Stefania Marcotti
Data and image analysis for all things bio | Computational tinkerer | Researcher | Bioimage analyst
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti🔬UK researchers: Access cutting-edge bioimaging tech + expert support with our User Access Fund! 💷 £5k for imaging 💷 £2k for image analysis Choose from 6 top UK facilities, contact them, then apply! rms.org.uk/user-access-fund ⏰ Next deadline: 31 March ✅ Decision in 4 weeks Pls share!
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiWe are hosting an #Ilastik workshop on March 27th, led by Dominik Kutra, senior research software engineer @ilastik-team.bsky.social The course is open to students and staff at @crick.ac.uk and partner universities (@ucl.ac.uk, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social)
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiWe Are hiring!! 👨💻👩💻 CALM's new Data and Systems Steward Role is live 🎉https://crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/London/Data-and-Systems-Steward_R2551 closing date 8th Feb!
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiTime is running out to apply for this year's @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social Intro to Image Analysis course in Cardiff - deadline is tomorrow! Spread the word!
- ✨New Year's resolutions involve learning something new?✨ Then apply for our “Introduction to Image Analysis” workshop in Cardiff in May 2026! Deadline for applications is January 16th. 🔗⬇️ www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca... @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social @david-j-barry.bsky.social @martinjones.bsky.social
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiJacqueline Chalakova, @afoix.bsky.social and @denzibubs.bsky.social share their highlights from #CBIAS2025 @cbias.bsky.social, with all three emphasising the welcoming atmosphere. Check out the reasons that #CBIAS2026 should be in your calendar⤵️ focalplane.biologists.com/2026/01/12/c...
- Last couple of days to apply for this! Deadline on Friday (January 16th)
- 10 days remaining to apply for the next “Introduction to Image Analysis” workshop in Cardiff (deadline 16th January)! The course will take place on May 18th-20th, 2026, in collaboration with @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social. Apply now: www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca... #bioimageanalysis
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti10 days remaining to apply for the next “Introduction to Image Analysis” workshop in Cardiff (deadline 16th January)! The course will take place on May 18th-20th, 2026, in collaboration with @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social. Apply now: www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca... #bioimageanalysis
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiThe #CBIAS2025 poster collection is now available, along with associated DOIs for further dissemination. Take a look! crick.figshare.com/collections/...
- ✨New Year's resolutions involve learning something new?✨ Then apply for our “Introduction to Image Analysis” workshop in Cardiff in May 2026! Deadline for applications is January 16th. 🔗⬇️ www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca... @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social @david-j-barry.bsky.social @martinjones.bsky.social
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti🚨 Alarm!!! 🚨 AI/ML course for microscopy image analysis!!! 🧐 In 2026 at Janelia (@hhmijanelia.bsky.social), no tuition, housing and meals provided! Isn’t that borderline unbelievable?!? 20 students, ~14 TAs and lecturers 🗓️ June 4-18 2026 ✍️ Jan 15 2026 ✍️ 🔁 pls!! www.janelia.org/you-janelia/...
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti*APPLY NOW* for Introduction to Image Analysis 2026! 😃🔬 Great workshop designed to empower researchers with the necessary skills and tools to confidently analyse their data. Apply by Fri, 16 Jan: ow.ly/hHRi50XNaG4
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti✨ We are recruiting the next cohort of #EuroBioImaging Scientific Ambassadors! If you are passionate about open science & imaging and want to enhance your network or learn new skills, please apply! 🗓️ Deadline: Jan 30 www.eurobioimaging.eu/scientific-a...
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti🚨 New @biorxivpreprint! 🧬💻 Can the spatial architecture of chromatin predict chemoresponse? We integrated FLIM imaging + ML to show that spatially organized "open" chromatin states in pre-treatment biopsies predict resistance in TNBC. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵 1/3
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiLess than a month to go before applications close for the Introduction to Image Analysis workshop in Cardiff (deadline 16th January)! @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca...
- Applications for the next @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social “Introduction to image analysis” workshop are now open! Join us for 3 days in Cardiff in May to learn the foundations of #bioimageanalysis using Fiji, Python and @napari.org www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiWe have a ✨new website✨ - go and take a look to meet our team, find out how you can work with us, and see our upcoming training events! www.crick.ac.uk/research/pla...
