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Eva de la Serna @sciencedoodles.bsky.social · Jul 29

Check out our amazing #bobiac2025 cohort! Was a joy to teach this group! Thanks @bioimagingna.bsky.social for generously supporting this 6 week bioimage analysis w/Python course!

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HMS Image Analysis Collaboratory @hms-iac.bsky.social · Jul 14

Day 1 of #bobiac2025 🐍

The day started strong with @talley.codes speaking about the Python ecosystem and uv. Students then gave short talks about their research (#coolscience). It was then time to code in Python with @sciencedoodles.bsky.social!

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HMS Image Analysis Collaboratory @hms-iac.bsky.social · May 30

‼️3 days left to apply to the Boston Bioimage Analysis Course (BoBiAC)! 💻

Get started w/Python & learn to analyze fluorescence microscopy images — no programming experience required!

Fee waivers available!

🗓️ Apply by June 1st!
🌐 iac.hms.harvard.edu/bobiac/2025/

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Eva de la Serna @sciencedoodles.bsky.social · May 8

Apply to join our awesome @citehms.bsky.social & @hms-iac.bsky.social teaching team this summer at #BoBiAC! We’ll guide you step-by-step through segmentation, classification, and colocalization on fluorescence microscopy images using Python — no coding experience required!

HMS Image Analysis Collaboratory @hms-iac.bsky.social · May 8

💻 Apply to our beginner-friendly Boston Bioimage Analysis Course!

Get started with Python and learn to analyze fluorescence microscopy images — no coding experience required!

Fee waivers available thanks to funding from @bioimagingna.bsky.social!

🗓️ Apply June 1st!
iac.hms.harvard.edu/bobiac/2025/

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HMS Image Analysis Collaboratory @hms-iac.bsky.social · May 7

We are proudly hosting

𝐃𝐫. 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 @talley.codes (CITE, Harvard Medical School):

𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐦

When: 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 @ 𝟏𝟏 𝐚𝐦 𝐄𝐃𝐓 (Boston time)

Join us on Zoom! harvard.zoom.us/j/9762343464...

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Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · May 1

BIG NEWS - for the first time ever, we're running a Bioimage Analysis Beginnings Bootcamp. Learn #bioimageanalysis from awesome folks, and gain familiarity with some new tools as well as how to pick the right tool in the first place. Aug 4th-8th - apply here (soon!) forms.gle/d2fCXsrWHVP8...

Ad for the Bioimage Analysis Beginnings Bootcamp at the Broad Institute.

Where & When
Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge MA (in-person only)
Monday–Friday, August 4–8, 20259:00 AM – 5:00 PM

About the Bootcamp
Learn core bioimage analysis skills using open-source tools for light
microscopy in this hands-on, in-person course. The Bootcamp
covers annotation, segmentation, and deep learning fundamentals.

Fee: $600 (Academic/Non-Profit) | $1000 (Industry/For-Profit)
For more information email ImagingAdmin@broadinstitute.org

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Maria Theiss @murriwurri.bsky.social · Apr 22

Can highly recommend! Not only is Python one of the most versatile tools in bioimage analysis, but bioimage analysis itself is also an excellent way for visual learners to learn and improve their Python skills! And it is led by fantastic people!

HMS Image Analysis Collaboratory @hms-iac.bsky.social · Apr 22

‼BREAKING‼
We’ve secured new funding for the Boston Bioimage Analysis Course (BoBiAC) this July at Harvard Med School! Course fees down 37%, with fee waivers for academic applicants, for an intensive hands-on intro to bioimage analysis with Python!

Apply by June 1st!
iac.hms.harvard.edu/bobiac/2025

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Eva de la Serna @sciencedoodles.bsky.social · Apr 22

New to bioimage analysis & Python? Want to quantify fluorescence microscopy images, explore segmentation & classification, & try colocalization analysis using Python?

If so, this course is for you! Apply by June 1st! 🔬💻https://iac.hms.harvard.edu/bobiac/2025

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Esteban Miglietta @emiglietta.bsky.social · Apr 10

🚨Latin American Workshop Series🚨

The team from @bethcimini.bsky.social‘s lab at @broadinstitute.org and the Center for Open Bioimage Analysis will host three free online image analysis workshops for LATAM ... in SPANISH🇪🇸 and PORTUGUESE🇧🇷!!!🎉🎊

broad.io/latam_worksh...

