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#HappyMicroscopyMonday #microscopycommunity-Join the AIMM user community on Friday, March 6, for a talk by Hannah Somers- “Stop Reinventing the Protocol: MicroHub, a Searchable Hub for Microscopy Knowledge”

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Today's #microscopymonday from MDI Bio Lab is a view of the #microvasculature in a young African turquoise killifish heart.

📸 2025 Dr. Anastasia Paulmann and Hannah Somers, MDIBL Light Microscopy Facility

It is time to plan your next course of #LSFM #LISH #Lightsheet
It will take place for the second time in @mdibl.org, next to Bar Harbour and you can enjoy the Acadia National Park but also join me to swim everyday in a refreshing ocean!
Join us!
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This amazing #microscopymonday capture of a young African turquoise killifish's brain blood vessels by the MDI Bio Lab's Haller lab was imaged using the MesoSPIM in the MDIBL Light Microscopy Facility.

#researchmatters #microscopy #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🐟🎸 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬

A special Valentine's Day, brain! 😘

#fluorescentfriday #brain #vasculature #microscopy #valentinesday @mdibl.org

A #fluorescencefriday image of an adult #zebrafish kidney by the Drummond Lab's Caramai Kamei, Ph.D.

We are looking at the aorta that runs through the kidney. Blood vessels connect to glomeruli, which hang like fruits on a tree.

#researchmatters #microscopy #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝

‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.

One year into Trump's second presidency, how are science and medical research faring? Our @nature.com team breaks it down for you. (1/n)

From @virginiagewin.bsky.social, learn about

Layoffs ✅
Funding cuts ✅
Attacks on science ✅

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📗 New paper in PLOS Genetics, "Zebrafish genetic model of neuromuscular degeneration associated with Atrogin-1 expression" from Romain Menard, Romain Madelaine & team.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1012019

🧪 🐟🎸 #ScientificResearchPublishing

We have been thinking a lot recently on how to share and interact with code when doing image analysis. This is one piece of the puzzle. Awesome work driven by Bruno S.

Always a delight to work with @henriqueslab.bsky.social 🫶
More to come soon 😄.

🎉 Today is the last of our Top Posts countdown. This time it's a #microscopymonday post from Bluesky.

Thank you for joining us as we revisited our top posts of 2025—for liking, sharing and being part of our digital community. It's what makes our work possible. 🧪 🐟🎸

#researchmatters

📚 New paper published in Kidney International, "Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibition improves age-dependent kidney microvascular rarefaction" by Anastasia Paulmann, Hermann Haller & team: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.12.011

#NephSky #RenalSky #ScientificResearchPublishing 🧪 👩‍🔬

Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy 2026

2026 Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy, May 31–June 6

This course brings together academic, industry and lab innovators to share the latest developments taking place in light-sheet research and its biological applications.

#lightsheet #fluorescencemicroscopy #microscopy 🧪 🍎 #microscopymonday

Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy 2026

Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy 2026: Registration Open!

An international course in #fluorescence #microscopy and imaging for advanced grad students, postdoc trainees, imaging core managers and researchers who are incorporating the technology into their laboratories.

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This image by MDI Bio Lab's Travis Carney is a #drosophila larval brain. Neural stem cells and neurons are marked, including axons that project into the brain. The flare in the center of each lobe is part of a learning and memory center in flies.

ZEISS Microscopy #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝

MDI Bio Lab’s Hannah Somers’ Image Wins International Recognition

Big congratulations to Hannah Somers, Digital Image Analyst at MDI Bio Lab, whose striking visualization of a zebrafish’s brain was named an Image of Distinction in the Nikon Small World competition — and featured by #NationalGeographic!

#researchmatters #microscopymonday #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 👩‍🔬

No tricks—just #fluorescent treats! 🎃

Captured by Romain Menard in the @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social, this #zebrafish shows its vascular (Fli1a:GFP) and motor neuron (mnx1:mCherry) systems glowing under the microscope.

#fluoresencefriday #microscopymonday #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸

Congratulations to Frederic Bonnet and the @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social on these amazing achievements!! 🎉

At first glance, you might think you’re staring at alien worlds or abstract art—but these breathtaking images come from right here on Earth. The winners of the 51st annual Nikon Small World… | Nationa... At first glance, you might think you’re staring at alien worlds or abstract art—but these breathtaking images come from right here on Earth. The winners of the 51st annual Nikon Small World competitio...

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Grateful to see one my #superresolution #pollen images won 2nd place at the 2025 @bioimagingna.bsky.social image contest!

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#microscopy #confocal #botany #plantscience #allergies #bioimaging

Thanks go out to MDI Bio Lab Digital Image Analyst @hsomers.bsky.social for this #microscopymonday view of an adult #zebrafish (brain vasculature) from the MesoSPIM.

#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 #microscopy #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet

Glucocorticoid and Mineralocorticoid Receptors Jointly Promote Vascular Development in Kidney Organoids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.03.673963v1

Exchange of Experience Virtual Group | May 28 2025 | Frederic Bonnet YouTube video by BioImaging North America

Speaking with BioImaging North America about the Maine Microscopy Course! @bioimagingna.bsky.social @mdibiolab.bsky.social

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#science #education #microscopy #EoE

One of the people I'm indebted the most for creating stunningly beautiful #mesoSPIM samples was Martina Schaettin - who tragically passed away in March this year. To honor her memory, Elkhan Yusifov created an award - submit your best #microscopy images & videos! www.linkedin.com/company/mart...

Applications of Human iPSCs and Organoids 2025

🚨 Last chance to sign up for the 2025 Applications of Human iPSCs and Organoids.

Renowned faculty and invited speakers will teach participants how to incorporate #iPSC & #organoid tech into their work, allowing them to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving scientific landscape. Apply now!

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microscope image of fribroblast cell

This mouse fibroblast cell captured by @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social in 2022 is labeled with a #fluorescence to visualize the actin cytoskeleton—a network of actin filaments & proteins that maintains cell shape, enables movement & supports key processes.

#researchmatters #microscopymonday #lightsheet 🧪 🤝

What is optical aberration ? YouTube video by LMF@MDIBL

Do you see chromatic aberration in your images? www.youtube.com/shorts/9lyix...

#science #microscopy #bioimaging #microscopymonday #chromaticaberration #bluesci #mdibl

What is Köhler illumination ? #science #microscope #biology #optics YouTube video by LMF@MDIBL

What is Köhler Illumination?

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#microscopy #microscopymonday #Köhler #Köhlerillumination #brightfield #science