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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Just a reminder - don't pull the ladder up behind you. We all got help and support along the way from someone. Thank you for listening! @academic-chatter.bsky.social

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I am SO incredibly excited to announce the launch of a global list of Inspiring Black Scientists. You can use this list to nominate and connect with researchers. Please share and join us in highlighting these outstanding scientists for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond! www.wiley.com/en-us/resear...

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Just a reminder - please and thank you truly are magic words.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I've know her for awhile!! We co-authored (along with @seismatters.bsky.social and Thomas Searles) one of my favorite opinion pieces in 2021!

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

While the technical program at SPIE #PhotonicsWest was outstanding as always, what stood out most was the sense of global community. The numerous in-person interactions were a powerful reminder of why conferences matter. 🧪💡 #collaboration #networking #support #teamwork #PhotonicsWest2026

Pictures of the resilient and collaborative photonics community at Photonics West 2026

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Excited to be back at SPIE Photonics West with my fabulous team!! Looking forward to the great week ahead filled with photonics, networking, and fun! #PhotonicsWest #SPIEPW #TeamWork #Photonics #ConferenceVibes #Innovation 💡

Picture of PI and team members at SPIE Photonics West

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Interested in applying AI to therapeutic development? Check out this position!! emila.applytojob.com/apply/l7mNkT... @chemjobber.bsky.social 🧪

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

New paper alert! 🎉 We present NC-PCA, a noise-aware PCA method that boosts FLIM analysis, reduces uncertainty 5.5×, & keeps far more data than thresholding/filtering-only approaches. 🧪💡 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Low-photon FLIM data is messy. So we built NC-PCA, a denoising approach that preserves signal structure while stripping away noise & validated on synthetic data, dyes, & >800 colorectal cancer organoids. Proud of this team! Paper link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪💡@academic-chatter.bsky.social

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Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Aww. Thank you! It is also Jack's first first-author paper - so it is a huge team celebration (internally).

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Excited to share our team’s work on improving FLIM metabolic imaging. NC-PCA selectively removes shot noise without filters or training. The result? Clearer phasors, higher accuracy, & better biological insights. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @springernature.com @academic-chatter.bsky.social 💡🧪

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Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Breaking news: I’ve uncovered a new law of academic publishing!! The moment I board a plane, a manuscript decision arrives for my team. At this point, the fastest way to speed up our publications might just be more travel. @academic-chatter.bsky.social

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Congratulations to Lexie Scholtz who just defended her PhD in BME! She's headed off on Monday to KLA to be an applications and packaging engineer!! @academic-chatter.bsky.social

Image of the entire research lab celebrating Lexie Scholtz's defense

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I can't stop thinking about this. It was so amazing to see people working together - literally or just by being patient when their commute was put on hold - to save a little life. It was truly heartwarming.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

If you're the person who just stopped all traffic on the CA10 to try to catch a tiny gray kitten or the guy who crawled under your Prius to pull the little guy out of your wheel well after he got scared... Thank you for making the world a better place.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Someone warmed up a cinnamon roll for breakfast in the microwave, and now the entire floor smells like cinnamon deliciousness.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

One year, I had a game in my lab that was "what do you think the most expensive thing in the room is?" The change in behavior was amazing (and immediate).

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I'm jumping in mid-stream, but I had lagrangian in 2nd year, and I thought it worked well.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

More info: 📍 where: Los Angeles ⏰ when: June 2025 start; full-time in summer & part-time during acad year 💡 Pay: $24-26/hr DOE Degrees: Comp Sci, Eng, Physics, really any STEM field. 📩 Apply by sending your resume and cover letter to education-at-emila.org @academic-chatter.bsky.social 🧪

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Are you an undergrad passionate about cutting-edge biotechnology research & looking to make a difference in healthcare? We're hiring a 1yr intern! Possible efforts: 🔹 Designing & building optical imaging systems 🔹 Developing image analysis algorithms 🔹 Performing data acquisition & analysis

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Made some St. Patrick's Day treats for the team! Mini-chocolate torts (shaped like four leaf clovers) and orange sugar cookies (with green clovers painted on in sparkly dust). May everyone have a little luck today! 🍀 @academic-chatter.bsky.social 🧪

St. Patrick's Day themed chocolate torte and sugar cookies.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Congratulations to Kylie Trettner who just defended her PhD in Chemical Engineering! We wish her all the best as she embarks on an exciting new journey as a scientific analyst in the VC world. 🧪💡 @academic-chatter.bsky.social

Kylie Trettner immediately after completing her PhD defense!

