Author: Marla Lavrijsen

Winner Dutch Microscopy Pictures Calendar 2027

Post author By Marla Lavrijsen
Post date 10 November 2026

Last week, the Dutch Society for Microscopy unveiled its 2027 Microscopy Calendar.

We are proud to see that our users have contributed to this beautiful showcase of microscopy images. One of the selected images, featured in week 25 (June 21-27), was captured by Sander Korevaar from the Organ transplantation laboratory using the Zeiss widefield microscope (WF_311) located in Be_311.

Congratulations to Sander on this wonderful achievement!

IPSC-Derived Human Kidney Organoid.
Zeiss axioImager II Upright microscope

Five-color immunofluorescence imaging of a human kidney organoid showing cleaved caspase-3 (red) accumulation in the distal tubules (yellow)

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Advancing Imaging at the OIC: Airyscan and BSL-2 Live-Cell Imaging

Post author By Marla Lavrijsen
Post date 15 September 2026

Sept, 2026

Over the last month, two new systems were installed by ZEISS and the OIC. These 2 systems will expand the imaging capabilities within the OIC. The LSM 990, equipped with Airyscan technology, enables super-resolution imaging with resolutions down to 90 nm. Whereas the LSM910 provides the capability of preforming live-cell imaging witin a BSL-2 enviroment.
Introduction sessions for both systems will start later this year.

LSM990_775

LSM910BSL2_1786a

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SYMPOSIUM

Post author By Marla Lavrijsen
Post date 2 September 2025

The cutting edge of imaging

On Thursday November 20th 2025 the OIC and the AMIE facility join forces to highlight the possibilities of cutting edge imaging with research and diagnostic applications.

Location: Ae-406	Program and Speakers

10:00 – 10:10	Opening

10:10 – 10:50	Riëtte de Bruin
	Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus MC
	Title: Photodynamic therapy and optical diagnostics

10:50 – 11:30	Bo Zweedijk
	Dept. of Surgery, Erasmus MC
	Title: Clinical applications of image-guided surgery

11:30 – 11:50	Break

11:50 – 12:30	Yannick Taverne
	Dept. of Cardiothoracic surgery, Erasmus MC
	Title: Biofeedback modalities of living myocardial slices

12:30 – 13:10	Matthijs Snelders
	Dept. of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus MC
	Title: Implementation of advanced microscopy in organ-on-chip devices.

13:10 – 14:20	Lunch (provided) with industry lectures

14:20 – 15:00	Nathaniel Germain
	Dept. of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC
	Title: The translational value of MRI and non-biased analysis approaches for the understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders.

	Keynote speaker
15:00 – 16:00	Massimo Mastrangeli
	Dept. of Microelectronics, TU Delft
	Title: Microelectromechanical physiological systems for cardiac, neuronal, and tissue barrier applications.

16:00 – 17:00	Drinks

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OIC COURSE “Microscopic Image Analysis: From Theory to Practice”

Post author By Marla Lavrijsen
Post date 20 June 2025

On Thursday and Friday July 3^rd-4^th 2025 the OIC organizes, in cooperation with the ErasmusMC Graduate School a two-day Image analysis course “Microscopic Image Analysis: From Theory to Practice”. This course focuses on first time users and explains the basis of image analysis and how to use this in Fiji (ImageJ).

Course description

Microscopic images contain much more information than normally is retrieved. Extracting this information by visual inspection and manual measurement is not only cumbersome but also subjective. Automation of image analysis tasks by using a computer and the right software tools allows for higher efficiency, accuracy, objectivity, reproducibility, and completeness.

Requirements

Participants should bring their own laptop to the course for the practical exercises. Software and sample image data will be provided during the course. No prior knowledge of image processing is required. Participants have the opportunity to bring their own image data and directly apply the newly acquired image analysis techniques.

Link to registration: Microscopic Image Analysis: From Theory to Practice

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Abbelight TIRF MN360 Demo

Post author By Marla Lavrijsen
Post date 20 June 2025

Multicolor, Single molecule localization (dSTORM, PALM, and PAINT) and TIRF microscopy

We are excited to announce that our imaging facility has a state-of-the-art Abbelight MN360 system available for demonstation from July 7 till 11.

The Erasmus Optical Imaging Centre together with Abbelight will host a SAFe MN630 demonstration. This add on module is used for multicolor Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) that exploits the unique properties of an induced evanescent wave in a limited specimen region immediately adjacent to the interface between two media having different refractive indices (e.g.: the contact area between a specimen and a glass coverslip).

The MN360 offers an optimal and simultaneous multicolor imaging with the benefits of ASTER technology. This technology provides an ultra-widefield and speckle-free illumination of biological structures close to the coverslip such as membranes, focal adhesions, and much more.

For more information on the system visite the Evident website: https://evidentscientific.com/en/products/super-resolution/abbelight

For more information on the demonstration please contact Gert-Jan Kremers