Remote 3D Electron Microscopy and CLEM projects at the Finnish Node
At the Finnish Node, remote access services include remote access to microscopes and image analysis workstations, virtual microscopy where a remote user joins an operator via video call, and a possibility to send samples to one of the imaging core facilities within the Finnish Node where staff perform the imaging. All of these services are possible due to ongoing developments at the Finnish Node. Eija Jokitalo, the head of Electron Microscopy Unit, at the University of Helsinki presented how imaging projects that require either 3D Electron Microscopy or CLEM (Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy) are conducted at her facility with remote users sending samples at Euro-BioImaging weekly meeting. For more information about the 3D Electron Microscopy and CLEM projects, you are welcome to read this article posted on Euro-BioImaging.
Finnish Node presents virtual microscopy at Euro-BioImaging weekly meeting
Remote access allows researchers to access instruments and analysis workstations remotely, for example, from the confines of their homes. The effects of COVID-19 pandemic, namely the temporary closure of core facilities in most of the countries or significant reduction in their activities, have accelerated the development of remote access services also at the Finnish Node. An example of remote access service being developed by the Finnish Node is virtual microscopy. It consists of an operator, generally a staff member of a core facility or an experienced researcher, acquiring image data using a microscope. A remote user joins via video call to guide an operator to image particular regions of interests. The Finnish Node presented its developments in the field of virtual microscopy at Euro-BioImaging weekly meeting on 8 May 2020. You can check a demonstration of a virtual microscopy in a short video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=xnPuoNTC9bI&feature=emb_titleA short video segment taken from…