Gail McConnell
@gailmcconnell.bsky.social
Professor of Biophotonics at the University of Strathclyde. Develops new optical microscope & Mesolens instrumentation & methods for biomedical imaging 🔬
🚨🚨🚨 Deadline for applications to the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course @unistrathclyde.bsky.social extended to 30 January 2026! Details on how to apply are below 🔬 #microscope #ECRchat #Glasgow
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.
Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Deadline for applications to the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course @unistrathclyde.bsky.social extended to 30 January 2026! Details on how to apply are below 🔬 #microscope #ECRchat #Glasgow
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🛑 ⚠️ Registration Deadline: December 12th! ⚠️
Don’t miss your chance to join! 🔬👷♀️🛠️
You'll need a Motivation Letter, CV, and a Reference Letter 📝
👉 Course details & registration: meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
#Microscopy #OpenScience #Bioimaging #EMBOmicroscope
Don’t miss your chance to join! 🔬👷♀️🛠️
You'll need a Motivation Letter, CV, and a Reference Letter 📝
👉 Course details & registration: meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
#Microscopy #OpenScience #Bioimaging #EMBOmicroscope
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🛑 ⚠️ Registration Deadline: December 12th! ⚠️
Don’t miss your chance to join! 🔬👷♀️🛠️
You'll need a Motivation Letter, CV, and a Reference Letter 📝
👉 Course details & registration: meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
#Microscopy #OpenScience #Bioimaging #EMBOmicroscope
Don’t miss your chance to join! 🔬👷♀️🛠️
You'll need a Motivation Letter, CV, and a Reference Letter 📝
👉 Course details & registration: meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
#Microscopy #OpenScience #Bioimaging #EMBOmicroscope
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I can highly recommend! Excellent value. :)
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.
Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I can highly recommend! Excellent value. :)
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@mirandalynchphd.bsky.social, Dirk Jäger, and I are organizing the @amermathsoc.bsky.social special session on Computational Biomedicine: New Frontiers in Methods and Applications at the @jointmath.bsky.social with exceptional speakers from mathematics, biology, and medicine.
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
@mirandalynchphd.bsky.social, Dirk Jäger, and I are organizing the @amermathsoc.bsky.social special session on Computational Biomedicine: New Frontiers in Methods and Applications at the @jointmath.bsky.social with exceptional speakers from mathematics, biology, and medicine.
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.
Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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.
Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
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Dear Physicists and Physics fans,
I would like to encourage you to celebrate #WomenInPhysics Day this Friday, November 7th.
Why November 7th? Because it is the birthday of two of the most impactful women physicists of the 1900's: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬
I would like to encourage you to celebrate #WomenInPhysics Day this Friday, November 7th.
Why November 7th? Because it is the birthday of two of the most impactful women physicists of the 1900's: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Dear Physicists and Physics fans,
I would like to encourage you to celebrate #WomenInPhysics Day this Friday, November 7th.
Why November 7th? Because it is the birthday of two of the most impactful women physicists of the 1900's: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬
I would like to encourage you to celebrate #WomenInPhysics Day this Friday, November 7th.
Why November 7th? Because it is the birthday of two of the most impactful women physicists of the 1900's: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬
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Low-Cost 3D Printed Optics for Super-Resolution Multifocal Structured Illumination Microscopy https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.09.680962v1
October 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Low-Cost 3D Printed Optics for Super-Resolution Multifocal Structured Illumination Microscopy https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.09.680962v1
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2026 SIBPA|IVSLA Intl School of biophysics, Venice 2-6 February 2026. venice.ibf.cnr.it
This should be an interesting school for students to attend.
This should be an interesting school for students to attend.
October 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
2026 SIBPA|IVSLA Intl School of biophysics, Venice 2-6 February 2026. venice.ibf.cnr.it
This should be an interesting school for students to attend.
This should be an interesting school for students to attend.
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How do you quantify cell structures which are deformed between different observations? Our preprint shows how to perform Simultaneous QUAntification of Structure and Structural Heterogeneity (SQUASSH) on 3D fluorescence microscopy data. (1/5)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Extracting biological structure and heterogeneity from the nano to the macro scale
Fluorescence microscopy is an essential tool in biology. It has revealed great variability at multiple scales, in macromolecular complexes, cells, and organisms. Understanding this variability will re...
www.biorxiv.org
August 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
How do you quantify cell structures which are deformed between different observations? Our preprint shows how to perform Simultaneous QUAntification of Structure and Structural Heterogeneity (SQUASSH) on 3D fluorescence microscopy data. (1/5)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A huge thank you to the #SOMC25 organisers!
I have enjoyed the lectures, the discussions, and seeing so many systems in action. It has pushed my knowledge of optical microscopy beyond expectations. (Plus the image prize!)
I had a fantastic time!💫
I have enjoyed the lectures, the discussions, and seeing so many systems in action. It has pushed my knowledge of optical microscopy beyond expectations. (Plus the image prize!)
