The Microscopists

#71 — Timo Zimmermann is Team Leader in Light and Microscopy Service and Development at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Imaging Centre. In this episode of The Microscopists, Timo joins Peter O’Toole to discuss how the microscopy courses they have attended changed their career paths. They also chat about Timo's stunning recent 3D renderings using data he collected in 1996 and how Star Trek helped him learn ...

#70 — In this special panel discussion, Peter O'Toole is joined by members of the Network of European Bioimage Analysts (NEUBIAS), including:

• Elnaz Fazeli, Imaging Specialist in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Helsinki.
• Kota Miura, freelance image analyst and Vice Chair of NEUBIAS.
• Robert Haase, Group Leader in Bio-image Analysis Technology Development in the DFG Cluster of Excellence "Physics of ...

#69 — In this special technology focus episode, Peter O'Toole is joined by experts in Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS), including:

• Thorsten Wohland, Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the National University of Singapore.
• Annette Bergter, Marketing Manager, Business Sector Life Sciences at ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions.
• Chris MacDonald, Researcher and Senior Lecturer in the ...

#68 — Beth Cimini is a Senior Group Leader at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. In this episode of The Microscopists, Beth joins Peter O’Toole to discuss the challenges of developing popular software tools like CellProfiler in academia and why harsh peer review leads to user-friendly software.

They also chat about why someone on Twitter got mad when Beth shared a picture of pasta.

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#67 — In this special episode, Peter O'Toole is joined by Executive Board Members of BioImaging North America (BINA), including:

• Alison North, Research Associate Professor and Senior Director at The Rockefeller University.
• Claire Brown, Associate Professor & Director, Advanced BioImaging Facility at McGill University.
• Nikki Bialy, BINA Program Coordinator at the Morgridge Institute for Research.

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#66 — In this special episode, Peter O'Toole is joined by researchers from the Latin American community, including:

• Andres Kamaid, Researcher at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo.
• Leonel Malacrida, Associate Professor and Head of the Advanced Bioimaging Unit at the Universidad de la República & Institut Pasteur de Montevideo.
• Mariana De Niz, Research Assistant Professor and Manager of the Nikon Imaging Cen...

#65 — Ronald Germain, M.D. is a Distinguished Investigator and Lab Chief of the Lymphocyte Biology Section at the National Institutes of Health. In this episode of The Microscopists, Ron joins Peter O’Toole to discuss why you need to think like a surfer in science. They also chat about what he does to entertain himself when he gets bored in meetings and why he let go of being a control freak.

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#64 — Jean-Yves Tinevez is a Research Engineer at Institut Pasteur. In this episode of The Microscopists, Jean-Yves joins Peter O’Toole to discuss why he finds supporting other researchers at a core imaging facility so rewarding. They also chat about storing his extensive collection of comic books in his Parisian apartment and some favorite countries to work in.

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#62 — Lucy Collinson (The Francis Crick Institute) and Kirk Czymmek (The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) join Peter O’Toole to discuss volume EM. Together they highlight what volume EM is, how it has been a quiet revolution, and share resources to help those wanting to get started using this powerful new technology.

They discuss how amazingly friendly and engaged the volume EM community is, how you can get involved, ...

#61 — Joachim Frank is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University and winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his involvement in the development of CryoEM. In this episode of The Microscopists, Joachim joins Peter O’Toole to discuss how his early interactions with an electron microscope shaped his career and how he considered moving into environmental research. They also chat about Joachim's passion ...

#60 — In this episode of The Microscopists, Peter O'Toole is joined by three representatives of bioimaging networks in Africa: Caron Jacobs of the African BioImaging Consortium (ABIC), Ben Loos of the South African BioImaging Community (SABI) and Mahmoud Maina of the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC) at Yobe State University. They discuss how their communities operate, and what the challenges are for...

#59 — Aydogan Ozcan is Chancellor’s Professor and HHMI Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. Aydogan joins Peter to talk about how advances in imaging technology could make security screening less invasive, the importance of communicating science to the public, and why you need to take ownership of your research.

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#58 — Laura Waller is Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley. In this episode of The Microscopists, Laura joins Peter O'Toole to talk about how she got interested in optics and engineering and what it's like to run a lab. She also talks about her unusual extreme reading hobby, which has seen her read scientific papers atop mountains, on an elephant, and in zero gravity!

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#57 — Michael Albiez is CEO of Carl Zeiss Research Microscopy Solutions. He chats to Peter O'Toole about how Zeiss Microscopy recently won the German Future Prize live on national TV, and he shares what it's like to connect with many different researchers who all use microscopy in their work. We also hear about his aspirations to become a teacher, and his musical experience playing in a jazz trio.

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#56 — Stefan Hell is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen and at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg. In this episode of The Microscopists, Stefan tells Peter O'Toole about his quest to overcome the diffraction barrier, why he doesn't think of himself as a microscopist, and staying motivated after winning a Nobel Prize. They also chat about food, hiking in...

#55 — Emma Lundberg is Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford, Professor in Cell Biology Proteomics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Head of the Subcellular Section of the Human Protein Atlas. Emma joins Peter O’Toole to talk about crowdsourcing image analysis for the Human Protein Atlas program within the EVE Online virtual game. We also hear how she manages research groups in two time zones and her lo...

#54 — Florian Jug is Research Group Leader and Head of the Image Analysis Facility at Human Technopole, Milan. Florian joins Peter O'Toole to discuss his research using AI and machine learning to better analyze and quantify biological data. They chat about his early ambitions in computer science, and he tells us why he enjoys teaching various courses across the globe. We also hear about his hobbies of running (sometimes ov...

#53 — Christian Eggeling is Head of the Department of Biophysical Imaging at the Institute of Photonic Technologies (IPHT, Jena). In this episode of The Microscopists, Christian joins Peter O'Toole to discuss his varied career to date, starting with a degree in physics, a short stint in a biotech company, followed by faculty positions in Oxford and then Jena. They discuss the importance of scientific freedom and failures—a...