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti🙌 The Image Data Community Days are back! Join us for 5 online days packed with lectures, hands-on workshops & networking sessions from 🗓️ April 13-17. ✅ Mark your calendars ✅ Fill in our “Collection of Interest” form Learn more 🔽 www.eurobioimaging.eu/our-events/i...
- Very excited about the journey ahead! Especially knowing that the aforementioned enthusiastic group of fellow organisers will be by my side (including @david-j-barry.bsky.social - I have some pretty big shoes to fill!)
- Organising symposia is a whole lot less work and more fun when you've got an enthusiastic group of fellow organisers to help out. But #CBIAS2025 was my 6th and I think it's now time to step back a little. So from next year, @lankylaste.bsky.social will be taking the lead. Roll on #CBIAS2026!
- Get your #bioimageanalysis journey started with this workshop! 📍Cardiff, UK 🗓️18-20/05/2026
- Applications for the next @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social “Introduction to image analysis” workshop are now open! Join us for 3 days in Cardiff in May to learn the foundations of #bioimageanalysis using Fiji, Python and @napari.org www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiAnd that’s a wrap for the @cbias.bsky.social napari workshop as well. Two days of learning, working collaboratively and finished off with a presentation from each of five project groups detailing the progress they made. Organised by Rocco D’Antuono, @giuliapaci.bsky.social and yours truly
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti@david-j-barry.bsky.social and @lankylaste.bsky.social wrapping up
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiPoster session @cbias.bsky.social With Rocco D’Antuono, @david-j-barry.bsky.social, @martinjones.bsky.social, @lankylaste.bsky.social, @dalemoulding.bsky.social, @giuliapaci.bsky.social Talking about the Train the Trainers in BioImage Analysis we did in June @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social DAIM
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiAnd we’re off. #CBIAS2025 6th Edition, first outside of the Crick but impressed by the localities at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social @david-j-barry.bsky.social welcoming the community
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiLess than a week to go for #CBIAS2025! A few hours left to register, in person in London or online over Zoom (registration deadline on Nov 20th) Find out all the information at the link below: www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiLast chance to register for #CBIAS2025, registrations are closing on November 20th - join us to discuss all things #bioimageanalysis and don’t miss a great networking opportunity! Will you be there? www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiJust 4 days until the start of I2K and its 33 totally free image analysis tutorials and events! Please share with your "home networks", especially early career researchers - the videos will be amazing and high-impact no matter how many people attend live, BUT (1/x)
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiAnother week, another training course! We focused on #Python today, with our internal introductory workshop to image analysis. Well-done to all attendees! 💻🔬and thanks to the “Bioinformatics and Biostatistics” and “Software Engineering and AI” teams for helping us deliver the course 🙏
- Very proud of the students for progressing very quickly over the course of the workshop! 🔬💻 And grateful to be working with an amazing team 🙏✨ @david-j-barry.bsky.social, @martinjones.bsky.social, @k-meech.bsky.social, Sara and Cameron
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiAll set up and ready to go for our 2-day Introduction to Image Analysis workshop for external attendees at @crick.ac.uk! With Sara Salgueiro Torres, @david-j-barry.bsky.social, @martinjones.bsky.social, @k-meech.bsky.social, @lankylaste.bsky.social and Cameron Shand
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti🇬🇧 Are you based in the UK? 💻 Do you spend a significant amount of time working on #BioImageAnalysis? 🧑🤝🧑 Want to spend time supporting external users? The UK BioImage Analysis Network (UK-BIAS) might be for you. Apply below before November 5th. forms.gle/XhP15nxg2ZgW...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiA month to go! Will you be at #CBIAS2025? The program is almost ready, and we look forward to welcoming you in London to discuss all things #BioImageAnalysis, from tool development, to biomedical applications and community building. Register now! 🔗⬇️ www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- ...and it’s on the official Fiji/ImageJ documentation! 🥹
- Want to automate workflows in #FIJI? Don't know where to start? We (@lankylaste.bsky.social, Alicja Skórkowska and Sara Salgueiro Torres) have added a step-by-step tutorial to the wiki to get you started. Thanks @ctrue.bsky.social for adding! imagej.github.io/tutorials/ba...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiHalfway to I2K is BACK, friends of all kinds! Last year, 650 people attended 30+ TOTALLY FREE image analysis workshops of all kinds, across many timezones. If you make image analysis software and want to teach it, workshop submissions are open now! We'd love to have your tool highlighted.