I had a fantastic time!💫
After 10 packed days of optical microscopy theory & practicals, #SOMC25 is over!
🌍 24 students from around the world
🧑🏫 19 internationally renowned lecturers
🧑🔧 16 supportive sponsors
🔬 14 hands-on advanced practical sessions
🏆 4 poster & image prizes
🪼 1 field trip to collect marine specimens
🌍 24 students from around the world
🧑🏫 19 internationally renowned lecturers
🧑🔧 16 supportive sponsors
🔬 14 hands-on advanced practical sessions
🏆 4 poster & image prizes
🪼 1 field trip to collect marine specimens
August 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A huge thank you to the #SOMC25 organisers!
I have enjoyed the lectures, the discussions, and seeing so many systems in action. It has pushed my knowledge of optical microscopy beyond expectations. (Plus the image prize!)
I had a fantastic time!💫
I have enjoyed the lectures, the discussions, and seeing so many systems in action. It has pushed my knowledge of optical microscopy beyond expectations. (Plus the image prize!)
I had a fantastic time!💫
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After 10 packed days of optical microscopy theory & practicals, #SOMC25 is over!
🌍 24 students from around the world
🧑🏫 19 internationally renowned lecturers
🧑🔧 16 supportive sponsors
🔬 14 hands-on advanced practical sessions
🏆 4 poster & image prizes
🪼 1 field trip to collect marine specimens
🌍 24 students from around the world
🧑🏫 19 internationally renowned lecturers
🧑🔧 16 supportive sponsors
🔬 14 hands-on advanced practical sessions
🏆 4 poster & image prizes
🪼 1 field trip to collect marine specimens
August 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
After 10 packed days of optical microscopy theory & practicals, #SOMC25 is over!
🌍 24 students from around the world
🧑🏫 19 internationally renowned lecturers
🧑🔧 16 supportive sponsors
🔬 14 hands-on advanced practical sessions
🏆 4 poster & image prizes
🪼 1 field trip to collect marine specimens
🌍 24 students from around the world
🧑🏫 19 internationally renowned lecturers
🧑🔧 16 supportive sponsors
🔬 14 hands-on advanced practical sessions
🏆 4 poster & image prizes
🪼 1 field trip to collect marine specimens
A coffee and a lecture from @superresolusian.bsky.social at the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course is one of my happy places #SOMC25
July 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A coffee and a lecture from @superresolusian.bsky.social at the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course is one of my happy places #SOMC25
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TY!
@albascientific.bsky.social
@the.3i.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
@hamamatsucorp.bsky.social
@instituteofphysics.bsky.social
@picoquant.bsky.social
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
@tomocube.bsky.social
@biologists.bsky.social
Nikon
Evident
NorthernLightMicroscopy
PhotonLines
PhotonicSolutions
@albascientific.bsky.social
@the.3i.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
@hamamatsucorp.bsky.social
@instituteofphysics.bsky.social
@picoquant.bsky.social
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
@tomocube.bsky.social
@biologists.bsky.social
Nikon
Evident
NorthernLightMicroscopy
PhotonLines
PhotonicSolutions
July 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
TY!
@albascientific.bsky.social
@the.3i.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
@hamamatsucorp.bsky.social
@instituteofphysics.bsky.social
@picoquant.bsky.social
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
@tomocube.bsky.social
@biologists.bsky.social
Nikon
Evident
NorthernLightMicroscopy
PhotonLines
PhotonicSolutions
@albascientific.bsky.social
@the.3i.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
@hamamatsucorp.bsky.social
@instituteofphysics.bsky.social
@picoquant.bsky.social
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
@tomocube.bsky.social
@biologists.bsky.social
Nikon
Evident
NorthernLightMicroscopy
PhotonLines
PhotonicSolutions
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Our final activity of #SOMC25 Day 4 is an image analysis lecture and workshop led by @beatricebo.bsky.social from the Cancer Research Scotland Institute.
July 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Our final activity of #SOMC25 Day 4 is an image analysis lecture and workshop led by @beatricebo.bsky.social from the Cancer Research Scotland Institute.
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Great first week at #SOMC25, learning microscopy basics through lectures and practicals. We spent today collecting samples on the Isle of Cumbrae ready for week 2!
July 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great first week at #SOMC25, learning microscopy basics through lectures and practicals. We spent today collecting samples on the Isle of Cumbrae ready for week 2!
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Field trip day at #SOMC25 - we took a trip to the Isle of Cumbrae to collect specimens to image for the rest of the course.
Tide pooling, beach combing, diatom netting, copepod fishing, crustacean hunting, and jelly junking. 🌊🪼🦀
Tide pooling, beach combing, diatom netting, copepod fishing, crustacean hunting, and jelly junking. 🌊🪼🦀
July 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Field trip day at #SOMC25 - we took a trip to the Isle of Cumbrae to collect specimens to image for the rest of the course.
