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Elena Nicolay @enicolay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Exciting Master's Thesis Opportunity: The mTox Group at the @ufz.de in Leipzig is looking for a master’s student to learn and apply high-content fluorescence imaging of zebrafish larvae. For more information on the project and to apply please follow this link: bit.ly/3VVsZKT

The image shows the head of a transgenic zebrafish larva at 5dpf that has dopaminergic neurons labelled in GFP (cyan colour).

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And it's off! Sepand @rastapopolus.bsky.social kicks off the 1st German Fish Meeting at the COS Heidelberg, with three days full of talks, chats and community-building 🧪🐟

An auditorium full of people. The pic is taken from the presenter's POV, so you can see Sepand and some of the public

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Taylor Black @taylorblack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For #sciartseptember I present an artsy illustration of one of my study species- the orangethroat darter(Etheostoma spectabile)! This fish (and the whole Ceasia clade) played a major role in my PhD research on sensory systems and species discrimination. #sciart #scicomm #fish #ichthyology

An illustration of a male orangethroat darter(Etheostoma spectabile). This art piece uses squiggles and blocks of color and line work to emphasize the orangethroat darter’s colorful patterning.

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EMBO @embo.org · 15/09/2026

Don't miss out! Register and submit your abstract now until 30 September for the EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum #EYSF2026 taking place in Dubrovnik, #Croatia, 28–30 October 2026. 🧪 event.fourwaves.com/eysf #LifeSciences #EarlyCareerResearchers

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Young Microscopists and Image Analysts @ymia.gerbi-gmb.de · 15/09/2026

Only 4 days left to submit an abstract for the 6th day of #IntravitalMicroscopy 2026 in Bonn! The #YMIA are offering travel grants for early-career researchers, don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our beautiful ‘Featured image’ this #FluorescenceFriday was acquired by @enicolay.bsky.social. The image shows a #zebrafish larvae with macrophages and neurons depicted in different colours. Learn more about Elena’s research: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/09/11/f...

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Featured image with Elena Nicolay - FocalPlane

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Rainer Höhnel @hoehnelr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Kamerabrillen können unbemerkt Videos aufnehmen. So werden private, peinliche oder verletzliche Momente plötzlich zu Content auf Social-Media-Plattformen. Heimliches Filmen darf nicht alltäglich werden! Lass uns das gemeinsam verhindern. Unterzeichne die Petition: campact.org/spannerbrillen

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Du bist kein Content: Spanner-Brillen verbieten!

Stell dir vor: Jemand filmt dich – und du merkst nichts. Kamerabrillen bedrohen unsere Privatsphäre. Fordere klare Grenzen! Jetzt unterzeichnen ✍️

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Young Microscopists and Image Analysts @ymia.gerbi-gmb.de · 12/08/2026

Are you an early career scientist interested in #IntravitalMicroscopy techniques? Then this opportunity is perfect for you! 🔬 We are awarding 5 travel grants of up to €200 each for this year’s Intravital Day in Bonn. Apply until September 30 using this link: gerbi-gmb.de/machform/vie...

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YMIA Travel Grant Application: German BioImaging (GerBI) - 6th Day of Intravital Microscopy, 23-24 November 2026, Bonn

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AIC at Janelia @aicjanelia.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We're discussing the pros and cons of approaches for increasing imaging depth at #IALSJanelia. One benefit of two-photon microscopy (2P) is label-free second harmonic generation (SHG). Here SHG (purple) reveals structures surrounding macrophages (teal) in a zebrafish tail.

A microscopy image with macrophages (teal cells) and second harmonic generation (purple fibers).

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Ricardo Henriques @henriqueslab.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🚀🔬 Can cell shape, signal and movement tell us about a cell's future? #DeepLearning studies now predict cell fate from #microscopy. Together w Rita, @mariodelr.bsky.social, @inesmcunha.bsky.social, @juliettegriffie.bsky.social + @guijacquemet.bsky.social👇 www.preprints.org/manuscript/202607.1414/v1

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Helmholtz Imaging @helmholtzimaging.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

How ready is your image dataset for analysis? Join our 2-part online workshop on image dataset quality control, data exploration and PixelPatrol. 📅 Sept 10 + 17, 2026 Open to @helmholtz.de & HIDA partners Registration opens Aug 13, 12 PM. More 👉 bit.ly/Image-Qualit... #datascience #training

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Elena Nicolay @enicolay.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I'm really excited to present my project today at #EZM2026 🐟🧪💻 Come join the Toxicology I session, and let's talk about using automated imaging to assess the effects of endocrine disruptors on macrophages and the enteric nervous system. #ENDOMIX

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Daniel Gorelick @danielgorelick.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Excited to be @ezsociety.bsky.social #EZM2026 come find me to learn about @biologyopen.bsky.social paying peer reviewers. And don't miss the toxicology sessions later this week!

