African BioImaging Consortium
@afribioimaging
Empowering and growing the microscopy community in Africa through education, collaboration & accessibility. Also posting at http://africanbioimaging.bsky.social
Call for Applications! Are you an early-career academician and/or junior-level postgraduate student in West and Central Africa? Apply for the Advanced Biostatistics Regional Training Workshop on September 22 - 26, 2025. 📍Dakar, Senegal Registration: buff.ly/sGDGYVh…
Day 2 of the Protein Expression & Analysis Workshop at WACCBIP! @DrPKQuashie leads an engaging session on protein structure and function, exploring how amino acid side chains influence folding, interactions, and overall stability of proteins. #WACCBIPWorkshops #ProteinScience…
🚨 BioRTC featured in @naturemethods! We are proud to be highlighted as a key #imaging access & training hub in West Africa, thanks to strong support from Yobe State Government @czi. 🧪📍Read more: nature.com/articles/s4159…
We are excited to announce the 4th Annual ABIC Community Meeting organised in collaboration with The American University in Cairo! 🗓️ 28 - 29 October 2025 📍The American University in Cairo, Egypt 🛫 Travel grants are available! Click to learn more! bit.ly/432HWw7
ABIC & the @broadinstitute Imaging Platform is pleased to announce the Easy Deep Learning for Image Analysis Workshop. This workshop will provide practical insights to help you get started with deep learning tools for microscopy data. 🔗airtable.com/appJX6RgFmCucI… #ImageAnalysis
✨Researcher Showcase Initiative ✨ 🔬Meet Edwin Lisimba from Malawi! In this edition, we explore their microscopy journey—covering their research & career path in microscopy. 📖Read the full interview: lnkd.in/dK9MPJnx #ResearcherShowcaseInitiative #ABIC #Microscopy
GloBIAS #BioimageAnalysis #Conference 2025 – we have opened the registration for our 2025 in-person event. Please check the webpage lnkd.in/eWqkEDxg for more information and the link to the registration form.
The Yobe State Research & Innovation Challenge 2025 is open for applications! 🥇 First Prize: ₦500,000 🥈 Second Prize: ₦300,000 🥉 Third Prize: ₦200,000 📅 Deadline: 30th April 2025 Apply now through; biortc.com/research-innov…
The @AMI_microscopy is pleased to introduce to you Microscopy Matters! A microscopy webinar series that will explore fundamental microscopy concepts. Watch the series at training.microscopy.africa/microscopy-mat… #AMI #MicroscopyMatters #Microscopy #webinar #fluorescence #widefield #confocal
Honoured to have received the Outstanding Early-Career Impact Award from the @SussexUni for my work on #iPSCs from Indigenous #Africans. Grateful to my team, mentors, and collaborators, as well as our funders, who make this work possible.
🎙️ Global BioImaging Image Data Course 2025 in open for applications 📅 June 16-20 📍 City of Pune in India Topics - Python programming - OMERO server installation Who can apply? - Core facility professionals/service providers Travel grants available globalbioimaging.org/international-…
Our efforts continue to diversify our #BiologistsWorkshops programme to support a wider selection of research communities around the world. If you are a researcher working in the Global South, find out more about hosting a Workshop near you. biologists.com/workshops/prop…
🚨🍄🥼Delighted to share the registration page for our Mycology Bioimaging Workshop on "Imaging the Fungal Cell" W/ pre-AMI Fundamentals workshop @caron_ajacobs 🗓️ July 28 - Aug 7 2025 🇿🇦 @AMI_microscopy Cape Town 🥼 Hands-on 🔬 Pls RT & Apply here: sites.google.com/view/mycologyb…
Join us for Episode 5 of the Science from the Diaspora Seminar Series, an initiative driven by the ABIC Training & Education Working Group. 📆30 January 2025 ⏰13:00 - 14:00 GMT | 15:00 - 16:00 SAST 🔗Registration Link: bit.ly/3E1W7ao We hope to see you there!🌟
Call for Applications📢! Are you passionate about understanding the interaction between the immune system & pathogens? Apply for the African Immunobiology of Parasites, Pathogens & Pathogenesis Course (2025)to learn more! 🔗: shorturl.at/El8uY Deadline: January 14, 2025
Join us for Episode 4 of the Science from the Diaspora Seminar Series! In this episode, Dr @JohnDanial15 will be discussing Super Resolution Microscopy for Structural Biology! 🗓️ 27 November 2024 ⏰12h00 - 13h00 GMT 🔗bit.ly/3VbBhuW Be sure to register! ⬆️
Another great wambian workshop came to an end on Saturday🥲 Our first in Francophone West Africa & with 3 new facilitators who did an amazing job running the show! I loved getting to know the students: so much engagement from everyone over 6 intense but fun days! @UCAD_Senegal
And that’s a wrap! Merci à tous! Those who joined us in person & online, @CSRS_CIV for the hosting support & @cziscience for the funding to make the meeting possible! We’re leaving #ABIC_CM2024 inspired and energised for the future of bioimaging & community in Africa! 🔬🌍🇨🇮🙌
Actively reaching out to community is our priority @WambianN. @WambianN together with @MDK_Berlin is @UCAD_Senegal training the next generation of scientists.