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Light microscopy winner and trophy winner

Rachel Boyle
Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology
School of Medical Sciences, FMHS

Live 3 day post fertilisation Danio rerio (zebrafish) larvae overwhelmed by eGFP-expressing Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium after hindbrain infection at 2 days post fertilisation.

The image was acquired on a Nikon SMZ1500 Stereoscopic zoom microscope (MMP).

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See Rachel receiving her prize from BIRU Director Associate Professor Alistair Young.

View another image that received a highly commended award

 

Confocal microscopy winner

Dr Jinny Yoon
Department of Opthalmology, School of Medicine

“Spider eggs in nest” A holoclone of stem cells from the cornea resemble a spider egg sac in nest. Seeding of a holoclone onto a collagen-coated surface induces differentiation and migration from the stem cells within. Microtubules were stained with anti-a-tubulin antibody and Cy5 secondary antibody. Red represents nuclear counterstain with propidium iodide.

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See Jinny receiving her prize.

View another confocal image that received a highly commended award

 

Electron microscopy winner

Steven Shih
Surgical options student MBChB, Department of Anatomy with Radiology

Compound cilium & mucus from nasal mucosa.

Imaged on the BIRU Tecnai G2 Spirit TWIN electron microscope.

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Visualisation and analysis winner

Xiaobin Zhan,
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences

HUVE network formation. Time lapse imaging of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) forming capillary-like networks on extra-cellular matrix Matrigel.

Imaged on the BIRU Nikon TE2000E light microscope.

See Xiaobin receiving her prize!

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View another image that received a highly commended award