collaborate with top cell biologists from around the globe.

Help shape the @ascbiology.bsky.social #CellBio2026 program!

The official call for session proposals is now open! We are looking for innovative ideas for Minisymposia and Special Interest Subgroup meetings for next year’s meeting.

Submit your proposal by February 22

www.ascb.org/cellbio2026-...

GetHIRED! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN - Application due Thursday, March 5 Ideal for Postdoctoral Researchers Academic Job Market Insight -Take stock of what you want -Know your options -Prepare outstanding job packet materials -Organize your research & chalk talks -Perfect your interview & avoid the pitfalls Course Features -Six asynchronous online modules -Virtual meetings with an experienced facilitator -Peer feedback, support, & expert advice Course Dates: April 14 – June 23, 2026 Course Fee: SDB Members: $499; Non-Members: $599 Deadline: March 5, 2025 Society for Developmental Biology logo QR Code for GetHIRED! website

#Postdocs! Going on academic job market? Apply for SDB GetHIRED! Take stock of what you want, know your options, prepare an outstanding job packet, organize your research & chalk talks, perfect your interview. Deadline: March 5 sdbonline.org/gethired

QI Class of 2025! Centroid = @sciencedoodles.bsky.social & @florianjug.bsky.social / first minima = @talley.codes & me.

Applications for 2026 due on Friday!

meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...

Also, thank you @jcellsci.bsky.social for featuring the article and also our first author, @owfpuls.bsky.social:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... 🧪

🧪 We are excited to share this novel open access paper on Phasor Mixing Coefficient to analyze colocalization, developed by folks @i2janelia.bsky.social and @aicjanelia.bsky.social. This is also the first technical paper jointly published with our sister imaging center @malacridalab.bsky.social!

Today at 17:00 CET - the first #MembraneTrafficking seminar of 2026.
Giovanni D’Angelo (EPFL) and Sean Munro (MRC-LMB), explore protein trafficking, retention, and sorting at the Golgi.
Join us for exciting discussions about the best organelle!
Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...

Work for us Working for us We’re always looking for talented and motivated people to work as part of our close-knit team. Roles range from editorial to production, marketing to event co-ordination, HR to accounts...

We're hiring! JCS is looking for a Reviews Editor to join the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves cell biology and wants to stay connected with the field (and be part of an organisation that believes in supporting the community).
www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...

We have two funded postdoctoral positions available. Topics encompass:

-Next gen light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instrumentation

-Structured illumination microscopy and other approaches to extend the resolution limit.

-Nonlinear microscopy combined with adaptive optics / phase conjugation