Resources for learning more#

Resource Name

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Brief description

🌐 Nikon MicroscopyU

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Fundamentals of microscopy explained for beginners with lots of images and plain language descriptions of terms used in microscopy

📄 Seeing is believing? A beginners’ guide to practical pitfalls in image acquisition 15

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An overview of common concerns to check for during sample preparation and image acquisition

📄 Fluorescence microscopy - avoiding the pitfalls 16

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Short overview of some of the most common pitfalls for beginners to fluorescence microscopy

📄 Tutorial: guidance for quantitative confocal microscopy 5

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Step-by-step guidance on practical considerations for sample preparation, acquisition, and image analysis; primarily though not exclusively aimed at users of confocal microscopy

📄 Best practices and tools for reporting reproducible fluorescence microscopy methods 17

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Guidelines and resources for accurate reporting of the most common fluorescence light microscopy techniques, emphasizing the impact of accurate microscopy metadata on data interpretation.’

🎥 iBiology Microscopy Short Course

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An 8 hour video series consisting of 14 videos introducting major concepts in microscopy. A longer course with >70 videos is also available.

🎥 Microcourses

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Videos about microscopy from the microscopy cores at Harvard Medical School

🌐 Advanced Imaging Center

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Access to the state of the art microscopy instruments and imaging experts

🌐 Africa Microscopy Initiative

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Access to advanced microscopes, molecular biology and cell culture equipment for scientists in Africa

🌐 Euro-Bioimaging

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Access to microcopy instruments and training for scientists in Europe