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Helena Klara Jambor @helenajambor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

😎 to have this out! --> stay tuned, this is a series about 📊#dataviz for #science 🧪

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Team @gerbi-gmb.de and @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social have arrived at #ELMI2026 in the beautiful city of Coimbra, Portugal! We're super excited about this event, now about to kick off with the Core Facility Day. 🔬

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Robert Haase @haesleinhuepf.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

AI-agents write code for us, fix errors and try out other algorithms - tasks we data scientists do on a daily basis. But they can do it in parallel, all steps fully automatically. Check out %%alice & sand-bob #opensource! haesleinhuepf.github.io/sand-bob/exa...

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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

@johanduchene.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social Spent the last hour looking, found ten more apparently manipulated Western blots in Thermo Fisher's antibody verification data (across eight different catalogued products). Thread below. www.thermofisher.com/antibody/pro...

Apparent manipulation in the antibody verification data in Thermo Fisher's online catalog

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Eurosky Social @eurosky.social · 08/05/2026

Europe needs independent social infrastructure, not just an app. This is what we're building. eurosky.tech/build/

Screenshot of Eurosky webpage showing progress on building European social infrastructure and showing:
2 of 9 components built – 2 in progress

Personal Data Server — Complete
Where your posts and data live, hosted in Europe, under European law.

Migration Tool — Complete
Move your existing Bluesky account to Eurosky in minutes.

Relay — In progress
Listens to every post across the entire network in real time.

PLC Directory Mirror — In progress
The identity registry that verifies who you are across every app on the network.

Indexer — Needs funding
Indexes and organises network content to power feeds, discovery, and search.

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Pause @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 07/05/2026

Wie viele KI-Bots in sozialen Netzwerken tatsächlich unterwegs sind, ist schwer abzuschätzen. Inzwischen haben sie sogar ihr eigenes Netzwerk: www.moltbook.com

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moltbook - the front page of the agent internet

A social network built exclusively for AI agents. Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

As we near the end of #EarthWeek, a reminder that #zebrafish do not need sterile dishes! Save money and reduce plastic consumption by sanitizing used dishes with hot water or dilute bleach 🧫💦 For example, you could follow this protocol from the Fish Floor at UCL: www.protocols.io/view/washing... 🐟 🧪

Image of clean petri dishes drying on a towel. They are neatly sorted and very shiny! Credit to Prof. Cecilia Moens.

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GloBIAS @globias.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The GloBIAS Working Group survey 2024 has reached another important milestone with the publication of a short communication: GloBIAS: strengthening the foundations of bioimage analysis, in Nature Methods. doi.org/10.1038/s415... A big thank you to everyone involved Join GloBIAS at www.globias.org !

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

You've never seen human anatomy like this before. Using a particle accelerator, the Human Organ Atlas is producing 3D scans of our organs in unprecedented detail! You can look through different layers of tissue and even zoom in on the cells for the heart, lungs, eyes, kidneys, and more.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 08/04/2026

How does open licensing shape scientific research in the age of AI? Do restrictive licences protect your work, or limit collaboration? Join @europepmc.org & @knowledgerights21.org to explore these questions in the webinar. 🗓️ 14 April, 10:00 BST Register: embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · 19/03/2026

📢 Bioimaging folks, your input matters! The NFDI4BIOIMAGE Research Data Management Survey 2026 is live. Help shape future tools, services & training. ⏱️ ~20 min | 🔒 anonymous | 🌍 open to all 👉 nfdi4bioimage.de/en/community... 🗓️ Deadline: April 30, 2026 Please share! 🧬

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Community survey 2026 - NFDI4BIOIMAGE

Community Survey 2026

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Young Microscopists and Image Analysts @ymia.gerbi-gmb.de · 18/03/2026

We were thrilled to share YMIA’s aims and activities with the wider community at the @gerbi-gmb.de Annual Community Meeting 2026! YMIA strengthens the voice of young microscopists, image analysts, and scientists 🔬🧪🥳

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Elena Nicolay @enicolay.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I have a joke about poor data management, but it's not FAIR.

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Brian Northan @truenorth-ia.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

In a new @abrf.bsky.social paper they found that Python/ImageJ/Cellprofiler led to much greater analyst to analyst variability compared to Imaris/Arivis/Aivia. I've opened up a thread to discuss why large errors occurred and how to improve the situation in the future forum.image.sc/t/abrf-imari...

