Caron Jacobs

All I want for Christmas is microscope users with experimental controls 🎄🧫

Oh I’m sorry to hear that Kwasi! It sounds like he was a much loved man. May his memory be a blessing. And may you and your family find space, comfort and peace over this holiday period.

#GloBIAS seminar coming up this week. We start the next miniseries on: 'Infrastructure - Best practices to build a bioimaging project starting from a user request'
with Aastha Mathur from Euro-BioImaging. To receive the link, register here: tinyurl.com/msm6ts9b if you haven't done so already.

🔬👨‍💻📰 #SReD is out!
Automated structural detection for #ImageJ & #FIJI, from nano to macro ✨🐘. No training data, no bias - texture analysis with GPU acceleration!⚡️
Brainchild of @afonsomendes92.bsky.social and adventure w @christlet.bsky.social lab + friends.

Check: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Broadband Internet (PhysOrg.com) -- In South Africa, a carrier pigeon carrying a 4GB memory stick proved to be faster than the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom. Winston the pigeon took one hour a...

Reminds me of Winston the pigeon! 😅 phys.org/news/2009-09... (looks like the size of the carrier scales with the data size. And we’ve come a long way from struggling with 4GB !)

I hope US folks on the No Kings rallies know how much people outside the US are heartened to see them. We always knew the US is full of very fine people who totally reject and revile what's happening, but my god it's good to see it.

🚨New pre-print out now!🚨

We 3D printed a large optical element that enhanced the illumination, contrast & image quality in transmission stereomicroscopy. This simple addition to the illumination path lets us detect refractive structures & dynamics unobserved by conventional stereomicroscopy.
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What's the stupidest way you've hurt yourself?

Oh I'm so glad you asked! I knocked myself out with a frozen bag of omelettes.

Bemused that in 2025, following a global pandemic not all that long ago, I have to send a team email telling people to stay home if they’re ill 😐

🌍 The 2nd #Imaging4All call is OPEN 🎉
Researchers in LMICs can apply for fully funded visits to access imaging technologies & training worldwide.

🔗 Info: www.globalbioimaging.org/i4a
🧪 Questions? i4a_support@embl.de
🔬 Imaging facilities—please share & host a grantee!

💡A must-read: how can we ensure microscopy tools are used, not just shipped, in underserved regions? Brilliant insights in this new Nature Methods Comment.

🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-025-02690-7

#Microscopy #ScienceEquity

We’re at the UCT Multi Institute Symposium today ✨ So much fun chatting with old and new colleagues from across the four institutes. Love getting people excited about microscopy and chatting about potential collaborations!
🔬🧫🧠🦠🫀🫁

Big card board box with fragile stickers and Bambi Lab X1 Series Combo printed on the side

Oh the excitement- It’s finally here! (I know, it’s not a microscope, but it took a disproportionate amount of paper work to get this here, so it’s worth celebrating) 🎉

Need help with image analysis? Now's your chance, with the upcoming Free Help event from Globias! Find out more and register with the link below👇

Representatives (three in total, all smiling) of the RMS and Global BioImaging gather around a raised table at the front of a lecture theatre to sign an agreement between the two organisations. A projector screen is visible behind.

We're very excited to be working more closely with @globalbioimaging.bsky.social to bring #microscopy communities together! 🔬🤝😀

Find out more: www.rms.org.uk/resource/rms...

@bioimaginguk.bsky.social @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social

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.

🚨🔬💗Whether investigating cell organelles or mapping proteins, together with Victor Puelles's lab we lay a roadmap for selecting optimal #ExM and #SuperResolution #microscopy combinations. Daria Aristova and Dominik Kylies review with amazing co-authors

pubs.aip.org/aip/apr/arti...

It’s been a great experience spending time at @crick.ac.uk and @calm-stp.bsky.social. Thanks to the Crick-Africa Network for the support and opportunity, and to the CALM team for being such great hosts!

Apply | aicjanelia Apply to use the advanced microscopes housed at the AIC.

The latest AIC Call for Proposals is now open! Deadline is June 16, 2025. Come use @hhmijanelia.bsky.social imaging technology and expertise for FREE. Visit www.aicjanelia.org/apply for details. Before applying, contact us to schedule a technical consultation!

Oh dear! There are a few of us in Cape Town that use these! Including @digbywarner.bsky.social’s team. Will have to keep an eye out for updates on this.

A gentle reminder that the deadline for registration is today. The workshop is virtual and free of charge.

#Bioimage #Analysis #Microscopy #Euro-Bioimaging #PSF

Join us for ALMU's upcoming virtual workshop on True Image Deconvolution, Restoration, and Analysis run by Scientific Volume Imaging @svi.nl and hosted by the Teaching and Academic Office @crg.eu ! For more information scan the QR code 👇

#Bioimage #Analysis #Microscopy #Euro-Bioimaging

Please reshare to help this reach candidates and help me find a post-doc for this cool project! health.uct.ac.za/idm-imaging/...

Advert for Postdoctoral fellowship in the Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town. The project focuses on building modular mobile microscopes for bioimaging in low-resource settings. Contact caron.jacobs[at]uct.ac.za for more info.

2nd page of Advert for Postdoctoral fellowship in the Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town. The project focuses on building modular mobile microscopes for bioimaging in low-resource settings. Contact caron.jacobs[at]uct.ac.za for more info.

Boosting again: Post doc opportunity available in the IDM Microscopy Platform here at UCT! 🇿🇦 Come help build modular mobile microscopes for cell, tissue and pathogen imaging in remote settings in Africa 🧫🔬🌍 bit.ly/3QH3bMG

Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences Scholarships Open to candidates of Black or mixed Black heritage only.

Applications for our Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences scholarships are now open.

These scholarships are aimed at students of Black or mixed Black heritage who wish to undertake a PhD in biological or biomedical sciences.

Learn more and apply. ⬇️
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

Advert for postdoctoral fellowship available at University of Cape Town, in the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine Microscopy Platform. Position is open to recent PhD graduates from diverse STEM backgrounds. Please submit applications to Caron.jacobs [at] uct.ac.za

We’re recruiting a post-doc! Join me in the IDM Microscopy Platform at UCT, and work on developing mobile microscopy solutions for diverse bioimaging applications and resource-limited settings.

MBI Dates: July 28 - August 1, 2025 Introduction to Principles of Microscopy August 4 - 7th, 2025 Advanced Imaging Approaches for Fungal Pathogens Location: University of Cape Town, South Africa Venue:...

🚨🍄🥼Delighted to share the registration page for our Mycology Bioimaging Workshop on "Imaging the Fungal Cell"
W/ pre-AMI Fundamentals workshop @caronjacobs.bsky.social

🗓️ July 28 - Aug 7 2025
🌍 @AMI_microscopy Cape Town, SA
🥼 Hands-on 🔬

Pls RT & Apply here:
sites.google.com/view/mycolog...

An open letter to the President of the @royalsociety.org – time to stand up for your values. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

I put together a small guide on how to get started with Fiji. Please distribute to anyone who might benefit form this! zenodo.org/records/1477... #imageanalysis #fiji #imagej #training

And that’s a wrap! Merci à tous! Those who joined us in person & online, CSRS in Abidjan for the hosting support & @cziscience.bsky.social for the funding to make the meeting possible! We’re leaving #ABIC_CM2024 inspired and energised for the future of bioimaging & community in Africa! 🔬🌍🇨🇮🙌