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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you to the organisers Constadina Arvanitis, @mariodelr.bsky.social, Helena De la Torre, @marianadeniz.bsky.social, María Fernanda Latorre Barragán and Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori.

Find out more about this week's Workshop: biologists.com/workshops/gl...

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Workshop attendees grouped together. In the background there are trees and mountains.
The Workshop title is Democratising Microscopy in Latin America: Imaging Across Scales and Regions, and it took place in Banos, Ecuador on 12-15 October 2025.

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 3d

Our morning session started with talks on the open science ecosystem from Tobias Wenzel & Hernán Grecco. Both speakers emphasised the importance of training. Quote of the day so far, “By democratising science, we strengthen democracy!”
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Tobias Wenzel x2; on a screen and behind a lecture. Behind Tobias is a banner from The Company of Biologists.

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 3d

Aníbal Vargas Ríos updated us on the success of LiSIUM and then discussed differences in engagement when offering webinars in Spanish, highlighting the importance of considering language in democratising access.
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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 4d

Our attendees receive a special welcome in Baños, including our Workshop organiser, Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori. Licyel set up ‘Microscopia Para Todos’, a STEAM outreach programme in Bolivia.
Read more about Licyel & her project⤵️:
focalplane.biologists.com/2023/04/25/a...
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People gathered in a wood and glass building with flowers and fruit in the foreground.

People being served drinks in a sunny glass and wood building with lots of greenery in the background.

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 3d

Andrés Romero-Carvajal @andresro40.bsky.social shared his research on frogs, fish & education, & concluded with discussing access to microscopy technology in Latin America and his experience in Ecuador.

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Andrés Romero-Carvajal presenting his title slide on 'Developmental Biology and Microscopy in Ecuador'.

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 3d

Dina Arvanitis @camatnu.bsky.social presented fluorescence microscopy 101, discussing the pros and cons of different methodologies. Take home messages: fancier microscopy ≠ better research; think NA, NA, NA!
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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 4d

The attendees are gathered, and the meeting room is ready.

The next organiser that we are highlighting is Fernanda Latorre Barragán. You can read about Fer’s career in this interview with @marianadeniz.bsky.social from 2023.
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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 5d

Final planning with some of the organisers!

Helena de la Torre is one of our local organisers. Helena studied at University of Glasgow before returning to Universidad Técnica de Ambato in Ecuador.
Discover more about Helena's career: focalplane.biologists.com/2023/07/18/a...
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Picture of four people with laptops sitting around a round table with a window to a green space.

View from a window with plants in the foreground and steep mountains rising up behind.

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 7d

So humbled and grateful for this opportunity, but want to emphasize that none of this would be possible without @marianadeniz.bsky.social who not only had the idea and did the work for the nomination, but saw in me something that I did not. It has been an honor to work with and learn from her. (1/2)

Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · 7d

Now that I can say it publicly - huge congratulations to @michelleitano.bsky.social , winner of this year's @bioimagingna.bsky.social Michael W Davidson award for "Community contributions, in any of the areas of Engagement, Education, Mentorship, and Standardization". So well deserved! #GBIxBINA2025

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Mariana De Niz @marianadeniz.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you so much Beth!! I miss you all too!! It's such a pity that travel is not possible.

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Mariana De Niz @marianadeniz.bsky.social · 6d

Awww there's nothing to thank me for! You're an inspiration!!!