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ABRF: Imaris/Arivis/Aivia substantially reduces inter-analyst variability vs ImageJ/Python/Cellprofiler

Hi all For 9 months I've been going back and forth with @Thomas_Pengo, ABRF LMRG and co-authors about their recent paper here, which found significant analyst to analyst variability, especially among...

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Confocal micrograph of a transgenic adult zebrafish heart with cardiomyocytes in 🧡, blood vessels in 🩷, and cell nuclei in 💙. Credit to Dr. Aaron Scott (prev. w/ @beckrichardson.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social). #ZebrafishZunday 🧪

Image of a transgenic adult zebrafish heart. Cardiomyocytes in orange, endothelial cells in purple and cell nuclei in blue. Note the large coronary artery with lots of uncleared, nucleated blood cells.

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Scientists for Future Leipzig @s4f-leipzig.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

In ihrem Buch „Eine bessere Welt“ erläutert die Wissenschaftlerin Elena Ideen für eine ökologische Zukunft. Nach einem polarisierenden Auftritt in einer Talkshow gerät sie in einen heftigen Online-Shitstorm; zeitsprung.de/productions-...

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Eine bessere Welt - Zeitsprung Pictures

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Elena Nicolay @enicolay.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Support the demonstrations in your area and join the fight for FLINTA* rights! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊

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latinxdb.bsky.social @latinxdb.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We’re launching our Latinx DevBio interview series 🌎🧬 Our first inspiring conversation features Dr. Rosa Navarro: Leading Developmental Biology research in Mexico. Read here: sites.google.com/view/latinxi... Thanks, Dr. Navarro, for sharing your journey and insights with us! #LatinxInScience

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LatinxDB - Interviews

“The only limit is your imagination”-Dr. Rosa Navarro.

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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Are you a computational postdoc or even in the last year of your PhD and you want to set up your own lab? Want to work in one of the most multi-disciplinary and multi-national institutions in the world? Want to be a leader in understanding biology - molecules up? Apply below!

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Hao Yin @haoyin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Challenge the dogma? Take a look at @mads100tist.bsky.social #Zebrafish story😁 Rohon-Beard neurons persist till 15 dpf They hide (converge medially), NOT die off by 5 dpf (as believed)😎 Are 15-dpf RB neurons still arborized?🥸 @devbiol.bsky.social 2024 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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German Fish Model Research Meeting @germanfishmeeting.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🐠 Calling all fish model researchers! 🐠 The 1st German Fish Model Research Meeting is happening in Heidelberg, Sept 16–18, 2026—and you don’t want to miss it ! 👉https://www.germanfishmeeting.org/ #daniorerio #fishmodel #germanfish2026 #medaka #killifish #cavefish

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Elena Nicolay @enicolay.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Tfw you bump into a colleague at the microwave and they give you a bar of chocolate to help you get through a long day at work. 🥹🍫🫂 #phdlife

Juicy pizza with green chocolate bar in front of it on a work desk. The keyboard peeks in from the left and a NFDI4BIOIMAGE mouse pad is in the background.

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Rosa Uribe, PhD @uribelab.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

A sneak peak of a complex and technically challenging experiment that my lab developed: doi.org/10.1096/fj.2.... Super proud of PhD candidate Hannah Johnson for showcasing our Whole-gut spatial genomic analysis in #zebrafish. This video illustrates one landmark in the protocol after multiple 1/3

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Guillaume Jacquemet @guijacquemet.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

You still have 3 days to apply to the postdoc positions available in my lab 😀 🔬Come and work with us 🔬

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Elena Nicolay @enicolay.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Check out our panel discussion on open science in bio-image analysis moderated by @marabuuuu.bsky.social! 🔓💻🚀

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European Zebrafish Society (EZS) @ezsociety.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Meet our keynote speakers at #EZM2026! 13th European Zebrafish Meeting, taking place in Vienna, July 7–11. 🧬 Elly Tanaka (IMP, Vienna) is a leader in the molecular and cellular biology of limb and spinal cord regeneration, with pioneering contributions to regenerative biology.

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Peter Fabian @fabianlab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Thinking about EZM2026 in Vienna? 🐟 Travel grants are now open for students & ECRs. 7–11 July 2026 | Deadline: March 15 Hope to see many of you there! @ezsociety.bsky.social #zebrafish

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Our #preprint list is up on FocalPlane. This list focusses on the latest tools in bioimage analysis. Let us know if you have any recommendations to add to our list. focalplane.biologists.com/2026/02/06/m...

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Microscopy preprints: bioimage analysis - FocalPlane

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