Deadline: April 23rd, 2025

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Esteban Miglietta @emiglietta.bsky.social · Apr 11

Great opportunity if you're in the Boston area and want to learn about bioimage analysis in Python!

forum.image.sc/t/boston-bio...

Boston Bioimage Analysis Course (BoBiAC)

The Image Analysis Collaboratory and the Core for Imaging Technology & Education at Harvard Medical School are organizing the 💻 Boston Bioimage Analysis Course (BoBiAC). Join us in July for a 6-day in...

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Damian Dalle Nogare @damiandn.bsky.social · Apr 7

Slick t-shirt design for @qiatcshl.bsky.social made by @sciencedoodles.bsky.social featuring fan favorite the bench scope

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QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Apr 3

Congratulations to students @nancypaniagua.bsky.social & Michal for placing 1st & 2nd place in our @ilastik-team.bsky.social pixel classifier challenge to segment with the least amount of annotations! #lazyannotationsftw

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QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Apr 2

The students (totally) loved our TIRF lab! Check out this fluorescein solution sample we used to visualize internal reflection on the scope - 📸 by student Augusto Berrocal

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QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Mar 31

Our image analysis expert instructors, @bethcimini.bsky.social, @damiandn.bsky.social, @florianjug.bsky.social & Hunter Elliott, are in full swing!

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QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Mar 31

It's TIRF time again at QI!!! 🎉 🔬Check out @jencwaters.bsky.social's infamous TIRF demo to understand the principle behind total internal reflection vs refraction! #gonetirfing #criticallyawesome

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Eva de la Serna @sciencedoodles.bsky.social · Mar 29

🥳 Ft. a lovely little water bear from the moss by Hershey at @cshlnews.bsky.social!

QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Mar 29

Our openSPIM is officially up and running to image the latest catch of the day! Fueled by pymmcore-plus & pymmcore-gui! 💪⚡🔬 pymmcore-plus.github.io/pymmcore-plus/ github.com/pymmcore-plu...

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QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Mar 29

I spy with my little eye...a sneak peek of our light sheet microscopy lab samples! Perks of being a
@cshlnews.bsky.social course is access to lots of great sample collecting spots! #catchoftheday #tardigrades

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QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Mar 28

Our new course logo, by @sciencedoodles.bsky.social

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QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Mar 27

@fedegasparoli.bsky.social is setting up our openSPIM in preparation for the light sheet lab next week. Pro tip: Stouts block light more effectively than lagers.

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Eva de la Serna @sciencedoodles.bsky.social · Mar 24

Excited teach & help w/BoBiAC! This course is perfect for grad students & postdocs using fluorescence microscopy to learn how to use python to process & analyze image data! Best part: it's beginner friendly - no python experience required! More info & apply: iac.hms.harvard.edu/bobiac/2025/...

HMS Image Analysis Collaboratory @hms-iac.bsky.social · Mar 24

💻 Announcing the Boston Bioimage Analysis Course — BoBiAC!
Join us this July at Harvard Medical School in Boston for a 6-day deep dive into bioimage analysis with Python, hosted by the IAC and CITE.
Apply by May 16th, 2025!

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Eva de la Serna @sciencedoodles.bsky.social · Mar 24

So excited for QI 2025!!! 🔬 Follow @qiatcshl.bsky.social for the latest QI news!

QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Mar 24

Team CITE has arrived!

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Rylie Walsh @ryliewalsh.bsky.social · Feb 19

Come learn microscopy with us by the sea in May!

PAIR-UP Science @pair-up.bsky.social · Feb 5

PAIR-UP is partnering with the MBL to host an intensive Imaging Boot Camp. This workshop is free to those selected. APPLY NOW! forms.gle/DDWmQq8ogk2h...

PAIR-UP/MBL Microscopy Boot Camp Workshop

Optical imaging is central to biomedical research. We will host a weeklong microscopy bootcamp training at the Marine Biological Laboratory. This bootcamp is planned to train graduate students and pos...

forms.gle

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QI@CSHL @qiatcshl.bsky.social · Jan 24

The Quantitative Imaging: From Acquisition to Analysis course at CSHL is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on future course dates and fun photos when the course is in progress. Applications for this years course (March 24- April 8) are due next week on Jan 31!

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · Jan 21

Applications for our Quantitative Imaging: From Acquisition to Analysis 2025 course (Mar 24-Apr 8) are due on Jan 31! Come immerse yourself in microscopy and image analysis with me, @talleylambert.bsky.social, @bethcimini.bsky.social, @florianjug.bsky.social & Hunter Elliott! Please RT

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