New technologies are offered by the Finnish Node – ONI nanoimager and Mass spectrometry-based imaging (MSI)
Turku site of FiAM has been able to acquire a new instrument, the ONI nanoimager, that strengthens its focus on technologies in the field of super-resolution microscopy. This instrument allows quick and reliable single-molecule localization studies. Additionally, Turku has purchased the Hyperion Imaging mass cytometry system, which combines immunohistochemistry (metal ions coupled antibodies and markers) with mass cytometry, to rebuild an image of tissue sections or stained cells on a microscopic slide. This technology adds spatial imaging to our technology portfolio which was not available in FiAM Node. These new technologies are located at the Cell Imaging and Cytometry Core in Turku. This facility is part of FiAM and most of its other high-end instruments are already available to Euro-BioImaging users. All these new technologies complement the multimodal technology offer of FiAM excellently and have been requested both by local and outside users, and we believe they will greatly benefit…
EUROPEAN LIGHT MICROSCOPY INITIATIVE (ELMI) 2022 HELD IN TURKU
The 21st International European Light Microscopy Initiative (ELMI) meeting had a comeback in 2022 as an in-person meeting held in Turku, Finland (7-10 June 2022). ELMI 2022 was organized by Turku BioImaging, in collaboration with the Medical Faculty of the University of Turku, Euro-BioImaging Finland and Turku Bioscience. ELMI 2022 was a hybrid event, and a subset of the program, including the scientific presentation, was also available online. ELMI 2022 had over 500 participants, of which over 400 on site, and a very active program of talks, workshops, exhibition booths, poster presentations, discussions and social events. ELMI 2022 brought latest updates on the latest light microscopy developments, research, techniques, and instrumentation. During the morning sessions, international leaders were giving plenary lectures, while during the afternoon sessions, company workshops provided demos of the latest microscopy techniques and instruments. ELMI 2022 continued the successful tradition of bringing together microscopy users, developers, core facility staff,…
IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS WORKSHOP BY JANELIA RESEARCH CENTER
Turku BioImaging presents: FIJI Image Processing and Analysis workshop organised by the Advanced Imaging Center at Janelia Research Campus in the USA: Combining careful image acquisition with rigorous image analysis allows the extraction of quantitative data from light microscopy images to answer various biological questions. This hands-on FIJI workshop will focus on basic and more advanced image analysis steps essential for quantifying image data. The first section of the curriculum will cover digital image basics, image processing fundamentals, Fourier transformation in image processing, object segmentation, intensity measurements as well as object-based and pixel-based colocalization. In the second, advanced section of the curriculum, we will explore how to use machine learning in image processing and segmentation, perform the evaluation of super-resolution image data, and analyze live-cell image data. The workshop will conclude with a lecture on advanced imaging techniques available to you at the Advanced Imaging Center at the HHMI Janelia Research…
Turku BioImaging is Hiring – Two Positions
Turku BioImaging is looking for two new team members to strengthen the team. We are currently looking for SOFTWARE DEVELOPER This task includes (but are not limited to): Designing and implementing new features Testing, updating, monitoring, bug-fixing and improving existing features Application deployment and configuration management READ MORE AND APPLY HERE PROJECT COORDINATOR IN BIOIMAGE ANALYSIS This task includes (but are not limited to): Establish the Turku BioImaging Data Analysis Team activity Meet researchers and core facility personnel from different fields and provide data management, analysis and interpretation consultation and service, using local and cloud-based hardware, open-source and commercial software tools, and tailor-made algorithms and scripts. Collaborate with other Turku BioImaging team members and other partners in for instance data management and related web services READ MORE AND APPLY HERE
Master´s in Biomedical Imaging in Turku Finland
