Microscopist, Cytometrist, Core Facility Director, Podcaster. Runner, Swimmer, Birdwatcher! Royal Microscopical Society President.
York, England
Joined December 2014
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Very excited! 'The Microscopists' series has launched today bit.ly/the-microscopists-pt Hear/See personal, revealing chats with Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Jason Swedlow, Tony Wilson,+ many more soon.
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Microscopy experts have called for greater transparency and training in image processing following Nikon’s 2026 Small World in Motion competition. Big thanks to @YorkBioimaging for bringing these experts together for a productive discussion: bitesizebio.com/pr/small-wor…
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💡Researcher Spotlight - Professor David Kent
David is a Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Biology (Research) and part of the York Biomedical Research Institute and Centre for Blood Research.
Listen now: Phil Lang is Not a Scientist - open.spotify.com/episode/4ZM…
ALT Phil Lang is not a scientist, David Kent. Biology Podcast
This Wednesday and super impoprtant discussion.
Nikon Small World and AI: Where Should Scientific... events.bitesizebio.com/nikon…
@GlobalBioImage @EuroBioImaging @BioimagingNA @BioImagingUK @RoyalMicroSoc @UKTSNetwork @CTLSlifeScience
Another trailblazer, becoming one of the first Profs of Practice. Andy Filby stars in #Flowstars and talks about his winding career path, from industry to academia and now Deputy Dean!
Stream bit.ly/3TOtuWr and get some great career advice, some fun moments, and lots more!
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Come and celebrate the 10th Flow #Cytomtery Faciliites Meeting. Open to all, super interactive.
rms.org.uk/rms-event-calenda…
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1/3 The Euro-BioImaging UK Node has grown from 7 to 13 sites! 🔬 Open access to 60+ imaging techniques, image analysis & expert support across the UK.
Welcome to Babraham, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Oxford & UK-BIAS 👋
All good things come to an end, but it has been a blast.
I had the pleasure yesterday in passing over the Presidency of the @RoyalMicroSoc to Rik Drummond-Brydson and I look forward to supporting Rik as VP and naturally the RMS as a whole.
Please read about the past 3 years -
rms.org.uk/resource/from-the…
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Great community meeting and a great way to start 2027!
Come and celebrate the 10th Flow #Cytomtery Faciliites Meeting. Open to all, super interactive.
rms.org.uk/rms-event-calenda…
Come and celebrate the 10th Flow #Cytomtery Faciliites Meeting. Open to all, super interactive.
rms.org.uk/rms-event-calenda…
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#FriYay means #preprints on FocalPlane!
We've just posted our latest #preprint list on FocalPlane. This week we focus on the latest tools and techniques in imaging.
focalplane.biologists.com/20…
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Want to hear what happens towards the end of a career in cytometry? I spoke with @YorkBioimaging and Andreas Spittler about long careers and what happens next!
youtube.com/watch?v=PgaVcq2C…
Two of the big names in Flow Cytometry Derek Davies and Andreas Spittler
Andreas reflects on wanting to become a teacher before university
Derek on how moving into a core facility opened the door to a whole career
They also discuss how flow has changed over the decades
The importance of supporting and training other scientists
AND the challenge of stepping back from work that has shaped so much of their lives
Key take home: find your niche, put your heart into it, and follow it with commitment
Stream: bit.ly/s7-e4-pothttps://bit.…
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Registration is open for flowcytometryUK2026 which will take place @BabrahamInst in Cambridge, UK on 12th November and consist of scientific presentations, Technobites and a large exhibition. Plus the chance to network with colleagues.
Find out more here:
rms.org.uk/rms-event-calenda…
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Fresh off the press! The first issue of our new magazine BioYork is out now, featuring the latest research news from the department. Read online or pick up a copy at Reception york.ac.uk/biology/about/new…
#biologicalsciences #uniofyork #research
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ALT Front cover of the new BioYork magazine. [decorative image only]
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We're here! And here's a sneaky peek at how things are looking ahead of #IMC21 in Liverpool 🙂 🔬
What a fantastic exhibition space at the Liverpool Experience Campus to fill over the coming few days! 😃
See you all soon 👍
ALT Vast empty industrial warehouse with high ceilings and bright overhead lights illuminating the concrete floor.
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(1/3) Luke Alphey has been awarded $4.9 million from the Gates Foundation to develop and optimise localised mosquito biocontrol approaches, focusing on Anopheles stephensi,an urban malaria vector which has recently invaded Africa threatening malaria control across the continent.
ALT Luke Alphey's lab
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Luke Mackinder receives Rising Stars in Plant Sciences (RSPS) 2026 award. The Cell Press RSPS award recognizes excellent early-career plant scientists with an aim to encourage new generation of scientists to conduct cutting-edge plant research.
More info: cell.com/cemps/rsps-awards
ALT Luke Mackinder
ALT Rising stars in plant sciences 2026 (RSPS2026) Winners
Charlotte Christie Petersen, Désirée Kunkel, and Marjolijn Hameetman are the stars of #FlowStars.
They about the European Flow Core Meeting: a virtual event created to bring flow cytometry core facility staff together across countries, career stages, and facility sizes.
Reflect on why the meeting matters, from helping people share hard-won experience to giving core facility staff a stronger sense of community and recognition.
Plus a few personal stories: unexpected hobbies, cytometer mishaps, and how flow cytometry shaped not just a career, but a life.
Stream: bit.ly/s7-e3-pot
New publication📢: Removing barriers to advanced imaging and machine learning-based analysis journals.biologists.com/jcs/…
This brought together key figures across 4 continents @GlobalBioImage @BioImagingUK @BioimagingNA @LatamBioimaging @AMI_microscopy @BioRTCNig @EuroBioImaging @RoyalMicroSoc
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📣 Authors affiliated with institutions in Australia and New Zealand that are participating in Wiley’s Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) agreement may publish in open access in the Journal, with no APC > tinyurl.com/48hu9bpn
