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It’s that time of year again! CU Up Close Image Competition Fall is here and with it comes our favorite annual tradition: the CU Up Close Image Competition! This year is especially special as we are in the 10th year! Who would have thought that our fun little event has...

Impressive numbers for FY2025 FY25 has come to a close and our Advanced Light Microscopy Core has produced impressive numbers. Throughout the year, our resources were accessed by nearly 180 investigators from 64 different labs, and our instruments were used for 13,600 hours! In other words, the facility was used...

Upcoming conference I am excited to share that I will be participating as a teaching assistant for the Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy (AQLM) course at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. AQLM is a comprehensive and intensive course in light microscopy for researchers in biology, medicine,...

Jian’s recent AI and bioimage analysis mini-workshop is being featured in the journal BioTechniques. In the article, he talks about some of the interesting discussion points from the workshop and shares his takeaways. You can read the article here.

Bruker TruLive3D Light Sheet Microscope update The Beckman Center Light Sheet Specialist is delighted to share some exciting news about our two specialized Light Sheet Microscopes. The Bruker TruLive3D Light Sheet Microscope was purchased in 2023 by the Beckman Center and was first made available to targeted groups only. We...

Recently, Jian Tay, our Biological Image Analysis Group Leader, was highlighted within the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities Member Spotlight. The ABRF is an international organization of Core Facilities consisting of more than 4,000 members worldwide, and Jian was selected due to his significant involvement within the association, and for...

Image analysis update As the Biological Image Analysis Group Leader, I am excited to share updates about some of our ongoing image analysis projects. I’m sure it comes as no surprise that we have been gearing up on AI - for both commercial and home-built approaches. On the commercial side,...

Welcome Shao Li! To meet the growing and evolving needs of our Users, we are happy to announce that Dr. Shao Li has joined our Advanced Light Microscopy Core team. Shao recently graduated from the University of Georgia where she worked with Professor Peter Kner. During her graduate studies, Shao...

Recently, we gathered to celebrate the finalists of the 2024 CU Up Close image competition, the 9th edition of our annual event where we highlight the beauty of our science, and the creativity of our investigators. The top twelve images were chosen from over 100 applicants, and the top three...

Each year, researchers at CU Boulder create visually stunning images using the advanced microscopes at the BioFrontiers Institute’s Advanced Light Microscopy Core. Many of these images are featured in our annual CU Up Close Image Competition. The top 12 images from each cycle are showcased in our annual calendar, with...