Biomedical Imaging Research Unit

Annual image competition - results - 2024

20 December 2024

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The winner of the 2024 BIRU image competition and recipient of the Hilary Holloway Prize is Darven Murali Tharani from the Faculty of Science.

His entry in the Visualisation category is entitled 'When Van Gogh gets under your skin'.

The image reveals the organisation of collagen fibres in biological tissue showcasing the orientation and distribution of collagen fibres in human skin, taken in vivo.

Click on the image to the right to see a larger version.

The data was taken using polarisation-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT).

See all of the winnning entries, the highly commended awards and the special mention award.

Thanks to everyone who submitted an image to the competition this year and congratulations to all of the winners.

2024 winner of the Hilary Holloway Prize for Best Image
Darven Murali Tharani receives his prize from BIRU Technical Manager Richard Yulo.