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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · 8d

Say Hi to Nicola👋🏻🔬, our shiny new Nikon microscope. Already the most popular member of the lab... Sorry everyone else 😅

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Nature Methods @natmethods.nature.com · 21d

A new Perspective discusses the challenges of sharing annotated image datasets and offers advice for improving bioimage annotation and reuse, particularly for AI applications.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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University of Strathclyde @unistrathclyde.bsky.social · 20d

Strathclyde named Scottish University of the Year and Runner-Up UK University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathcly...

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · 17d

A bit of a terroristic view. Synthetic data isn’t all bad, it has been shown to improve classification algorithms.

P.S. We’ve got a hopefully interesting contribution to this field coming shortly. 📝 Stay tuned.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The rising danger of AI-generated images in nanomaterials science and what we can do about it - Nature Nanotechnology

Generative AI has made it trivial to generate fake microscopy images that are indistinguishable from real images, even for experts. As researchers in nanoscience, it is time for us to face this realit...

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · 18d

Big congrats to Lewis @lemackz.bsky.social and Pablo! @unistrathclyde.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2547411...

Two Strathclyde Uni researchers receive grants worth more than £1.8m each

The two researchers have received grants worth more than £1.8m each

www.heraldscotland.com

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Sep 4

Indeed! @biomedeng25.bsky.social

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Aug 29

IEEE is everywhere. 🤓 #IsleofKerrera

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Lucien Hinderling @lhinderling.bsky.social · Aug 21

🔬🧠 Our paper on smart microscopy & the issue of interoperability! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... LONG THREAD WARNING: Smart microscopy uses real-time image analysis to automatically guide the acquisition or perturbation of the sample (closed feedback-control loop). Many applications exist:

Figure legend: Categories and capabilities of smart microscopy systems integrating real-time image analysis and feedback control. Top: Smart microscopy workflows can be classified based on the driving logic behind decision-making: Event-driven (reacting to rare biological events), Outcome-driven (using feedback-control to steer biological systems toward a desired state), Quality-driven (optimizing signal quality or imaging metrics), and Information-driven (guided by models that predict which measurements/perturbations will yield the most informative data). Middle: Central feedback loop between the microscope and an image analysis system, which continuously
exchanges images and commands to guide acquisition dynamically. Bottom: Key control actions enabled by smart microscopy: adjusting imaging modality (e.g. switching from brightfield to fluorescence, adjusting sampling rate), repositioning the field of view (e.g. tracking, drift correction), optimizing acquisition settings (e.g. adaptive optics),
and performing photomanipulation (e.g. FRAP, ablation, optogenetics).

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Aug 22

Intrigued to know more about rBio, a new AI model from CZI that uses virtual cell models to explore biology in silico.
chanzuckerberg.com/blog/rbio-re...

rBio: Reasoning Model Trained on Virtual Cell Simulations

Scientists can ask complex biological questions in plain language and get predictions about gene interactions.

chanzuckerberg.com

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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · Aug 21

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Smart Microscopy: Current Implementations and a Roadmap for Interoperability

Smart microscopy is transforming life sciences by automating experimental imaging workflows and enabling real-time adaptation based on feedback from images and other data streams. This shift increases...

www.biorxiv.org

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Aug 21

We just got a new toy 🔬🤓

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Aug 18

GrantNet would be fairer, since he came up with it. 😁

Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Aug 18

So touched by this gift from our summer intern Grant McClure. Naturally, we ended up discussing how the architecture isn't quite correct... People do love feedback on their gifts, don't they 😅 #lifeofsheldon

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Aug 6

This sounds like a good idea: Instead of students submitting only a final PDF of their dissertation, have them submit with full version history. Makes AI use easier to spot, and you get to see their actual writing process. Could be a game‑changer for assessment.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Version control: how I combat the rise of generative AI in the classroom

I was worried that ChatGPT was composing my students’ essays. Looking at the writing process step by step can combat this and has other benefits, too.

www.nature.com

Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Aug 1

Grateful for the chance to speak on computational microscopy and ML/AI in imaging. Thanks for having me! #SOMC25 #Microscopy #AI

Liam Rooney @liam-rooney.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our final lecture on Day 10 of #SOMC25 is on computational microscopy and ML/AI imaging/analysis approaches, delivered by @giudica.bsky.social (@strathbiomedeng.bsky.social).

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Jun 25

One of the MEng students in the group opened his project slides with an AI-generated image of me trying to break a CNN and honestly, it’s kind of perfect 🥹😂 So proud (and already slightly roasted).

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Jun 24

New review paper out! Proud to co-author with @optophysakhil.bsky.social and @gailmcconnell.bsky.social a deep dive into Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy (FPM), from physics to cutting-edge algorithms & medical imaging applications. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Fourier ptychography microscopy for digital pathology

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Jun 19

Seriously need to know what magical places you all travel to have "limited email access".

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Martin Weigert @maweigert.bsky.social · Jun 6

Out today in @natmethods.nature.com : Spotiflow, our transcript localization method for imaging-based spatial transcriptomics. Led by amazing PhD student @albertdm.bsky.social, joint work w @gioelelamanno.bsky.social at EPFL / @scadsai.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · Jun 6

As we mark #PrideMonth, we take this moment to celebrate LGBTQ+ identities and also reflect on the ongoing work to make our universities places where every member can thrive.

Thank you to colleagues for co-authoring this powerful piece on Rainbow Office Hours ➡️ gla.ac/3Zio6uv

#OneTeamUofG 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

University of Glasgow illuminated in rainbow pride flag colours

Queer teachers are living proof of queer futures - created by Adrian

A group of people standing outside of the univeristy of glasgow main building

Lauren stands in front of a presentation screen, it's titled: Category is... staff and student experiences of rainbow office hours.

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · Jun 4

Research away day with a view. @unistrathclyde.bsky.social

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University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · Jun 3

"Pride is about visibility, solidarity, & hope."

A joint message of support from UofG's LGBT+ Equality Champion Prof Moira Fischbacher-Smith & @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social's VP Student Support @irisduane.bsky.social during a time of uncertainty & challenge globally.

Happy #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #OneTeamUofG

University of Glasgow Pride Month Message #OneTeamUofG

YouTube video by University of Glasgow

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hatzakislab @hatzakislab.bsky.social · May 26

See our recent article in @natmethods.nature.com on a machine learning model #DeepSPT to rapidly precisely and automatically analyze anomalous diffusion. The model predicted biological identity from diffusion alone indicating that motion beside structure defines function.

Nature Methods @natmethods.nature.com · May 8

Excited to announce this new paper from the Kirchhausen and Hatzakis labs on DeepSPT, a deep learning framework for single-particle/vesicle tracking. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Giuseppe Di Caprio @giudica.bsky.social · May 29

At the Center of the Cellular Microenvironment’s impact workshop. Really enjoying the space to think together about where cell engineering and mechanobiology are headed. @theglasgowcemi.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social

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Nature Methods @natmethods.nature.com · May 8

Excited to announce this new paper from the Kirchhausen and Hatzakis labs on DeepSPT, a deep learning framework for single-particle/vesicle tracking. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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