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Sebastian Munck

@sebastianmunck.bsky.social
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VIB BioImaging Core in Leuven, microscopes, image analysis, neurons, tomography, sometimes food, weird things, life, opinions are my own

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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Our Flanders BioImaging iCALM course in full swing
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Happy that we were hosting The REcommended Metadata for Biological Imaging (REMBI): Essentials in bioimaging metadata workshop
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Last-minute call for joining the Biological Imaging (REMBI): Essentials in bioimaging metadata workshop by Alexandra Zakieva from EMBL, Mon, 12th Oct. 9am at Gasthuisberg O&N5. Registration is closed, so please contact me directly if you plan to join. More info: training.vib.be/all-training...
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Virginie Uhlmann @virginieuhlmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Are you a biologist working with microscopy images? A computer scientist wanting to work with microscopy data? Their boss??? None of these, but curious how AI has transformed microscopy image analysis? 🔬🤖 This one's for you: 📄 doi.org/10.1146/annu... More in the thread! 🧵
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From Pixels to Discovery: Microscopy Image Analysis in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Modern microscopy generates data volumes that far exceed human analytical capacity. Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed microscopy image analysis into an engine for quan...
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What a week, huh? all Wednesdays @whataweekhuh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Captain Haddock looking very frazzled, saying, “What a week, huh?”
Tintin leans into the frame and says, “Captain, it’s Wednesday.”
Snowy aka Milou is very excited about the drink he has found.

Viñeta de Tintin
El capitán Haddock, sentado a una mesa y con aspecto de estar agotado, dice: "¡Menuda semana, ¿eh?".
Tintín, a su derecha, le dice: "Capitán, es miércoles".
A la izquierda, Milú mira muy contento la bebida que está en la mesa.
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eurobioimaging.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From 15–18 September, we welcomed our Node community & industry partners to Turku, Finland 🇫🇮, for the All Hands Nodes Meeting 2026. Great talks, discussions, networking & social events. Thanks to those who made this event so stimulating & inspiring! More⤵️ www.eurobioimaging.eu/news/connect...
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Today is Friday in California @fridaypacific.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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What a week, huh? all Wednesdays @whataweekhuh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Captain Haddock looking very frazzled, saying, “What a week, huh?”
Tintin leans into the frame and says, “Captain, it’s Wednesday.”
Snowy aka Milou is very excited about the drink he has found.

Viñeta de Tintin
El capitán Haddock, sentado a una mesa y con aspecto de estar agotado, dice: "¡Menuda semana, ¿eh?".
Tintín, a su derecha, le dice: "Capitán, es miércoles".
A la izquierda, Milú mira muy contento la bebida que está en la mesa.
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UK-BIAS @uk-bias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Drowning in Image data? Know there’s a better way to analyse it, but don’t know where to start? 📣 UK-BIAS to the rescue! 👩‍💻🧑‍💻👨‍💻We’re the first dedicated #BioImageAnalysis service in the UK-node of @eurobioimaging.bsky.social bringing together specialists from ten UK institutions. 👩‍💻🧑‍💻👨‍💻
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Every known murder!
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Today is Friday in California @fridaypacific.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Last call for our interuniversity course in advanced microscope - application deadline: 14 September www.flandersbioimaging.org/icalm26
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iCALM26 | Fbiv23
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Flanders BioImaging is featured, along with many great initiatives, in the New publication 'Research Infrastructure in Flanders and Participation in International Research Infrastructures' by the FWO - check it out www.fwo.be/en/results-o...
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Flanders invests heavily in research infrastructure: advanced laboratories, testing facilities, pilot plants, databases, and digital platforms that help form the foundation of innovation and technological progress.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I am always surprised about the projection discussion and what is attributed to the projections. Projections on lower dimensions is hard & I feel the people miss the point about the Mercator. It is all straight lines and angles are preserved. Essential for ship navigation. Else use a globe.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Great Opportunity for our interuniversity course on advanced microscopy. Please register before the 14th of September www.flandersbioimaging.org/icalm26
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iCALM26 | Fbiv23
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I would say the plan is to judge if you can make a useful proposal. It is understood that it is outdated the moment you press save.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Are you reading www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
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Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I found the issue, the mouse is on the wrong side
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Also are launching tubes windows?
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Some have
A research submarine
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Look he is right. It is mediocrity. Presumingly the highly valued colleagues the PI was referring to are also not the Avantgarde. You are getting sub par advice similar as asking for it from post peak establishment scientists. There is a tradition for overrating via overtalking and survivor bias.
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Science peeps, particularly trainees: When reviewing grants, it really, really helps if you have a Google Scholar page, an ORCID account, or a website that makes getting information about you, easy. Some sort of web presence. I'm begging you. Make it easier for study sections to give you money.
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What a week, huh? all Wednesdays @whataweekhuh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Captain Haddock looking very frazzled, saying, “What a week, huh?”
Tintin leans into the frame and says, “Captain, it’s Wednesday.”
Snowy aka Milou is very excited about the drink he has found.

