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Center on Probes for Molecular Mechanotechnology @cpmm24.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We're excited for our next talk in the Forces at Play: Molecular Mechanobiology Seminar Series with Dr. Margaret Gardel from the University of Chicago on Thursday, September 17th at 12pm EST on Zoom. Please see the flyer below. We hope to see you all virtually!

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Justin Taraska @taraska.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join us this Wednesday! "Biophysics of Clathrin Coat Assembly, Curvature, and Mechanics" Wednesday, September 16, 2026 1:00–3:00 PM Eastern Time Registration and meeting access my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen... Talks by Marko Kaksonen, Jeanne Stachowiak, Julien Berro, and Padmini Rangamani.

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France-BioImaging @france-bioimaging.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

[TRAINING] The Institut Fresnel in Marseille is organizing a training course dedicated to Fluorescence Polarization Microscopy, from November 17 to 19, 2026. Interested? Find more information, the programme and the registration link👉 france-bioimaging.org/training/anf...

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Justin Taraska @taraska.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Looking for your next step after a BS/BA or MS in biology, cell biology, biochemistry, or a related field? My NIH lab in Bethesda, MD is looking for a Lab Manager/Technical Specialist. Interested in basic research? Please email me directly or learn about our lab here: irp.nih.gov/pi/justin-ta...

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Justin Taraska, Ph.D. | Principal Investigators | NIH Intramural Research Program

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Center on Probes for Molecular Mechanotechnology @cpmm24.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We were thrilled to welcome 15 participants for our annual Mechanobiology Methods: From Molecules to Cells (M3C) workshop this week. Mornings were filled with lectures, while afternoons and evenings were dedicated to hands-on labs. The week was full of engaging discussions and new ideas!

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Center on Probes for Molecular Mechanotechnology @cpmm24.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We're excited for our next talk in the Forces at Play: Molecular Mechanobiology Seminar Series with Dr. Brian Evavold from the University of Utah on Thursday, June 11th at 12pm EST on Zoom. Please see the flyer below. We hope to see you all virtually!

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Krishna Mudumbi @krishnamudumbi.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Congrats to all the #AQLM2026 participants, especially our very own Isabella Silveltri, for finishing this amazing course! I highly recommend this to anyone interested in learning more about microscopy - these MBL courses are life changing!

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Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The Cimini lab is hiring for both postdocs and interns! The postdoc role will cover bioimage analysis projects and educational material creation; the intern will be working on our Bilayers project for helping distribute and access deep learning tools for bioimage analysis. Click below to learn more!

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Postdoctoral Associate and Data Science Intern roles - Broad Institute, Cambridge MA USA

The Broad Institute Imaging Platform (the team behind CellProfiler, Piximi, and Bilayers) is currently hiring for postdoctoral and intern roles! Postdoc role: we are looking for 1-2 candidates who ha...

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Dunn Lab @dunnlab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A reminder that the registration deadline for the Signaling by Adhesion Receptors GRC is May 10, just a few days from now. Hope to see you there, and please pass along to anyone you think would be interested. www.grc.org/signaling-by...

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2026 Signaling by Adhesion Receptors Conference GRC

The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Signaling by Adhesion Receptors will be held in Manchester, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Hydrozoa from Eel Pond @mblwoodshole imaged in dark field on an @evidentmicroscopy upright #microscope (cool to be able to tile and stitched on the go with a manual stage). These cuties are related to jellyfish, sea anemones and corals. 📸 Photo and caption credit: Nat Prunet @microscopic_farmer

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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

“We’re gonna need a bigger scope” Rabbit muscle fibers imaged with DIC @aqlm.bsky.social #microscopy #jaws @mblscience.bsky.social

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It is always great to hear Steve's perspective and getting to see an objective cross-section up close is a personal favorite moment 🔬

A high NA objective cut in half showing the cross-section of all the optical elements

