Will, Alan, Molly and Janet I want to thank you for getting this paper out. its a very useful and important piece at this moment in time Practical Guidelines for Collection, Manipulation and Inactivation of SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19 Clinical Specimens …rentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

This is important for anyone imaging or preparing COVID19 samples for imaging

Last week we had a visit from our friends at Nikon who updated our A1's with new software. Lots of cool changes. Katherine made a really useful introductory video. you can see it here youtu.be/XqrOEuVN_vA

we were asked to post the link to the changes in NIS Elements changes for the A1 confocals again. here it is youtu.be/XqrOEuVN_vA

Had your second vaccine dose? When you ask for training, please let us know. In a couple of weeks we are going to release new training guidelines and we will want to know. Stay tuned!

Qfm. The quiet side

such fun!!

I thought I would share the thick sample we are using at QFM this year. Thanks to Ed Burton and Qing Bai.

tomorrow QFM will start... for the 24 th year... heres last years class!

QFM... never gets old

QFM is just round the corner-------- this is the sample we are using for the TIRF lab this year... enjoy** QFMicroscopy

CBI EM fun jeolusa.com/APPLICATIONS/R…

more fun for QFM... live cell labs. just over 2 weeks away, a new actin probe courtesy of cytoskeleton.com

last years class photo 2023 QFMicroscopy

if you were wondering where half the faculty and staff from CBI are.... QFM 2024

As promised this is one of the printed cuvettes in position and out of the mesospim. The EarthChain arm will support many kilos as will the quick release base the whole assembly can be positioned very accurately and freely @MesoSpim

gotta play elsewhere simon watkins.bsky.social

another view