- #HappyFluorescenceFriday! #microscopycommunity- want to learn open source image analysis or share your knowledge to help others? We’ve got a FREE virtual workshop Nov 17-19! Now accepting workshop session applications! Learn more & sign up: buff.ly/esGIotD
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiThe provisional program for The 6th Crick Bioimage Analysis Symposium (#CBIAS2025) is live! Join us at the @wellcomecollection.bsky.social in London in November for incredible talks, posters and insightful discussions. Space is limited - register now! www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiThe program for the #CBIAS2025 is now live – space is limited, so register now to secure your spot! 24th-25th Nov, Wellcome Trust, London (UK) - see you there! 🔗⬇️ www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiThe Danish BioImaging Infrastructure is hiring! We are looking for a highly motivated and independent Image Analysis Application Specialist with a strong bioimage analysis background and drive to collaborate in multidisciplinary environments More information candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiToday we say farewell to Alicja Skórkowska, who returns to @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social after a very productive 6 month stay with us. Alicja will be missed! However, we also welcome @lankylaste.bsky.social, who is now officially a @crick.ac.uk person!
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiLast few days to submit an abstract for #CBIAS2025 (deadline 31/08)! We invite submissions on all topics related to #bioimageanalysis, from new software tools to discoveries made using existing methods. Early career researchers are especially encouraged to submit! www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Applications close at the end of the week!
- Ready to automate your #microscopy #imageanalysis tasks? Applications are now open for our next "Introduction to Image Analysis" training course, in London at the @crick.ac.uk on October 27th-28th, 2025! 🔬💻 More info ⬇️ www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/int...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiLast but not least for our #CBIAS2025 guest speaker line-up is Ilaria Testa, fellow at @scilifelab.se. Ilaria and team develop and apply novel super resolution microscopy approaches to understand fundamental biological processes relevant for health and disease 🔗👇 www.scilifelab.se/researchers/...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiWe continue the #CBIAS2025 speaker intros with @jytinevez.bsky.social, research engineer and core facility manager at the Institut Pasteur. Jean-Yves is one of the minds behind TrackMate and is part of F-BIAS, a federation of bioimage analysts across France 🔗👇 research.pasteur.fr/fr/member/je...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiNext guest speaker at #CBIAS2025 is Christa Walther, community manager for @globias.bsky.social. GloBIAS is a worldwide association that brings together all those interested in #bioimageanalysis, offering opportunities for knowledge exchange, events, training, and resources. 🔗👇 www.globias.org
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiAt #CBIAS2025 we will also hear from Ewa Paluch from @cam.ac.uk. Ewa and their team take an interdisciplinary approach combining biology, imaging, mechanical testing and physical modelling to investigate the basic principles underlying animal cell morphogenesis 🔗👇 www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/ew...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiOnce is an exception, twice is a trend, thrice is a tradition! Save the date for our now-traditional annual OME-NGFF extravaganza in Zurich! Whether you’ve just heard about OME-NGFF and are curious to learn more or if you are working with it every day, there is something for everyone this year!
- We're happy to announce the 2025 International OME-NGFF workshop 🎉 📅 Dates: - Symposium: Nov 10–11, 2025 - Hackathon: Nov 12–14, 2025 📍 Location: Zurich, Switzerland Full details & registration: www.biovisioncenter.uzh.ch/en/events/Up... #bioimaging #openscience #OMENGFF #OMEZarr (1/x 🧵)
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiWe continue the #CBIAS2025 speaker line-up with Dominik Kutra, senior research software engineer in the @ilastik-team.bsky.social. Dominik is one of the core developers of Ilastik, a user-friendly software that leverages machine learning algorithms to easily analyse bioimages 🔗👇 www.ilastik.org
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiNext up at #CBIAS2025 is @helenajambor.bsky.social from the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons. Helena researches data visualisation in the life sciences, combining their expertise with large datasets and their interest in data communication 🔗👇 helenajamborwrites.netlify.app/about
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiOur first #CBIAS2025 invited speaker is Andrew French from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, who specialises in using AI to understand images. Their research interests include image analysis of plants and complex structures and image capture automation 🔗👇 www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences/...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiONLY 11 MORE DAYS TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT FOR #CBIAS2025!!!
- The line-up for guest speakers at #CBIAS2025 is looking great! 🎉 We'll introduce them to you in the coming days, on the lead up to the deadline for abstract submission on August 31st. If you want a sneak peek in the meantime, check our website! www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti📢 After #CBIAS2025, join our hands-on 2-day napari training by @crick.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social From conda to plugins to Jupyter, practicals on real data with expert guidance. For Python/ImageJ coders. Apply by 1 Sept – limited to 30! crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cbias-napari-workshop-2025
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiAbstract submission #CBIAS2025 is closing on August 31st - we invite submissions on all topics related to #bioimageanalysis: new tools, biological discoveries using existing methods, and anything in between. Early-career researchers especially encouraged to submit! www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Ready to automate your #microscopy #imageanalysis tasks? Applications are now open for our next "Introduction to Image Analysis" training course, in London at the @crick.ac.uk on October 27th-28th, 2025! 🔬💻 More info ⬇️ www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/int...
- With the ✨dream team✨ in strict alphabetical order: @david-j-barry.bsky.social, @martinjones.bsky.social, @k-meech.bsky.social, Sara Salgueiro Torres, and Cameron Shand
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiSpecial early bird rate registrations for #CBIAS2025 are closing soon, on July 20th! Register early to get your discounted ticket for this year's edition, happening at the Wellcome Trust in London on November 24th and 25th www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Abstract submission for the Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium #CBIAS2025 is now open until August 31st! If you are interested in bioimage analysis, whether as a user or methods developer, join us in London on November 24th-25th - we look forward to seeing you there! www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiA great day of thinking about teaching bioimage analysis and designing courses at the #TrainTheTrainerBIA2025 @martinjones.bsky.social @makaefer.bsky.social @lankylaste.bsky.social @giuliapaci.bsky.social A well deserved fresh drink!
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti🔬𝐔𝐊 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨-𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 £𝟏.𝟖𝐌 from @ukri.org This will: -Democratise access to cutting-edge biological and biomedical imaging -Support 200+ researchers yearly -Boost open science Thanks to BBSRC and MRC for this major upgrade! 🚀 Congrats to the entire UK Node team 👏 Link in replies⬇️
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiOk guys **nobody open any more issues** 😂
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti🚨 📣 Registration for #CBIAS2025 is now open! 24-25th November at the Wellcome Collection, special early bird registration rate until 20th July www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiIf you need to attend a microscopy or bioimage analysis training course to support your #cellbio research but don't have funding, check out our JCS–FocalPlane Training Grants. 🔬🖥️https://www.biologists.com/grants/jcs-focalplane-training-grants/
- Irene Carlon-Andres, Teemly Contreras & Razeen Shaikh share their experiences at the 2024 Advanced Fluorescence Dynamics Workshop. Their attendance was supported by @jcellsci.bsky.social–FocalPlane Training Grants. The next Training Grant deadline is 6 June. focalplane.biologists.com/2025/05/15/w...
- Reposted by Stefania Marcotti🆕 We're hiring! We're looking for postdoc 🎓 candidates to work at the intersaction of bioimage analysis 🖥️🔬, tissue biomechanics 🧫, and neuroscience 🧠. 👉 Application deadline: 2025/06/02 👉 Duration: July 2025 - December 2026 (for now) Come work with us! 🤗 dipc.ehu.eus/en/dipc/join...
- Reposted by Stefania MarcottiThere's a lot to like in here. We've been involved in providing data analysis / AI training for life scientists for quite some time, but there's a lack of incentives for them to continue with ongoing training beyond stand-alone workshops.
