Light microscopy category and overall trophy winner

Dr Nils Krutzfeldt
Department of Anatomy with Radiology
School of Medical Sciences
Nils is presented with the BIRU Annual Image Trophy for best image in 2007 by Associate
Professor Tony Poole (guest judge from the University of Otago).
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Confocal laser scanning microscopy winner
Dr Fabiana Kubke/Jeremy Corfield,
Department of Anatomy with Radiology
School of Medical Sciences
KIWI RETINA
The image shows the relative spatial distribution of synaptic vesicles (blue) islet-1
(red) PKC-alpha (green) and neurofilament (purple).
Imaged on the BIRU's Leica TCS SP2 confocal microscope.
Highly commended
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There was no award given in the transmission electron microscopy
or medical
imaging categories since only one person entered. We
hope to have more entries in 2008, especially in the TEM category now that we
have our new machine in operation.