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The SCOPE is the Light Microscopy Core Facility at the UMass Chan Medical School https://www.umassmed.edu/scope/

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Happy 2026!!! @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social @vizgen.bsky.social The SCOPE is looking forward to all the cool new projects coming this year.
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Micro SCOPE Squad just got one more! We are happy to support our staff and their families. Glad to have Jill back after her maternity leave. #WorkingMoms #ScienceFamilies #WelcomeBack
Collage of 4 children of scope staff shown from behind wearing shirts that say “Micro” above the scope squad logo. The youngest is a new baby. Program manager Jill McConnell sits in front of a stellaris 8 sted microscope after returning from maternity leave
January 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Join us for a special SCOPE-Vizgen webinar announcing our latest early technology access program, the newest in Vizgen probe chemistry, reagent discounts, and more! Register here: info.vizgen.com/umass-merfis...
#microscopy #Vizgen #spatialtranscriptomics #Merfy
This image advertises a webinar titled "MERFISH 2.0 More Transcripts More Cells More Biological Insights!" happening on December 8, 2025. The image background shows an underwater scene with blue water and yellow sand. In the water is one hot pink cartoon clown fish. Under the pink fish, the text reads "You know Merfy". Next to the pink fish, is a purple cartoon clown fish with text underneath that reads "Come meet Duo!".
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Congratulations to the Cantor Lab for the recent publication in @cellpress.bsky.social Molecular Cell! We are happy the SCOPE could help to make this article a reality. SCOPE Acknowledgements RRID: SCR_022721 #Microscopy #Science #UserHighlight #tissuegnostics #slidescanning #publication
Congratulatory graphic celebrating the Cantor Lab's publication in Molecular Cell. The article title is 'RAD51 is chromatin enriched and targetable in BRCA1-deficient cells.' A graphical abstract illustrates ssDNA gaps, RAD51 recruitment, and differences in RAD51 localization between BRCA1-proficient and deficient cells. A photo of Sharon Cantor is shown with her name labeled. The bottom text reads: 'Congratulations to the Cantor Lab for your publication in Molecular Cell!
September 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Congratulations to the Lodato & Weng labs @umasschan.bsky.social for the recent publication in @nature.com! The SCOPE was so happy to help with the @vizgen.bsky.social MERFISH assays! And thank you for acknowledging us in your paper! #microscopy #spatialbiology #naturejournal #sciencematters
"Celebratory graphic titled 'SCOPE User Highlight!' with a blue background and fireworks. It features a screenshot of a Nature article published on September 3, 2025, titled 'Single-cell transcriptomic and genomic changes in the ageing human brain' by Jeffries et al. Below the article are two headshots one of Dr. Lodato and one of Dr. Weng 'Congratulations to the Lodato & Weng Labs for your publication in Nature!'" Graphic titled 'SCOPE User Highlight!' celebrating the Lodato & Weng Labs' publication in Nature. The center features colorful scientific graphs and data visualizations, with a congratulatory message at the bottom. Fireworks are subtly visible in the background. Graphic titled 'SCOPE User Highlight!' with a fireworks background. The center features an 'Acknowledgements' section with detailed text thanking individuals, institutions, and funding sources for their support in a Nature publication. At the bottom, a message reads: 'Thank you for acknowledging the SCOPE in your publication in Nature!
September 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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@malifesciences.bsky.social thank you for coming to @umasschan.bsky.social to visit our core facilities and introduce your 2025 Funding Programs! Your support of science in Massachusetts is critical for innovation to thrive in the commonwealth #THANKYOU
MLSC representatives are given a tour to see MLSC funded equipment at UMass Chan Core facilities MLSC representatives are given a tour to see MLSC funded equipment at UMass Chan Core facilities MLSC representatives are given a tour to see MLSC funded equipment at UMass Chan Core facilities
August 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Good luck at your defense next week Abiola! #MdPhd #ProudOfTheSCOPESquad #YouGotThis
Graphic announcement for Abiola Folasade Ogunsola's PhD dissertation defense at UMass Chan Medical School. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. in PDC 1100 and on Zoom. The dissertation is titled: "LFA-1-deficient CC042 Mice Reveal a Mechanism of BCG-mediated Protection to TB Independent of Memory T Cell Responses in the Lung." The image includes a photo of Abiola smiling in a white blazer and black shirt. Bright handwritten text on a blue background reads, “Good luck Abiola Ogunsola on your defense next week!!” and “We know you will do great! And cannot wait to see your talk!”
August 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Tara Delorme, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Ryan Logan, PhD, is one of 14 researchers from Quebec working in the U.S. to be honored by the Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé: direc.to/n1KM

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UMass Chan postdoc receives competitive award from Quebec research foundation
Tara Delorme, PhD, received a $110,000 award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Faculty in the Program in Microbiome Dynamics at UMass Chan Medical School have received $3 million from the Gates Foundation to conduct research aimed at improving pregnancy outcomes and gut health in women: direc.to/nyBt

