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New in @dev-journal.bsky.social, “Reciprocal inhibition of Wnt signaling pathways pattern the interconnection of epithelial tubules in the regenerating zebrafish kidney” with Caramai Kamei, Iain Drummond & team.

🧪 🐟🎸 #ScientificResearchPublishing

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January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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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 🧪 🤝
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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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

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January 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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This #microscopymonday image by Frederic Bonnet, Ph.D., captures details of a wasp's intricate wing venation patterns and the segmented body, antennae and specialized ovipositor, demonstrating the elegant engineering of this tiny predator.

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January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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📚 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 🧪 👩‍🔬
January 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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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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Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy 2026
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December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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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 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 👩‍🔬
MDI Bio Lab’s Hannah Somers’ Image Wins International Recognition
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November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Congratulations to Frederic Bonnet and the @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social on these amazing achievements!! 🎉
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#HappyFluorescenceFriday!

#microscopycommunity- 🎉 Winners of the BINA Image Contest!
1st Place: Frederic Bonnet – Hexagonal Vision: Compound Eye and Sensory Crown
2nd Place: Nat Prunet – Allergy Season
3rd Place: Arlen Ramírez Corona – Blue, Red and Fish
People’s Choice: Mahgol Darvishmolla
October 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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I love Frederic Bonnet's compound eye image that got first place 😍
October 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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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
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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This #microscopymonday image of a planarian regenerating its head 7 days after decapitation is from MDI Bio Lab's Disney lab. The translucent area at the top is the blastema—a mass of stem cells that gives rise to new tissues during regeneration. MDIBL Light Microscopy Facility

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October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🎉 🔬 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s #NikonSmallWorld in Motion video #Microscopy competition: bit.ly/4mtjUk7

🥇 1st place goes to Jay McClellan of Saranac, Michigan (USA) for his video capturing self-pollination in a thymeleaf speedwell flower.

#Microscope #SciArt #SciComm
September 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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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
September 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Speaking with BioImaging North America about the Maine Microscopy Course! @bioimagingna.bsky.social @mdibiolab.bsky.social

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#science #education #microscopy #EoE
Exchange of Experience Virtual Group | May 28 2025 | Frederic Bonnet
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September 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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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...
August 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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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 🧪 🤝
microscope image of fribroblast cell
August 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Do you see chromatic aberration in your images? www.youtube.com/shorts/9lyix...

#science #microscopy #bioimaging #microscopymonday #chromaticaberration #bluesci #mdibl
What is optical aberration ?
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August 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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What is Köhler Illumination?

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#microscopy #microscopymonday #Köhler #Köhlerillumination #brightfield #science
What is Köhler illumination ? #science #microscope #biology #optics
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July 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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A beautiful #microscopymonday sea star captured by @hsomers.bsky.social in 2022.

Sample: Asterias amurensis (Northern Sea Star)
Label: Nuclear staining with DAPI in Cyan and auto-fluorescence in green

#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopy #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 #wildlife
star fish under a microscope
July 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Reminder! Application Deadline: August 8, 2025

From mastering iPSC culture to directed differentiation and organoid creation, participants will gain skills they can immediately apply to their own research workflows.

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Applications of Human iPSCs and Organoids 2025
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July 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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This #microscopymonday image shows GFP+ stem cells moving through the complex environment of a #zebrafish kidney.

It was captured in 2023 by Senior Research Scientist Caramai Kamei.

#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopy #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸
GFP+ stem cells moving through the complex environment of a zebrafish kidney.
July 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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This #microscopymonday image is of a #Drosophila male reproductive system: paired coiled testes, seminal vesicles & accessory glands, and a single ejaculatory duct. Each coiled testis is about 1.5mm. Image captured by MDI Bio Lab Sr. Scientist Travis Carney.

#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝
June 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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What is Numerical Aperture?

#microscopy #na #numericalaperture #microscopymonday #science #bioimaging

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What is Numerical Aperture (NA) ?
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July 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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This image from 2024 is by MDI Bio Lab Senior Scientist Travis Carney. It shows the neurons in the brain of a #Drosophila fruit fly larva. The images are color-coded projections, so different focal planes are in different colors.

#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopymonday #lightsheet 🧪 🤝
June 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Do you know the PSF of your microscope?

#PSF #Pointspreadfunction #microscopy #microscopymonday #introduction #science #biology

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What is the Point Spread Function (PSF) of a microscope
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July 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM