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Thank you to the organisers Constadina Arvanitis, @mariodelr.bsky.social, Helena De la Torre, @marianadeniz.bsky.social, María Fernanda Latorre Barragán and Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori.

Find out more about this week's Workshop: biologists.com/workshops/gl...

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Workshop attendees grouped together. In the background there are trees and mountains. The Workshop title is Democratising Microscopy in Latin America: Imaging Across Scales and Regions, and it took place in Banos, Ecuador on 12-15 October 2025.
October 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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We heard the story of lightsheet microscopy in Colombia from Iván Rey Suarez, before moving on to discuss how bioimaging networks such as @latambioimaging.bsky.social act as catalysts to overcome challenges.
Learn about Iván’s career: focalplane.biologists.com/2023/11/14/a...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Aníbal Vargas Ríos updated us on the success of LiSIUM and then discussed differences in engagement when offering webinars in Spanish, highlighting the importance of considering language in democratising access.
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Aníbal Vargas Ríos presenting on LiSIUM
October 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Our morning session started with talks on the open science ecosystem from Tobias Wenzel & Hernán Grecco. Both speakers emphasised the importance of training. Quote of the day so far, “By democratising science, we strengthen democracy!”
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Tobias Wenzel x2; on a screen and behind a lecture. Behind Tobias is a banner from The Company of Biologists.
October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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The pride of CAM- Director Dina Arvanitis teaching the basics of microscopy at the Company of Biologists-funded workshop we organized in Ecuador! 🇪🇨 Go Dina! @nu-bsa.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social @vgelfand.bsky.social
focalplane.bsky.social FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · Oct 12
Dina Arvanitis @camatnu.bsky.social presented fluorescence microscopy 101, discussing the pros and cons of different methodologies. Take home messages: fancier microscopy ≠ better research; think NA, NA, NA!
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October 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Dina Arvanitis @camatnu.bsky.social presented fluorescence microscopy 101, discussing the pros and cons of different methodologies. Take home messages: fancier microscopy ≠ better research; think NA, NA, NA!
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October 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Our attendees receive a special welcome in Baños, including our Workshop organiser, Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori. Licyel set up ‘Microscopia Para Todos’, a STEAM outreach programme in Bolivia.
Read more about Licyel & her project⤵️:
focalplane.biologists.com/2023/04/25/a...
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October 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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The attendees are gathered, and the meeting room is ready.

The next organiser that we are highlighting is Fernanda Latorre Barragán. You can read about Fer’s career in this interview with @marianadeniz.bsky.social from 2023.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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It looks amazing! Thank you @biologists.bsky.social for the grant and helping us make this happen!
focalplane.bsky.social FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · Oct 12
The attendees are gathered, and the meeting room is ready.

The next organiser that we are highlighting is Fernanda Latorre Barragán. You can read about Fer’s career in this interview with @marianadeniz.bsky.social from 2023.
#BiologistsWorkshops
focalplane.biologists.com/2023/07/25/a...
People smiling at the camera while sitting at a long dinner table. Room set up for a meeting
October 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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It was an early morning POD for the @biologists.bsky.social team heading to Ecuador for our Workshop on ‘Democratising Microscopy in Latin America’. Follow along with us at #BiologistsWorkshops
You can read more about our @biologists.bsky.social Workshops here: www.biologists.com/workshops/
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October 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Final planning with some of the organisers!

Helena de la Torre is one of our local organisers. Helena studied at University of Glasgow before returning to Universidad Técnica de Ambato in Ecuador.
Discover more about Helena's career: focalplane.biologists.com/2023/07/18/a...
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October 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Baños welcomed us with sunny skies!

One of our Ecuadorian organisers @mariodelr.bsky.social has been a key driving force behind this Workshop.
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Learn more about Mario’s career path: focalplane.biologists.com/2023/08/22/a...
October 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Along with co-organiser @marianadeniz.bsky.social, Constadina (Dina) shared a fantastic interview series on FocalPlane highlighting @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social funded researchers that are passionate about expanding global access to microscopy.

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October 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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After 20 hours of travelling, some dinner with Constadina Arvanitis @camatnu.bsky.social, & a few hours of sleep, we'll be heading to Banos soon!