Viñeta de Tintin
El capitán Haddock, sentado a una mesa y con aspecto de estar agotado, dice: "¡Menuda semana, ¿eh?".
Tintín, a su derecha, le dice: "Capitán, es miércoles".
A la izquierda, Milú mira muy contento la bebida que está en la mesa.
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Peter O'Toole @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Not just for microscopists, but relevant to all technical specialists. Making the invisible visible: A global examination of careers and recognition for Imaging Scientists in core facilities - Thompson - Journal of Microscopy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Making the invisible visible: A global examination of careers and recognition for Imaging Scientists in core facilities
Modern life-science research relies heavily on advanced imaging technologies, from microscopes that reveal the structure of cells to imaging systems used in biomedical research. These instruments are...
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Paul McMillan @drpaulmcmillan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We have published the results from our International Microscopy Facility Survey in the @jofmicroscopy.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @australianmms.bsky.social @ausbias.org @micro-au.bsky.social @globalbioimaging.bsky.social @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
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International microscopy facility benchmarking survey
Microscopy core facilities are critical to modern research, providing access to advanced microscopy applications and expert support. Despite this, global benchmarking data on facility operations, sta...
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Since everything is a sandwich. I presume an ice cream cone is meant, which at least here in Europe can be quite good when served by a dedicated ice cream parlour.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
You will have no doubts if there are bedbugs!
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
What strikes me the most is the miserable attitude to discredit someone based on your laziness. If you don’t have time, lost interest and only want to get done with it, literally writing: „this is excellent work, accept“ is quicker, than prompting, genuinely built on trust and also just positive.
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Laurent Guerard @lguerard.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We are happy to announce that this year's SwitZerland's Image and Data Analysis School (ZIDAS) edition will take place in person at EPFL July 5-10, 2026. We are looking forward to an interesting and inspiring week of bio-image analysis. The application process will start soon. More info here:
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ZIDAS 2026
This one-week school provides a hands-on introduction to image processing and analysis, with an emphasis on biologically relevant examples.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
What I understood is that it seems that events have a BIOS, presumably before they boot into access to attendees and I don’t know why one would want to add that information there.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Schools don’t incentivise learning yourself. The assignment are graded. Form is emphasised over content. Where do you reward making mistakes and learning yourself? There is no moral high ground in stating it makes no sense, if the institutions are literally asking for the opposite.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I am not sure I see that. There is a race to the common denominator on how to present the findings pushed by colleagues, reviewers, editors and the fear to be accepted and funded. Publish or perish has side effects towards the how to publish.
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What a week, huh? all Wednesdays @whataweekhuh.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Captain Haddock looking very frazzled, saying, “What a week, huh?”
Tintin leans into the frame and says, “Captain, it’s Wednesday.”
Snowy aka Milou is very excited about the drink he has found.
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kruger @kruger.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Today is my birthday, and the best gift for me will be a retweet. My name is Vitalii. I am from Ukraine and open for commissions, so if you would like to get #SciFi artwork (spaceships, vehicles, dystopian future), I will gladly do this. You can contact me here or via valahor@gmail.com
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
So, everybody, just follow me · 'Cause we need a little controversy‘
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VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
On HLN, Bart Ghesquière, Head of the VIB Metabolomics Core Leuven, shares his expert perspective on a recent large-scale metabolomics study exploring how a simple finger-prick blood test could help identify disease risk long before symptoms appear. tinyurl.com/5n8ky4v9 (in Dutch)
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Ady @adynews.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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Florian Jug @florianjug.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
🚨 Alarm!!! 🚨 AI/ML course for microscopy image analysis!!! 🧐 In 2026 at Janelia (@hhmijanelia.bsky.social), no tuition, housing and meals provided! Isn’t that borderline unbelievable?!? 20 students, ~14 TAs and lecturers 🗓️ June 4-18 2026 ✍️ Jan 15 2026 ✍️ 🔁 pls!! www.janelia.org/you-janelia/...
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Deep Learning for Microscopy Image Analysis
Topics The following will be covered extensively during lectures, exercises, and project work: Image denoising and restoration (fully supervised and self-supervised) Image translation (e.g.,
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Great. 👍 It is mostly muscles and hardly fat. It’s what makes them dangerous.
Two panels showing a Hippo in a river and a anatomical muscle view of a hippo.
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What a week, huh? all Wednesdays @whataweekhuh.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Captain Haddock looking very frazzled, saying, “What a week, huh?”
Tintin leans into the frame and says, “Captain, it’s Wednesday.”
Snowy is very excited about the drink he has found.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
How is the fan helping anything in vacuum. Getting rid of heat is hard in space.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
13 year old Sarah would be proud
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What a week, huh? all Wednesdays @whataweekhuh.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Captain Haddock looking very frazzled, saying, “What a week, huh?”
Tintin leans into the frame and says, “Captain, it’s Wednesday.”
Snowy is very excited about the drink he has found.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Unpopular opinion but wouldn’t all off Señor Coconut releases qualify as better covers ?
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Gail McConnell @gailmcconnell.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
We are delighted to announce the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course 2026 (SOMC26), taking place in Glasgow from 21st July – 30th July 2026! Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
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Elnaz @mycroscopy.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Come and join our team 🥰
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What a week, huh? all Wednesdays @whataweekhuh.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Captain Haddock looking very frazzled, saying, “What a week, huh?”
Tintin leans into the frame and says, “Captain, it’s Wednesday.”
Snowy is very excited about the drink he has found.
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Shouldn’t we be more embracing the imperfections and go with the science is communicated in broken English - spoken slowly equivalent of formatting?
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Sebastian Munck @sebastianmunck.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I fully agree and I appreciate a professional carried approach. However, it’s about science and content. If the AI chatbot revolution told me anything, the hard focus on style is at times is not helpful.
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