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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Time to get those images submitted!! 🎉👇

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BioTechniques @biotechniques.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🚨 The deadline has been extended! You still have time to submit your scientific images to the BioTechniques Image Competition; entries now close on Tuesday, 16 June. Enter now for the chance to win a US$200 gift card 👇 www.biotechniques.com/imaging/btn_... 🧪

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BioTechniques Image Competition 2026

This year's BioTechniques Scientific Image Competition is now accepting submissions! Enter for your chance to win.

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Carolina Microscopy @carolinamicroscopy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Join us today for the launch of Carolina Microscopy, the unified microscopy cores at UNC Chapel Hill!

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I have deep gratitude to the letter writers, committee, sponsors and to all in the community who have generously and relentlessly educated, mentored, inspired and enabled every opportunity that I have been the beneficiary of, including this recognition. Thank you all! @bioimagingna.bsky.social

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

So humbled and grateful for this opportunity, but want to emphasize that none of this would be possible without @marianadeniz.bsky.social who not only had the idea and did the work for the nomination, but saw in me something that I did not. It has been an honor to work with and learn from her. (1/2)

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OMIBS @ MBL @omibs-mbl.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

And we're off to a nice start of #OMIBS2025 Pictures feature course directors @michelleitano.bsky.social and Wes Legant introducing the course and our generous sponsors @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social Evident/Olympus @abberior.rocks Coherent @pacificoptica.bsky.social (1/3)

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

And with that, we have officially kicked off #OMIBS2025! We are so grateful for everyone’s participation and can’t wait to see what this cohort achieves! 🔬🤩🎉

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BioTechniques @biotechniques.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Time for @michelleitano.bsky.social’s Q2 journal highlights >>> www.biotechniques.com/pcr-sequenci... 🧪

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The journal at a glance: Q2 highlights from our Editor in Chief

Editor-in-Chief Michelle Itano shares her Q2 journal highlights!

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

So excited to hang the ‘Acknowlegement Guidelines’ poster up in Chapel Hill! Grateful to be part of the community working towards equitable recognition for imaging scientists!! Read more and download the poster (in 10 languages!): lnkd.in/eSQRugJX #CreditWhereItsDue #AcknowledgementGuidelines

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Can’t wait to see some great images!! 🤩🔬🎉

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Peter O'Toole @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Over 270 fully engaged people from over 25 countries attended our open forum on Navigating Strategies for Core Facilities 2025. www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca...

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Navigating Strategies for Core Facilities 2025: A Town Hall Webinar

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Calling all core facilities 🎉- Timely 'Navigating Strategies for Core Facilities 2025: A Town Hall virtual Forum' 16th June. A joint @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and @msa-microscopy.bsky.social meeting that welcomes all. See - www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca...

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Navigating Strategies for Core Facilities 2025: A Town Hall Webinar

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BioTechniques @biotechniques.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

You have 2 weeks left to submit your scientific images to our 2025 Image Competition! 🗓️ Deadline: Tuesday, 17 June 🏆 Prizes: US$200 gift card, winning image on our journal cover, and a written interview 📄 How to enter >>> www.biotechniques.com/life-science... #Imaging #Microscopy #Bioimaging 🧪

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Omar Quintero-Carmona, PhD @omqu.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Today, ~40 practicing scientists joined a Zoom lab meeting to hear my Mechanochemical Cell Bio undergrads give research progress talks on their quantitative microscopy studies in MYO10 stable knockdown cell lines. I’ve got graduating seniors looking for science jobs. These folks are ready.

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

#hiring! come join us at the Advanced BioImaging Center at UC Berkeley to help us build the #CellObservatory! 1/2 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04858

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

One more day to apply!! Hope to see you in Woods Hole this summer!!

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

So grateful to work with Karolien and John on this session on learning to coach at @abrf.bsky.social 2025! Incredible to see people connect with each other, feel empowered, and have ‘aha’ moments of insight as they practiced coaching skills today! #abrf2025

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Made me actually laugh out loud!! So grateful to have friendly and amazing microscopists in the room!🤣

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Excited as we are minutes from a session on rigor, reproducibility and transparency practices for shared resources @abrf.bsky.social 2025!