We were planning to share a picture of the view as we descended into Quito but unfortunately a thick layer of cloud had other ideas.
#BiologistsWorkshops
a blue sky with a lot of clouds moving in it
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October 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Sunrise over Spain, next stop Quito!
One of our Workshop organisers @marianadeniz.bsky.social was featured as one of our #100Biologists earlier this year. Mariana is the author of our Latin American Microscopists interview series.
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Picture of a sunrise over clouds.
October 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Thanks for highlighting the work of Nikon Center Manager at CAM, Mariana De Niz. All the best at the Ecuador workshop!!! @nu-bsa.bsky.social @latambioimaging.bsky.social @bioimagingna.bsky.social
focalplane.bsky.social FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · Oct 9
Sunrise over Spain, next stop Quito!
One of our Workshop organisers @marianadeniz.bsky.social was featured as one of our #100Biologists earlier this year. Mariana is the author of our Latin American Microscopists interview series.
#BiologistsWorkshops
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Picture of a sunrise over clouds.
October 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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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)
bethcimini.bsky.social Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · Oct 9
Now that I can say it publicly - huge congratulations to @michelleitano.bsky.social , winner of this year's @bioimagingna.bsky.social Michael W Davidson award for "Community contributions, in any of the areas of Engagement, Education, Mentorship, and Standardization". So well deserved! #GBIxBINA2025
A black slide with the Bioimaging North America colorful logo in the top left, with the text "2025 Award Recipient - Michelle Itano, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill". It has a picture of Michelle, as well as white text in a box- "Michelle embodies the various attributes that Michael Davidson was known for, and she is a beloved member of the imaging community who never hesitates to support it, or contribute to its growth.”
October 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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CAM Director Dina Arvanitis is currently in Banos, Ecuador, where she is co-organizer of the @biologists.bsky.social workshop Democratizing Microscopy in Latin America together with Mario Del Rosario, Fernanda Latorre, Helena De La Torre, Licyel Paulas, and Mariana De Niz. @nu-bsa.bsky.social
focalplane.bsky.social FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · Oct 10
After 20 hours of travelling, some dinner with Constadina Arvanitis @camatnu.bsky.social, & a few hours of sleep, we'll be heading to Banos soon!

We were planning to share a picture of the view as we descended into Quito but unfortunately a thick layer of cloud had other ideas.
#BiologistsWorkshops
a blue sky with a lot of clouds moving in it
Alt: a blue sky with a lot of clouds moving in it
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October 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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ICYMI: Join us for this joint virtual event with @navbo.bsky.social, organized by #ASIPmembers Dr. Dalal and Dr. Sullivan https://navbo.org/calendar #VascularBiology #Pathobiology
June 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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We are all very proud of Maureen and her impressive work!!! We will miss her a lot at CAM, but wish her the best in her future endeavors.
davesullivanphd.bsky.social David Sullivan PhD @davesullivanphd.bsky.social · May 2
Congratulations to the newest PhD from the Muller lab, Dr. Maureen Haynes!!!

She successfully defended her truly impressive thesis today!
May 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Congratulations to @davesullivanphd.bsky.social and team. Thanks for the acknowledgement to CAM :) You've done beautiful work!! @nu-bsa.bsky.social
jcellsci.bsky.social Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Apr 23
In their Tools and Resources article, Erika Arias, David Sullivan @davesullivanphd.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social and colleagues use EdU to track leukocyte recruitment during inflammation.
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Figure showing recruitment of EdU-positive monocytes and neutrophils to the inflamed mouse lung.
April 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Congrats to CAM team member @marianadeniz.bsky.social for being selected for the BINA Board as an intern! @nu-bsa.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social @bioimagingna.bsky.social
bioimagingna.bsky.social BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · Mar 26
Happy #winningWednesday!

Say hello to the new @bioimagingna.bsky.social Board Interns- Nhu Trieu and Mariana De Niz!
Headshots of Mariana De Niz and Nhu Trieu on a pale green background with with BioImaging North America logo
March 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Join the discussion! 🌎🔬
We're excited to announce 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 will talk about "Pathways and Detours of an Imaging Scientist in Latin America" in our next Spotlight Seminar on 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀.

Register at tinyurl.com/gbispotlight

@latambioimaging.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Excited to hear about the careers and paths from incredible leaders Dina Arvanitis (CAM Director)🇺🇸, Christina Baer (🔬Director at UMass Chan Medical School)🇺🇸, Claire Brown (🔬 Director at McGill University)🇨🇦 and Valeria Piazza (Optics leader at CIO)🇲🇽. @nu-bsa.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social
bioimagingna.bsky.social BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · Mar 3
#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
Purple background image with four head shots of the BINA Scientific Speaker Series presenters on March 11 - Constadina Arvanitis, Christina Baer, Claire Brown and Valeria Piazza with a rainbow colored BioImaging North America (BINA) logo in the center
March 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Thanks a lot to Katiannah Moise @tgsatnu.bsky.social @nu-bsa.bsky.social for her fantastic talk earlier this month, where she told us about her PhD work on vascular biology.
bioimagingna.bsky.social BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · Jan 27
#Microscopy Monday!
#microscopy community, mark your calendar and join us for Katiannah Moise’s presentation as part of the @bioimagingna.bsky.social Scientific Speaker series on Feb 11 - free and online! Register here www.bioimagingnorthamerica.org/events/bina-...
A picture of Katiannah Moise smiling with a colorful polka dot top and stylish glasses with details of the presentation to be shared on Feb 11 at 12pm Central. Registration necessary for this free, online event, on the BINA website.
February 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM