ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University News - ABIF /channels/news_feeds/all/term/ABIF/rss en Dr. Claire Brown receives CZI grant to advance bioimaging /channels/channels/news/dr-claire-brown-receives-czi-grant-advance-bioimaging-326690 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to physiology faculty member <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/physiology/directory/core-faculty/claire-brown">Dr. Claire Brown</a>, one of 22 recipients of the <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/czi-funds-advances-in-biomedical-imaging/">Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) imaging scientist grant</a>. These funds are to support the advancement of biomedical imaging technologies and provide increased training and access to imaging scientists, leading to enhanced views of the inner workings of cells for a better understanding of what causes diseases and how to treat them.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:54:37 +0000 webfull 165816 at /channels Michael W. Davidson, a Success in Microscopes and Neckwear, Dies at 65 /channels/news/michael-w-davidson-success-microscopes-and-neckwear-dies-65-259431 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"Mr. Davidson, who died on Dec. 24 at 65, used sophisticated microscopes to create stunning, psychedelic images of crystallized substances like DNA and hormones, and he contributed to Nobel Prize-honored research about the inner workings of cells. His images were on the covers of scientific journals and, as unlikely as it might seem, on neckwear" states the NY Times.</p> <p>Read the full New York Times article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/science/michael-w-davidson-a-success-in-microscopes-and-neckwear-dies-at-65.html?_r=1">here</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/davidson-obit-3-web-master675.jpg?itok=BUwG_fzI" width="160" height="131" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:17:07 +0000 webfull 117105 at /channels New LSM 800 Microscope /channels/news/new-lsm-800-microscope-259430 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The <strong>Advanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF)</strong> has integrated a brand <strong>new LSM 800 microscope</strong> from Zeiss into the facility.</p> <p>Featuring convenient and user-friendly software complete with custom-made shortcut buttons for experiment repetition as well as diode lasers for fast start-up and beautiful images.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/7944_lsm-800-with-airyscan.jpg.jpg?itok=sJ3QeTuW" width="160" height="132" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:15:20 +0000 webfull 117104 at /channels Green Light Microscopy: A Sustainable Alternative in Modern Microscopy /channels/news/green-light-microscopy-sustainable-alternative-modern-microscopy-259429 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In times of environmental decline, scientific innovation must be implemented to replace old and inefficient technology. This can lead to positive academic, economic and environmental impacts. Fluorescence microscopy is a key element in many aspects of research throughout the physical, life and health sciences. Microscopes are found in virtually all research institutes, universities, hospitals, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/glm4.jpg?itok=It4AC_fA" width="160" height="123" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:12:30 +0000 webfull 117103 at /channels Michael W. Davidson, a Success in Microscopes and Neckwear, Dies at 65 /channels/news/michael-w-davidson-success-microscopes-and-neckwear-dies-65-257995 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"Mr. Davidson, who died on Dec. 24 at 65, used sophisticated microscopes to create stunning, psychedelic images of crystallized substances like DNA and hormones, and he contributed to Nobel Prize-honored research about the inner workings of cells. His images were on the covers of scientific journals and, as unlikely as it might seem, on neckwear" states the NY Times.</p> <p>Read the full New York Times article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/science/michael-w-davidson-a-success-in-microscopes-and-neckwear-dies-at-65.html?_r=1">here</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/davidson-obit-3-web-master675.jpg?itok=BUwG_fzI" width="160" height="131" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:16:32 +0000 webfull 115364 at /channels Green Light Microscopy: A Sustainable Alternative in Modern Microscopy /channels/news/green-light-microscopy-sustainable-alternative-modern-microscopy-257251 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In times of environmental decline, scientific innovation must be implemented to replace old and inefficient technology. This can lead to positive academic, economic and environmental impacts. Fluorescence microscopy is a key element in many aspects of research throughout the physical, life and health sciences. Microscopes are found in virtually all research institutes, universities, hospitals, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/glm4.jpg?itok=It4AC_fA" width="160" height="123" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2015</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:54:42 +0000 webfull 114537 at /channels New LSM 800 Microscope /channels/news/new-lsm-800-microscope-257250 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The <strong>Advanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF)</strong> has integrated a brand <strong>new LSM 800 microscope</strong> from Zeiss into the facility.</p> <p>Featuring convenient and user-friendly software complete with custom-made shortcut buttons for experiment repetition as well as Airyscan for 1.7x more resolution in image acquisition.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/7944_lsm-800-with-airyscan.jpg.jpg?itok=sJ3QeTuW" width="160" height="132" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2015</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:29:42 +0000 webfull 114536 at /channels