#WomensHealth #MaternalHealth #GutHealth #gut #microbiome #GlobalHealth
Gates Foundation awards $3 million in grants to UMass Chan to study gut health in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries
The two awards will help fund research aimed at improving pregnancy outcomes in women from low- and middle-income countries.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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2 of our users from the Microbiology Department have been awarded @gatesfoundation.bsky.social awards!!! Amazing to see this important work get funded! Way to go #ScopeSquad #science @umasschan.bsky.social
Ana Maldonado-Contreras & Vanni Bucci stand in the MC lab with students working in the background. Headline reads: Gates foundation awards $3 million in grants to Umass Chan to study gut health in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries.
August 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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SPATIAL BIOLOGY EXPLORERS TODAY is open office hours! Bring your specific questions and meet with us and the Vizgen Team to fast track your Merfish experiment. @vizgen.bsky.social @umasschan.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Join us next week for Spatial Biology Explorers for Open office hours with our local @vizgen.bsky.social team. Get help with data analysis, experiment planning or to say hi. #SpatialBiology #Microscopy #Data #DataAnalysis #SpatialBiologyExplorers
Spatial Biology Explorers logo with the Vizgen Mascot Merfy the fish icon. With text reading “open office hours with the teams from SCOPE (logo) & Vizgen (official logo). July 28th 2025, SCOPE Data Lab, S5-220, Noon - 1pm
July 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Large Merfish slides with 300mm2 selectable area and up to 10 regions! Thank you @vizgen.bsky.social, time for even more data! #Merscope #Microscopy #BiggerIsBetter #GiveMeMore Contact SCOPE @umasschan.bsky.social for your next Merfish project
July 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The SCOPE is supported and funded by these basic science grants and initiatives, as is much research @umasschan.bsky.social. Repost from: @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social instagram
July 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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This 4th of July we celebrate the history of American science & innovation. We honor the past accomplishments & ongoing efforts of scientists today for a smarter, healthier & more advanced tomorrow #4thofJuly #STEM #fluorescencefriday #microscopes #microscopy
July 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Congratulations to the McDougall, Wang and Silverman labs for their recent publication! The SCOPE is proud to help with your research @umasschan.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social #microscope #microscopy #covidresearch #UserHighlight
June 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Our own Director Baer was honored to attend the BIO International Convention to participate in @malifesciences.bsky.social amazing programing. Learn more: www.masslifesciences.com/connect-acti...

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Connect + Activate: MLSC 3.0 in Spotlight at MA Pavilion
The power of partnership and vision for MLSC 3.0 was on full display during the BIO International Convention. Thank you to MassBio and partners across the ecosystem for showcasing why...
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June 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Congratulation to the Martin Lab & Collaborators for your recent paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Neuroscience. The SCOPE is always happy to help make your publication a reality #microscopy #publication #BestUsers
Screenshot of the title and authors from the title page of the recent publication of "Suppression of binge alcohol drinking by an inhibitory neuronal ensemble in the mouse medial orbitofrontal cortex" in Nature Neuroscience. Lead author is Dr. Pablo Gimenez-Gomez and the corresponding author is Dr. Gilles E. Martin. Banner across the top reads " SCOPE User Highlight" and bottom banner reads: "Congratulations to the Martin Lab for your Nature Neuroscience Publication Figure 6 images of light sheet microscopy and corresponding data analysis
June 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Happy Pride Month! Everyone is welcome at the SCOPE. #PrideMonth #Pride #microscopyart #microscope #Microscopy @umasschan.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Spatial Biology Explorers Data Club is HERE!!! If you want to learn more about Spatial Biology or how to analyze your data - COME JOIN US ON June 23. For full info email: [email protected]. @umasschan.bsky.social @vizgen.bsky.social @brukerspatial.bsky.social @10xgenomics.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Congratulations to the new Dr. Sun-Young Lim, Ph.D. on your defense. It has been a pleasure to work with you and the whole Wang lab. We wish you the best in all your future endeavors. @umasschan.bsky.social #PhD #microscopy #Congratulations #Graduate
Images show the new Dr. Sun-Young Lim, Ph.D. presenting at her defense and an image with Sun and her advisor Dr. Jennifer Wang PhD holding a cake at the post defense party!
May 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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SCOPE TEAM has completed 20 @vizgen.bsky.social Merscope 2.0 chemistry runs!!! #spatialbiology #swedishfish #vizgen #Merfish Check out the new chemistry - we love it!
May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Happy International Day of Light!! #InternationalDayofLight @umasschan.bsky.social #lightmicroscopy #microscopy #microscope
May 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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One of the great parts of working with a core facility is the ability to compare multiple systems to see which is best to image your samples. #microscopy #CoreFacility @umasschan.bsky.social @healthcare.nikon.com
Director Dr. Christina Baer assists a user on a Nikon widefield microscope.
May 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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We are proud of our partnership with Astellas Gene Therapies funded by @malifesciences.bsky.social through the Bits to Bytes program in 2024. Read full article below.
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April 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM