BNMI 2025 pre-symposium workshops
We are also organizing pre-symposium workshops that will be held on 18th and 19th of August.
Discover how automation is revolutionizing microscopy in our Smart Microscopy workshop. This state-of-the-art approach combines on-the-fly image analysis with fully motorized, computer-controlled microscopes to create adaptive, real-time imaging workflows. By enabling dynamic adjustments to microscope parameters during experiments, Smart Microscopy minimizes human intervention, allowing researchers to efficiently capture rare events, study complex biological systems and acquire statistically meaningful data.
Over one and a half days, participants will delve into the principles and practices of Smart Microscopy, using both commercial and open-source tools. Hands-on sessions will cover target identification, adaptive feedback loops, and integration with external hardware and software for advanced automation. The workshop emphasizes transferable strategies, ensuring participants can develop adaptive workflows tailored to their specific instruments. Join us to explore how Smart Microscopy can enhance your experimental efficiency and data reproducibility.
The workshop will be divided into four sessions:
- CARL ZEISS – Smart Imaging Workflows for Scalable, Automated Acquisition.
- Nikon – Experience Smart Microscopy with BergmanLabora & Nikon
- Leica – SpectraPlex for STELLARIS: 3D High-Multiplex Imaging for Spatial Discoveries
- Webknossos – Visualize, share, and annotate your large 3D images online
Location: Centre for Cellular Imaging, Medicinaregatan 5A-7A, 413 90 Gothenburg
Workshop Details (pdf)
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Unlock the potential of deep imaging with this workshop on Optical Tissue Clearing Techniques, designed to complement 3D lightsheet microscopy. Tissue clearing transforms biological specimens into transparent structures, enabling unprecedented imaging depth without physical sectioning. When combined with lightsheet microscopy, tissue clearing allows researchers to visualize intact 3D biological structures—such as neuronal networks and whole organs—with high precision and minimal photobleaching.
This one-and-a-half-day workshop offers hands-on demonstrations in tissue clearing workflows optimized for light sheet microscopy. Participants will be introduced to key concepts through a combination of introductory lectures and live demonstrations. Topics include sample preparation for various tissue types, mounting strategies for systems such as the Zeiss Lightsheet 7 and Miltenyi UltraMicroscope Blaze, as well as basic data management and processing for large datasets.
With an emphasis on adaptability, attendees will learn how to optimize clearing protocols for their specific samples and fluorescence labels—empowering them to apply these techniques to their own research projects.
The workshop is structured into three focused sessions:
- CARL ZEISS – 3D imaging of large, cleared samples using the Zeiss Lightsheet 7
- Miltenyi Biotec – UltraMicroscope Blaze for 3D imaging at cellular resolution
- Imaging smaller cleared samples with confocal microscopy
Location: Centre for Cellular Imaging, Medicinaregatan 5A-7A, 413 90 Gothenburg
Workshop Details (pdf)
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Have you ever experienced that users don’t seem to remember much of what you taught them when you trained them? How can we improve the way we train users so that they really learn? Pedagogy is the science of how we learn and how to design effective teaching. Pedagogical tools are simple to apply and have a great potential for improving the learning outcome of microscopy trainings.
During this 2h workshop, we will guide you to improve the design of your own microscopy training, in small steps and at your own pace. The workshop will run on the 19th of August from 9:00 to 11:00.
Trainers:
- Sylvie Le Guyader, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
- Rhonda Reigers Powell, Clemson University, US
Location: Centre for Cellular Imaging, Medicinaregatan 5A-7A, 413 90 Gothenburg
Workshop Details (pdf)