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Joachim Goedhart @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Enhanced fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy denoising via principal component analysis by Andrea M Armani and team: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Fig. 1: Phasor analysis workflows for FLIM data. After image acquisition on a FLIM system, the data
is analyzed using different approaches. (a) Filtered phasor analysis method (FPA) includes image selection based on
total counts, dynamic thresholding, and application of a selective smoothing filter. (b) Thresholded phasor analysis
(TPA) only involves the application of an adaptive threshold. (c) Noise-corrected Principal Component Analysis (NC-
PCA) begins with a Poisson noise normalization, then application of PCA, and subsequent thresholding and phasor
transformation

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Thank you for sharing! We're very excited about the results!

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

My favorite: I buy some particles from a company, & I need to know the composition for some modeling. I politely reach out & ask, only to be told it's a "trade secret". I'll see your trade secret and raise you a TEM with EDX. 😏😂 #chemsky 🧪

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Had a wonderful time catching up with Justine at @spie.org Photonics West!

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Valentine's exchange, lab style. 💡🧪💕

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SPIE @spie.org · 12/02/2025

Contribute to the 2025 #SPIE Global Optics & Photonics Salary Report and be entered to win a trip to an SPIE event! This report is the longest-running and largest salary survey in optics and #photonics, and the community's responses are why! Take the survey here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8033768/b...

Abstract image with black lines and circles and a red background. There is a black box with white text inside. Text reads: Share your salary information and be entered to win a travel package to an SPIE conference of your choice!

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Rachel Won @rachelpcwon.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Meeting up #WomeninOptics #PhotonicsWest @spie.org Sile NIC Chormaic, Clara Saraceno, Giulia Tagliabue, @rachelgrange.bsky.social, Andrea Redondo-Blanco, @drarmani.bsky.social, @astchalyan.bsky.social and Sona Hosseini 💃🎉🎊🥳💃

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Having an amazing time at #PhotonicsWest! Watched an incredible series of talks on #quantum optics behaviors and devices and caught up with friends at a WiO event! @spie.org 🧪💡 @academic-chatter.bsky.social

Sile, Jess, and Andrea at Photonics West

Rachel Grange and Andrea Armani at Photonics west

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Best part of conferences - catching up with former team members who are now rockstars!! 🌟 @academic-chatter.bsky.social @spie.org 🧪💡

Imran Cheema and Andrea Armani at Photonics West

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Just put the finishing touches on my slides for Photonics West BIOS!! Hope to see everyone there next week (or weekend) in San Fran! 💡 @spie.org @academic-chatter.bsky.social

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Celebrating the achievements of 2024 and Yasaman Moradi's last group meeting. After finishing her PhD, she is heading off to FujiFilm. @academic-chatter.bsky.social #lifegoals 🎉💡🧪

Celebratory cake highlighting 2024 achievements!

Yasaman Moradi doing the honors and cutting the 2024 cake

Photo of Yasaman Moradi's last team meeting at EMI

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 06/01/2025

Features of Adulthood xkcd.com/3034

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I agree - occasionally, sure. Like once per year (or less). But getting biweekly invites is over the top. Assuming one wants to do a good job, that is.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I recognize that including unfunded investigators is a good learning experience and bringing in new perspectives is critical - but if unfunded PIs spend all their time reviewing, they don't have time to write. There is a massive trade-off that seems to be ignored.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

In addition to tracking who has served on panels, it would be great if NIH (& others) tracked who had been asked. I just received my 4th request in 2 months. Also, this epitomizes the service aspect of academia. The last time I had NIH funding was in the 2010's. @academic-chatter.bsky.social

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

That was ALL my students. It even crackled.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Team bonding before the holiday break filled with creativity and laughter! (Playing with clay) 🧪 #academicsky #teambonding

Team bonding activity - making things from clay.

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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Congratulations to #USC PhD student and group member Yasaman Moradi who just successfully defended her PhD in chemical engineering!! 🧪 #academicsky #PhDdone #engineering

Yasaman Moradi and Andrea Armani (her PhD advisor) right after Yasaman's successful PhD thesis defense on Dec 10, 2024.

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