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Good morning AQLMers, #ScopeTheScope at Day 2 of AQLM 🌊 Today, we observe wave optics in theory and wave behavior in practice, visible everywhere in Woods Hole. #MBL 🌊 #AQLM 🧫 #Microscopy 🔬 #BioImaging 🧬 #Fluorescence🪼#WoodsHole 🦞 #Optics 💡 #LightMicroscopy 🧪#SuperResolution 🔥 #STEMCommunity 🫂

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It's important to find happiness in the *little* things in life. That's why we built a microscope from first principles today at the #AQLM course at the #MBL. Up next tomorrow are wave optics and image analysis 🔬 @mblscience.bsky.social #ScopeTheScope 🔬 #Microscopy 🧬 #WoodsHole 🦞 #Optics 💡

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#ScopeTheScope at AQLM Day 1 : Ray optics with Prof. Alexa Mattheyses, PhD. Up next: Building a microscope in the very first lab 👀 @mattheyseslab.bsky.social #MBL 🌊 #AQLM 🧫 #Microscopy 🔬 #BioImaging 🧬 #Fluorescence🪼#WoodsHole 🦞 #Optics 💡 #LightMicroscopy 🧪 #STEMCommunity 🫂 #ScientistLife 🧑‍🔬

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Good morning, AQLMers! Today is the day - make sure you check in at Swope Center and pick up your badge before the Welcome Lecture. Drop a microscope in the comments if you’re already here! 🔬🔥 🛬 #MBL 🌊 #AQLM 🧫 #Microscopy 🔬 #WoodsHole 🦞 #Optics 💡

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Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Only one week left to apply to our bootcamp! If you're looking to build bioimage analysis skills (or have a friend who is), please consider applying! We're so excited to be able to reduce fees for folks this time.

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Kner Lab @knerlab.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Tomorrow is the last day to submit your abstract!

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Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Our Bioimage Analysis Beginnings Bootcamp is back and better than ever! Delighted to offer some fee support this time, thanks to the generous sponsorship of @bioimagingna.bsky.social . Apply now to join us June 1st to 5th to level up your skills! Learn more at cimini-lab.broadinstitute.org/bootcamp

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Learn core bioimage analysis skills using open-source tools for light microscopy. Open to participants at all skill levels.
Registrations open through April 10
Sponsored by BioImaging North America
Where & When
Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA (in-person only)
Monday–Friday, June 1–5, 2026 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Register at broad.io/BAB3
Fee: $750 (Academic/Non-Profit)
$1250 (Industry/For-Profit)

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Jump on this opportunity to snag one of the last slots in this years AQLM class. We have an excellent line up of faculty and vendors! And I'm sure Pie in the Sky will be baking up some excellent treats to help keep us well fueled!

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Sam Connell @samuelconnell.3i.social · 27/02/2026

3i is hiring a Microscopist - repost & tell a friend! Ideal candidate has experience in fundamental optical theory & familiarity with lightsheet, spinning disk, multiphoton, TIRF etc. Full-time, exempt position (travel to visit customers) offering a competitive salary & comprehensive benefits.

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Intelligent Imaging Innovations - Microscopist

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Center on Probes for Molecular Mechanotechnology @cpmm24.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Come talk to us today and tomorrow at the Biophysical Society meeting!

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

There are an extremely limited number of open slots for the Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy @aqlm.bsky.social course at @mblscience.bsky.social April 29-May 8 2026. www.mbl.edu/education/ad... Apply here for this amazing opportunity!

Microscopy image of keratin (cyan) and desmosomes (magenta)

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Thursday! Sign up to attend here: airtable.com/appfeHoxCpm6...

