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RII Core Facility Pilot Grants - Aug 3, 2023 deadline Internal funding announcement, University of Arizona

The RII Core Facilities Pilot Program is designed to support three key types of activity within the RII-managed core facilities. Each CFPP proposal will be evaluated on scientific merit and feasibility, and should focus on one or more of the following… more

Atomic Force Microscopy workshop - July 2023 University of Arizona, Workshop

The 2023 CBC Keck Center AFM workshop is open to all UA students and researchers who will be using Atomic Force microscopy for their research projects. Lab attendance is limited to 12 and preference will be given to new AFM users. Lecture attendance is… more

OMERO (image data management server software) hands-on workshop - Aug 2023 University of Arizona, Workshop

If you have worked with image data for long you are probably aware that there are dozens of specialty file formats, many of which cannot be easily opened in commercial software. In addition, microscopy data has become more complex, with multiple focal… more

Workshop in Advanced Fluorescence Imaging and Dynamics - Oct 2023 (Irvine, CA)

The Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD) at the University of California - Irvine, presents their annual advanced workshop, which outlines the advanced concepts of fluorescence imaging techniques and instrumentation. The workshop is designed… more

Microscopy & Analysis "tools" Course - July 2023 (Albany, NY)

Registration is open for my 5 day optical imaging course in Albany, NY.  Course is from July 17-21, class size is limited.  For more details follow this link.

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Nikon Small World - microscope imagery competition (April 30 deadline) Contest

Nikon Small World is the world’s preeminent competition for imagery taken through a microscope. It comprises two separate contests: the… more

Montreal Light Microscopy Course - July 2023 (Montreal, CA) Course

The Montreal Light Microscopy Course (MLMC) Fundamentals course is being offered as a Train-the-Trainer Course to teach imaging scientists in imaging platforms or research laboratories how to run a fundamentals training… more

Advanced Materials Characterization workshop - June 2023 (University of Illinois) Workshop

The workshop provides an overview and critical comparison of major analytical techniques for materials characterization (AFM, SEM, TEM, XRD, DSC, Raman, XPS, etc.) with emphasis on practical applications in Engineering and the Physical and Life… more

Optical Microscopy & Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences - August 2023 (Woods Hole, MA) Course

This course is designed primarily for research scientists, postdoctoral trainees, core facility directors/staff and graduate students working in the biological sciences. Non-biologists seeking a comprehensive introduction to microscopy and digital… more

Congratulations to AIMS student poster awards winners! Announcement, University of Arizona

At the March 3, 2023 annual meeting of the Arizona Imaging & Microanalysis Society (AIMS) held in Flagstaff, AZ, the following UA students came home with poster prizes.