Africa Microscopy Initiative

📢OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Partners in Teaching (PiTCH) Fellowship Program - Phase 1 We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for Phase 1 of PiTCH. Read program details and apply here: training.microscopy.africa/calloverview DEADLINE: 20 September 2025

We are pleased to launch the first series of our Microscopy Matters webinar, helping share important microscopy principles with the community! Thanks to @sadomfeh, @NaidooViantha, and @LizeEngelbrech4 for sharing their wisdom! 🔬🌍💥 shorturl.at/lvqMY 🖱️🖥️

In preparation for Phase 1 of the PiTCH Fellowship Program applications, AMI will host an online Information Session for prospective Global and African applicants. Date: 7 August 2025 Time: 12.30pm UTC / GMT Register here: uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The Africa Microscopy Initiative (AMI) is excited to announce an upcoming workshop: Sample Preparation for Fluorescence Microscopy, which will take place from 9 to 13 June 2025 at UCT. See the poster below for more details and apply here: 🚨🚨 tinyurl.com/AMIsampleprep

🔬 Interested in fluorescence microscopy of fungal pathogens/pathogenesis? The Mycology Bioimaging Intiaitive @MRCcmm is thrillied to announce it's first workshop in CapeTown for scientists in #Africa (w/ @AMI_microscopy) EOI 👇 Please disseminate! forms.office.com/e/gcpvytvyuz

Learners from @IkamvaYouthSA, who are part of the Wellcome Photography Project, visited the @AMI_microscopy @UCT_IDM! 🧬📸 This workshop revealed how microscopes bridge science, health, & creativity. Thank you to Dr. @caron_ajacobs, @AMI_microscopy, @ZEISS_Group. @wellcometrust

And we’re off! After some technical hiccups, we had a warm welcome session from Aimé Sanhoun and Prof Inza Koné from CSRS, and a great keynote from Prof Yavo from INSP here in Abidjan #ABIC_CM2024

💫FINAL CALL! Scientists in Africa can still submit their applications for the PEER call. The deadline is 13 September 2024. Read more about PEER and APPLY: equipment.microscopy.africa/peer-apply

The excitement continues at #OMIBS2024! We've been learning all about STED, SIM, SMLM and lightsheet microscopy over the past few days. Thank you to the amazing faculty and vendors for teaching us lots! @OMIBS_MBL @MBLScience @AMI_microscopy

Do you work in #Africa? You can apply for free research-grade microscopes for your lab or institution through @AMI_microscopy. More information here: equipment.microscopy.africa/peer-apply #microscopy #research #LabChat

📢GOOD NEWS! The Africa Microscopy Initiative, in partnership with @zeiss_micro will distribute refurbished research-grade light microscopes to African Scientists. Read more and APPLY: equipment.microscopy.africa/peer-apply Deadline: 13 September 2024

📋Survey Announcement 📋 ABIC is proud to announce the launch of the Infrastructure & Expertise survey! Complete the survey by 23 August & stand a chance to win some cool prizes! Click to complete today! bit.ly/3yuu696

📣 @afribioimaging’s Infrastructure survey is live! 📋 If you’re using microscopy in Africa please complete this survey, and help us understand the landscape of expertise, equipment, challenges, and opportunities around microscopy on the continent🔬🌍

One of AMI's earliest visitors was @henricolangeve1 from the University of Pretoria who was using expansion microscopy to study malaria parasites! youtu.be/WhJzpBIoM2s

Check out our brief showcase of our recent AMI Visiting Researcher, @AjiboyeEbeneze4, who was imaging neuronal plasticity within mouse hippocampus tissue sections! youtu.be/GDRxfxJ7Zhs

It was really incredible to watch biologists and engineers alike build up a fully functional fluorescence microscope from individual parts in a matter of minutes! We hosted 20 researchers from around Africa for an openScopes workshop @AMI_microscopy #openScopesAfrica

Thank you, Asante, for making the openScopes Africa in-person workshop possible at @UCT_news @UCTIDM Thank you, Asante.

Day 3, the final day of the openScopes Africa in-person workshop. Attendees from across Africa are gaining more understanding of the capabilities and research applications of the openFrame-based microscopes. Project discussions are also underway. @UCT_news @UCTIDM @UCTHealthSci