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Underwater Microscopy at Israel BioImaging

October 7, 2021

Underwater Microscopy at Israel BioImaging

What could be more exciting than observing the behavior of microscopic coral in situ? A new underwater microscope from the University of Haifa, part…

MEG. Copyright Aalto NeuroImaging

September 28, 2021

MEG – key imaging technology for understanding neuronal processing directly in a non-invasive fashion

Tell us who you are, where your facility is based, and what your role is. I am Veikko Jousmäki, physicist, senior scientist, Head of…

User Forum on Cancer, Margarita Solo

September 21, 2021

Understanding and Fighting Cancer: Endogenous DNA single-strand breaks in cancer

Euro-BioImaging is organizing an online User Forum on October 14, 2021 from 14:00-17:00 CEST. This event will highlight the importance of…

User Forum on Cancer, Dennis Klomp

September 21, 2021

Understanding and Fighting Cancer: Phospholipid imaging to prevent ineffective chemotherapy

Euro-BioImaging is organizing an online User Forum on October 14, 2021 from 14:00-17:00 CEST. This event will highlight the importance…

User Forum on Cancer, Christian Dullin

September 21, 2021

Understanding and Fighting Cancer: Applications of Virtual Histology at the Phase Contrast Imaging Node in Trieste

Euro-BioImaging is organizing an online User Forum on October 14, 2021 from 14:00-17:00 CEST. This event will highlight the importance of…

IST Austria. Plant microscope.

September 17, 2021

Adapting imaging instruments to shed new light on plant biology

Imaging living plants as they grow has traditionally been very difficult as almost all microscopes place the sample horizontally but plants grow vertically. This…

Photo of a lamella prepared for the study (A), a reconstructed slice of the entire tissue specimen at a resolution of 100 µm (B) and the outcomes of three local area scans performed in three selected areas (C-E) with a resolution of 5 µm

July 21, 2021

How imaging technologies contribute to understanding viruses

Euro-BioImaging offers an ever-expanding portfolio of cutting-edge imaging technologies and expertise that covers a range of applications in the life sciences – including in…

Marcos González López is a Master’s student and Euro-BioImaging user at the state-of-the-art CELLIM facility, part of our Advanced Light Microscopy and Medical Imaging Node Brno CZ.

March 11, 2021

Studying abroad? Euro-BioImaging can enhance your experience!

Euro-BioImaging users come from many different countries and many different backgrounds. Their research interests vary – as does their career stage. This is the…

March 3, 2021

Remote experiments with STED microscopy at Euro-BioImaging's EMBL Node? Yes, you can!

Jonas Bagge is a PhD Fellow in the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen. His speciality is DNA repair, with a…

Figure: Fluorescence lifetime microviscosity maps of Arabidopsis roots showing the vacuoles (sulfo-BDP, A and B), cytosol (PEG-BDP, C and D; note that the dye penetrates poorly in the meristem region), plasma membranes (N+-BDP, E and F), and cell walls (CWP-BDP, G and H), in all images. (Scale bar: 100 μm.) Red boxes in A, C, E, and G indicate close-ups shown in the B, D, F, and H, respectively. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

January 18, 2021

Understanding how mechanical forces act in plant cells

Imaging technologies can help scientists understand how plant tissues respond to stress, such as drought, heat, or other environmental factors. Characterising the mechanical properties…

Left: 3D rendering of organelles visualised by TEM tomography. Multiple tomograms are accessible via an online browser. Credit: Giulia Mizzon, Electron Microscopy Core Facility EMBL. Right: FIB-SEM imaging reveals in 3D the ultrastructure of an entire infected cell. Credit: Julian Hennies, Schwab team, EMBL. 

November 24, 2020

Euro-BioImaging’s EMBL Node contributes to understanding SARS-CoV-2 replication cycle in human cells

Understanding virus replication is a key part of any therapeutic strategy to combat COVID-19. Without this crucial piece of the puzzle, it is hard…

Setting up the second phase of screening at Euro-BioImaging’s EMBL Node. Photo copyright: EMBL/Kinga Lubowiecka

November 10, 2020

Conducting interdisciplinary transnational research in the COVID-19 era

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult for researchers to travel from one country to another, slowing down cross-border cooperation. It has forced…