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · Jun 2

By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting that huge numbers of women have gone undiagnosed

A revolutionary new understanding of autism in girls

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · May 27

We are featuring Mariana De Niz, co-organiser of our 2025 Global South Workshop, former @prelights.bsky.social author and @focalplane.bsky.social correspondent, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @marianadeniz.bsky.social

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GloBIAS @globias.bsky.social · Apr 28

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.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · May 2

“If left unchallenged, a rising wave of white nationalism in many parts of the globe could threaten the progress that has been made in science — and broader society — towards a more equitable world,” writes Genevieve Wojcik in a Comment article for Nature. 🧬 🧪

Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand

Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Apr 26

“If left unchallenged, a rising wave of white nationalism in many parts of the globe could threaten the progress that has been made in science — and broader society — towards a more equitable world,” writes Genevieve Wojcik in a Comment article for Nature. 🧬 🧪

Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand

Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.

go.nature.com

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Dr. Romain Fernandez @romainbioimage.bsky.social · Apr 23

"Tracking disabled people helped the Nazi regime isolate and segregate them from society. And that registry laid the groundwork for the T4 euthanasia program"

Debs Girl💙🌊Save 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇹🇼 @olepal.bsky.social · Apr 23

“A new disease registry is being launched to track Americans with autism,” said Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the new NIH Director, in a public statement about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s autism initiative.

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Tracked and Tagged: Inside the U.S. Government's New Autism Registry

It was one line in a longer story. Easy to miss, unless you were paying attention.

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Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · Apr 8

If you train people in ImageJ, Fiji, whatever, even if it isn't your day job, please let us know, and please share this post! Thanks a ton, we really appreciate it. (2/2) forms.gle/C8dUpg8qZkbD... #bioimaging #microscopy #bioimageanalysis

Open Source Bioimage Analysis Training Survey

We are attempting for a publication to estimate the number of biologists who have attended a tutorial or training course in open source bioimage analysis (especially user friendly tools, but anything ...

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Apr 23

In their Tools and Resources article, Erika Arias, David Sullivan @davesullivanphd.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social and colleagues use EdU to track leukocyte recruitment during inflammation.
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Figure showing recruitment of EdU-positive monocytes and neutrophils to the inflamed mouse lung.

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BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · Mar 26

Happy #winningWednesday!

Say hello to the new @bioimagingna.bsky.social Board Interns- Nhu Trieu and Mariana De Niz!

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BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · Mar 10

#MicroscopyMonday!

#microscopycommunity, join @bioimagingna.bsky.social March 25 to hear from 5 talented Scientists about their experiences in a variety of different careers, in academia & industry.

It is free & online, so register for the zoom details at buff.ly/FQbTu6m
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Suganya @sugansivaguru.bsky.social · Mar 10

Excited to co-organize this session with @marianadeniz.bsky.social and Natalie Woo! Looking forward to insightful discussions and an engaging session ahead.

BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · Mar 10

#MicroscopyMonday!

#microscopycommunity, join @bioimagingna.bsky.social March 25 to hear from 5 talented Scientists about their experiences in a variety of different careers, in academia & industry.

It is free & online, so register for the zoom details at buff.ly/FQbTu6m
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Leonel Malacrida @malacridalab.bsky.social · Mar 10

New Review Alert!
"Fluorescence Phasor Analysis: Fundamental Principles and Biophysical Applications" in Biophysical Reviews!
This collaboration with Luis Gonzalez-Felcha and Alvaro Recoulat discusses the fundamentals of #phasor_analysis for #Fluorescence studies in #biophysics.
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Fluorescence phasor analysis: basic principles and biophysical applications

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Mariana De Niz @marianadeniz.bsky.social · Feb 27

Congratulations Sara! You know I love working with you 🤓 !!!

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Silva Pereira Lab (Parasite Vascular Interactions) @silvapereiralab.bsky.social · Feb 27

The lab's first original research article presenting a novel microfluidic 3D model of bovine vasculature and discussing how T. congolense attaches to blood vessels is now published. But before I discuss the work, I'd like to thank key people who made it possible. (1/5)

Bioengineered 3D microvessels and complementary animal models reveal mechanisms of Trypanosoma congolense sequestration

Communications Biology - Organ-specific bioengineered microvessels and animal models reveal that Trypanosoma congolense sequestration depends on the endothelial cell bed, parasite strain, cyclic...

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