Tide pooling, beach combing, diatom netting, copepod fishing, crustacean hunting, and jelly junking. 🌊🪼🦀
Tide pooling, beach combing, diatom netting, copepod fishing, crustacean hunting, and jelly junking. 🌊🪼🦀
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Day 2 of #SOMC25 kicks off with Lecture 1 from Brad Amos with an Overview of Optical Microscopy.
Starting with the question: does the microscopist need to understand physics?
Starting with the question: does the microscopist need to understand physics?
July 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Day 2 of #SOMC25 kicks off with Lecture 1 from Brad Amos with an Overview of Optical Microscopy.
Starting with the question: does the microscopist need to understand physics?
Starting with the question: does the microscopist need to understand physics?
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Day 2 Lecture 2 of #SOMC25 delivered by David McKee (@physicsstrath.bsky.social) on Ray and Wave Optics. 🌈🔬
July 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Day 2 Lecture 2 of #SOMC25 delivered by David McKee (@physicsstrath.bsky.social) on Ray and Wave Optics. 🌈🔬
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Rounding off the day with Lecture 3 of #SOMC25 with Polarisation, Interference and Diffraction delivered by @muellenbroich.bsky.social, featuring sunglasses-adorned Brewster and a young(er) @ralfmbauer.bsky.social.
July 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Rounding off the day with Lecture 3 of #SOMC25 with Polarisation, Interference and Diffraction delivered by @muellenbroich.bsky.social, featuring sunglasses-adorned Brewster and a young(er) @ralfmbauer.bsky.social.
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The Strathclyde Optical Micoscopy Course #SOMC25 kicked off today - 10 days of practical light microscopy training with 24 students from around the world!
From fundamental & advanced lectures, to hands-on workshops with high end systems, & a field trip to the Isle of Cumbrae, it will be great! 🔬
From fundamental & advanced lectures, to hands-on workshops with high end systems, & a field trip to the Isle of Cumbrae, it will be great! 🔬
July 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Strathclyde Optical Micoscopy Course #SOMC25 kicked off today - 10 days of practical light microscopy training with 24 students from around the world!
From fundamental & advanced lectures, to hands-on workshops with high end systems, & a field trip to the Isle of Cumbrae, it will be great! 🔬
From fundamental & advanced lectures, to hands-on workshops with high end systems, & a field trip to the Isle of Cumbrae, it will be great! 🔬
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Update: David Roberts, postdoc in my lab, tested the GraceBio GeneFrame substitute. A few quirks but extremely promising. Good: B. subtilis cells grew quite happily in overnight time lapse. Growth rate comparison to GeneFrames not done yet but in the works.
May 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Update: David Roberts, postdoc in my lab, tested the GraceBio GeneFrame substitute. A few quirks but extremely promising. Good: B. subtilis cells grew quite happily in overnight time lapse. Growth rate comparison to GeneFrames not done yet but in the works.
Improved contrast transmission stereomicroscopy using a low-cost 3D printed optical element! 🔬🧫🐟🧅 More details in our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Improved contrast transmission stereomicroscopy using a low-cost 3D printed optical element! 🔬🧫🐟🧅 More details in our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🚨New pre-print out now!🚨
We 3D printed a large optical element that enhanced the illumination, contrast & image quality in transmission stereomicroscopy. This simple addition to the illumination path lets us detect refractive structures & dynamics unobserved by conventional stereomicroscopy.
(1/5)
We 3D printed a large optical element that enhanced the illumination, contrast & image quality in transmission stereomicroscopy. This simple addition to the illumination path lets us detect refractive structures & dynamics unobserved by conventional stereomicroscopy.
(1/5)
May 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🚨New pre-print out now!🚨
We 3D printed a large optical element that enhanced the illumination, contrast & image quality in transmission stereomicroscopy. This simple addition to the illumination path lets us detect refractive structures & dynamics unobserved by conventional stereomicroscopy.
(1/5)
We 3D printed a large optical element that enhanced the illumination, contrast & image quality in transmission stereomicroscopy. This simple addition to the illumination path lets us detect refractive structures & dynamics unobserved by conventional stereomicroscopy.
(1/5)
This session has been one of the best attended and most scientifically diverse at previous mmc events - promote your most exciting, hot-out-of-the-lab results by submitting an abstract today! @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social
It's *Deadline Day* to submit your 'late-breaking' abstract for #mmc2025!
Don't miss out on presenting the most exciting recent developments in #microscopy, #imaging and #FlowCytometry in #Manchester this summer!
mmc-series.org.uk/conference/a...
@rmsearlycareer.bsky.social
Don't miss out on presenting the most exciting recent developments in #microscopy, #imaging and #FlowCytometry in #Manchester this summer!
mmc-series.org.uk/conference/a...
@rmsearlycareer.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This session has been one of the best attended and most scientifically diverse at previous mmc events - promote your most exciting, hot-out-of-the-lab results by submitting an abstract today! @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social