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African BioImaging Consortium @africanbioimaging.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The ABIC Students in Bioimaging Working Group is excited to announce the Student Mentorship Pilot Programme. This is an initiative aimed at students (Undergrad to PhD) who are seeking mentorship in the microscopy space. For more info visit: bit.ly/4bOfEdn Application Deadline: 27 Feb 2026

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Excited to be a small part of this cool work on my favorite junction from @kwiatkowskilab.bsky.social

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Applications are due tomorrow Jan 30 for an amazing microscopy course. Get your application in for AQLM class of 2026! 🔬 @aqlm.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social Application here www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

dSTORM superresolution image of desmosomes in keratinocytes

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Center on Probes for Molecular Mechanotechnology @cpmm24.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We will be hosting our second hands-on workshop (Mechanobiology Methods: From Molecules to Cells) from May 31 - June 3, 2026 at Emory University. This workshop is open to trainees who want to gain an understanding of molecular mechanobiology and bring the new skills to their own research labs.

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🚨 Don't forget! Applications are due Friday 1/30 for AQLM 2026. Please remember to submit on time and remind your recommenders to get their letters in too! Photos are from AQLM 2023, 2024, and 2025. Will you be in the 2026 class photo? buff.ly/0XCAKm4

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Only a few days left to apply for a life-changing microscopy experience @aqlm.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social Application here www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Inverted imaged of Cos-7 cell imaged in TIRF with actin and focal adhesions labeled.

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Reto Fiolka @retof.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We have two funded postdoctoral positions available. Topics encompass: -Next gen light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instrumentation -Structured illumination microscopy and other approaches to extend the resolution limit. -Nonlinear microscopy combined with adaptive optics / phase conjugation

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Only a few days left to apply for a life-changing microscopy experience @aqlm.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social Application here www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Are you passionate about #microscopy? 🔬 Want to build a strong foundation in #imaging skills? One week left to apply for AQLM 2026 at the incomparable Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. @mblscience.bsky.social buff.ly/0XCAKm4

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

We've posted a lot recently about the amazing qualities of AQLM: the incredible faculty, the breadth of imaging topics, the amazing educational experience. Can we pause and just admire the view from the snack room? buff.ly/0XCAKm4 @mblscience.bsky.social

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

It is truly amazing what you can build with @openuc2.bsky.social ! 🔬

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Applications for this life changing microscopy course are due Jan 30 🔬 Info session tomorrow!

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Did you miss our last info session? Don't worry, we're having another one! What is AQLM? What will I learn? What will it be like? Are there snacks? We will answer these and any other burning questions. Join us! 🔬 📆 January 20 ⏰ 12:00 pm EST 📍Zoom! Register here forms.gle/Q5KifPS6TtEe...

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AQLM Info session

Event Timing: January 20th, 12:00pm EST Come chat with the AQLM directors and ask all of your questions about the course.

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Dunn Lab @dunnlab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Mark your calendars, the Signaling by Adhesion Receptors GRC is June 7 - 12, 2026. We have a terrific program that balances developmental biology, cell polarity, and adhesion and signaling. Please spread the word! www.grc.org/signaling-by...

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2026 Signaling by Adhesion Receptors Conference GRC

The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Signaling by Adhesion Receptors will be held in Manchester, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

It's giving AQLM vibes - looks great!

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Marine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Don't miss out. Apply to our 2026 Advanced Research Training Courses today!

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Guillaume Jacquemet @guijacquemet.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮. If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇 abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index... #Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging @turkubioscience.bsky.social

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Laboratory Engineer (Senior), in Advanced Imaging, 1.5.2026-31.12.2028

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Mechanobiologists - cool virtual seminar tomorrow!

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Microscopy Bat signal! I want to compile a list of biological samples that demonstrate microscope capabilities, including the reagents to generate them. Please send me anything you know of!! Beads are great for QC, but there's a different teaching benefit with biology. 1/n

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I had so much fun at the AQLM info session yesterday. Talking about @mblscience.bsky.social and @aqlm.bsky.social got me excited! Here are photos I shared of Shinya Inoué whose founding vision of a course joining technological innovation and biological discovery remains a driving principle of AQLM.

Microscopy image of a sand dollar embryo (left) and Shinya Inoue at one of his homebuilt microscopes.

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Today! Info session for the Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscope course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole MA. 2:30 EST registration link below 🔬

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Are you microscopy-curious? Or already obsessed? We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything! @mblscience.bsky.social

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