International Master´s Degree Programme in Biomedical Imaging in Turku, Finland – Call for applications for studies starting in August 2021 is opening on January 7th. Do you want to study in stimulating research environment in the country with beautiful nature and high-tech innovations?Are you interested in studying Biomedical Imaging in the laboratories where Stefan Hell did his Nobel prize awarded research with super resolution?If your answer is YES, please read this email carefully!International Master´s programme in Biomedical Imaging is a two year (120 ECTS) programme jointly administrated by the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Turku (Masters programme in Biomedical Sciences). Close cooperators are the national Turku PET Centre, Turku Center for Disease Modeling, Turku Centre for Biotechnology and the Turku University Hospital.Programme is aimed at students with a B.Sc. degree in the Life Sciences or applicable areas of biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry or engineering. The interdisciplinary curriculum provides the graduates with a broad spectrum of the most recent knowledge…
NEW! Super-resolution Traction Force Microscopy for measuring mechanical forces in living cells
Traction Force Microscopy (TFM) has long been used to measure the forces cells exert on their environment – recent advances mean it is ready to go SUPER-RESOLUTION. Euro-BioImaging is now offering all researchers access to super-resolution Traction Force Microscopy (SR-TFM) at our Finnish Advanced Light Microscopy Node in Turku, Finland. In this interview, Dr Aki Stubb, from the University of Cambridge, explains how super-resolution Traction Force Microscopy works. Can you please briefly describe the principles behind super-resolution Traction Force Microscopy (SR-TFM)? Traction force microscopy (TFM) is a well-established technique for measuring forces exerted by the cells to surrounding extra cellular matrix. In TFM the living cells are seeded on elastic gels with known biophysical properties and that also contain embedded fluorescent beads. When the cells adhere to the gels they exert forces on it and thereby move the embedded beads. This movement can be tracked over time using confocal or…
Euro-BioImaging ERIC extends a warm welcome to its new Nodes!
We are very pleased to announce that the Euro-BioImaging family is growing! In 2020, we welcome four new Nodes hosted by Austria, Finland, Sweden, and Portugal. These include two Biological, one Biomedical and one Mixed Node. Four existing Nodes were also granted upgrades, bringing on board new facilities and expanding their technology portfolio. A cutting-edge infrastructure These renowned imaging facilities have undergone a stringent, independent review process by the Euro-BioImaging Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) that ensures that only the most advanced imaging facilities with a cutting-edge and diverse technology offer become Euro-BioImaging Nodes. As part of the Euro-BioImaging research infrastructure, the services provided by these facilities will be open to all scientists, regardless of their discipline or affiliation. We congratulate the successful new Nodes and upgraded Nodes and look forward to sharing more news about these imaging facilities in the upcoming months. Some of the applications from this year’s Call for Nodes are still being…
Atomic Force Microscopy: Describing the mechanical properties of diverse materials
Interview with Camilo Guzmán, Manager of Euro-BioImaging’s Finnish Advanced Light Microscopy Node Please tell us who you are, where your facility is based, and what your role is. My name is Camilo Guzmán and I am the manager of the Finnish Advanced Light Microscopy Node of Euro-BioImaging. I have a background both in physics and in biology and I have been working on microscopy topics for over 17 years now. Our node has imaging facilities in Helsinki, Oulu and Turku and I am based in Turku where I take care of administrative tasks, while also providing support to different users on super-resolution microscopy, fluorescence dynamics and several biophysics methods. Read more
CARS: Label-free imaging for studying pharmaceutical materials/drug crystallization
Interview with Antti Isomäki, of the Biomedicum Imaging Unit of Helsinki BioImaging, part of Euro-BioImaging’s Finish Advanced Light Microscopy Node. Read more
New technology is offered by the Finnish Node – label-free CARS microscopy
CARS microscopy is one of the label-free multiphoton imaging techniques. It allows for chemically specific imaging of biological materials without use of fluorescent labels. CARS has been proven useful in some very specific application fields. The CARS technique is particularly well suited for high-resolution label-free imaging of lipids due to the high concentration of carbon-hydrogen bonds in the lipid material. Lipid imaging has been applied to a great variety of samples including lipid droplets in fixed and live cell cultures, various tissue sections, and even small animals in vivo (e.g. zebrafish).In pharmaceutical applications, CARS microscopy is gaining more and more interest. Applications include visualization of chemical component distribution in dosage forms and drug carriers, dissolution and release, solid-state transformations during dissolution, and drug delivery into cells and tissues. You can apply to use CARS microscopy at Euro-BioImaging Web Portal.