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

So excited for #OMIBS25! Applications are open until April 2!! Hope to have you join us at the MBL this summer!! www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

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BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

#MicroscopyMonday! #microscopycommunity, join @bioimagingna.bsky.social March 25 to hear from 5 talented Scientists about their experiences in a variety of different careers, in academia & industry. It is free & online, so register for the zoom details at buff.ly/FQbTu6m @ritastrack.bsky.social

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BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

#MicroscopyMonday! #microscopycommunity, join us on March 11 to hear from 4 amazing @bioimagingna.bsky.social members about their experiences as Imaging Scientists in facilities across Canada, Mexico and the US. It is free and online, so please join by registering buff.ly/IsB2eiw

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BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Happy #Fluorescence Friday! #microscopy community, join us for Ramiro Tomasina’s presentation at the @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social CBI and @bioimagingna.bsky.social Expansion Microscopy User Group series on Feb 12 - free and online! Register here buff.ly/4hqSARR

A flyer with a picture of Ramiro Tomasina with details of the presentation to be shared on Feb 12 at 9am Central. Registration necessary for this free, online event, on the BINA website.

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BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Happy #Fluorescence Friday @bioimagingna.bsky.social is extremely grateful to have the support of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and so many great members of our corporate #microscopy community.

Black background slide with Thank you and acknowledgment to the CZI and many BINA sponsors for 2025

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OMIBS @ MBL @omibs-mbl.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy 2025 Microscopists! OMIBS has made its Bluesky debut! Please suggest friends to add to our OMIBS starter pack!

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Really excited to be @ascbiology.bsky.social #CellBio24! Very excited to have time to talk with you all tomorrow, and grateful to @abrf.bsky.social for helping make the connections!

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I also learned that Dean Smith’s family donated some of his Xmas ornament collection and it was so incredible to view them and feel the continuation of his legacy! #gdtbath #goheels

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Michelle Itano @michelleitano.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Grateful to attend a Faculty Holiday Reception at the Chancellor’s residence tonight! I appreciate the opportunity to build wonderful connections across the university and another chance to view the incredible UNC curated art on display. 1/2

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Heather Brown-Harding @microscopyed.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I created a starter pack for Imaging Scientists that work in core facilities. I'm sure I missed lots of people since I searched for those that have "core" or "facility" in their bios, so let me know who else should be added! go.bsky.app/2bbgRQU

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.

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Loïc A. Royer 💻🔬🧪 @loicaroyer.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I just created a Microscopy feed that tracks anything that has a cute 🔬 emoji on it as well as the simple #microscopy and #imaging tags. Enjoy! bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Joachim Goedhart @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Reminder to update the "social links" in your ORCiD profile with your Bluesky handle:

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Dr. Verónica Espinoza @verukita1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

📕Data visualisation using R, for researchers who don’t use R. (Book Open Access) 👉(psyteachr.github.io/introdataviz...) #AcademicChatter #DataScientist #Statistics #bioinformatics #DataVisualization #phd #python #rstats #neuroscience #artificalintelligence #DataScience #dataviz #coding #AI

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Peter O'Toole @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Just maybe my proudest achievement will be #TheMicroscopists podcast which highlights the scientists themselves, and not just their amazing science. Revealing their hobbies and passions, their best and most difficult times. Be inspired: bit.ly/the-microsco... and please share

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The Microscopists

The Microscopists is a podcast from Bitesize Bio and ZEISS Microscopy that takes you into revealing, entertaining, and personal meetings with the great microscopists of our time. Your host is Dr Peter...

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

We've created a mailing list for Microtutor, our interactive virtual light microscopy courses! Join to learn about new courses: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/5BYgJu6/m... Microtutor: microtutor.globalbioimaging.org

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Scientists who do Art #scienceart Let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/QQXAQsW

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

More cell biologists! #cellbiology go.bsky.app/Utnjx1a

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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 15/11/2024

Our education team is brainstorming ideas on how to make sure grad student researchers know our free resources exist, but we’d love to include our grad student community on Bluesky! How do you find out about research resources? What would be helpful or useful to you? How did you learn about us?

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