Microscopist, Cytometrist, Core Facility Director, Podcaster. Runner, Swimmer, Birdwatcher! Royal Microscopical Society President.
Joined December 2014
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28 Aug 2020
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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Peter O'Toole retweeted
Jun 12
Our #preprint list is now up on FocalPlane. This week we focus on the latest tools in bioimage analysis and include a couple of preprints that simulate microscopy data. Check them out and, as always, let us know if you have any recommendations.
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
Jun 11
Our June issue of infocus Magazine #RMSinfocus is now freely available to read online!
Loads of great content - including a colourful preview of the 21st International Microscopy Congress (#IMC21) coming to Liverpool, UK, this summer!
Read the issue: ow.ly/RfuV50ZanlZ
ALT Cover of In Focus Magazine June 2026 featuring a vibrant, multicolored microscopic image resembling abstract floral patterns.
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Jun 3
Our 100% recommended Hands-on Confocal #Microscopy course is still simply the best.
Open to all
york.ac.uk/biology/technolog…
Highly interactive, engaging, and fun! Includes accommodation and most meals.
Pls share
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Jun 2
Read about how @OpenFlexure has helped us develop new live-cell imaging capabilities in financially constrained settings
openflexure.org/live_cell_im…
Thanks @wellcometrust and @BBSRC for supporting research in this area
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
#HappyFluorescenceFriday #microscopycommunity- Join us June 4 for “2D Image Analysis Workflow with QuPath” featuring Lhorane Lobjois and learn practical workflows and open-source tools for bioimage analysis using QuPath.
Learn more: buff.ly/8pzsrI3
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
May 28
There's still time to book your place on our Flow Cytometry Course 2026! (York, 6 - 10 July)
Great course suitable for those relatively new to flow cytometry and who wish to expand their experience with applications and specific analysis.
Book now: ow.ly/9Bo550Z2aqK
ALT Flow Cytometry Course 2026 scheduled for 6-10 July at University of York's Biology Department in the UK.
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
May 26
Become an RMS member today!
Join our friendly, international community of #microscopy users, keep up with all the latest developments and enjoy a huge range of benefits! 😃🔬
Find out more and join online: ow.ly/GxSN50Wuvsc
ALT Smiling conference attendees enjoy a chat in an exhibition hall during a scientific poster session.
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
Flow and Microscopy Facilities surveys now published. All data available so you can mine for any correlations - survey covers equipment, staffing, finance and more.
Look out for the follow up survey late 2026!
Flow: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Microscopy: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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May 8
Results of the Global Microscopy Survey is now published with data from 241 different facilites.
See - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/shar…
Also see its companion publication on Flow Cores - doi.org/10.1111/jmi.70094
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
May 6
Book now for our Light Microscopy Summer School 2026!
Great course taught with hands-on, practical sessions, suitable for both novices and more experienced users 🙂🔬
ow.ly/qJyG50YVqNJ
ALT Announcement for Light Microscopy Summer School 2026 at University of York's Biology Department from June 30 to July 1.
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
Researcher Spotlight - Dr Noémie Hamilton.
From growing up in France and wanting to be a vet, to discovering zebrafish and how they are the second most used animal model in biomedical research, listen to Noémie on the podcast Phil Lang is Not a Scientist. open.spotify.com/episode/7KR…
ALT Profile photo of Noémie Hamilton surrounded by a patterned green border with the text Biology podcast, Phil Lang is not a Scientist, Noémie Hamilton, Neuroimmunology
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Apr 29
Full house in the 1st session on the morning after the night before @UKTSNetwork conference 2026.
A meeting for all technical professionals within academia
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
Apr 16
📢Two weeks to go until the first webinar in our new series on quantitative plant imaging across scales.
We’ll hear from Beatrice Lace and Simon Gilroy in this webinar chaired by Alex Johnson and Joe McKenna.
focalplane.biologists.com/20…
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
Apr 13
🔬 UK researchers - funding is available to access world-class bioimaging facilities!
The UK Bioimaging User Access Fund offers up to £5K for bioimaging or £2K for image analysis at 6 UK sites
Open to PhD students, postdocs, technicians & PIs
📅 Next deadline: 31 Jul '26
Link👇
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Apr 13
Light Microscopy Summer School 2026
See - rms.org.uk/rms-event-calenda…
Super engaging and lots of fun!
@GlobalBioImage @EuroBioImaging @BioImagingUK @RoyalMicroSoc @RMS_EarlyCareer
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
Apr 13
Book now for the *FREE* @thermofisher Cryo-EM SPA introductory mini-course which kicks off tomorrow! (14 April, 21 April & 5 May) - online webinar series featuring lectures, Q&A and interactive, virtual break-out rooms 🙂 🔬
Book now (FREE): rms.org.uk/rms-event-calenda…
ALT Close-up of a DNA double helix model with event details for a Thermo Fisher Scientific Cryo-EM SPA mini-course in April and May 2026.
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
Mar 23
Book now for the @thermofisher Cryo-EM SPA introductory mini-course (14 April, 21 April & 5 May) - FREE online webinar series featuring lectures, Q&A and interactive, virtual break-out rooms 🙂 🔬
Book now (FREE): ow.ly/xY9g50YxIf9
ALT Close-up of a DNA double helix model with event details for Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cryo-EM SPA mini-course in April and May 2026.
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
Mar 27
Our Microscope Activity Kits have reached 200,000 primary school children since the scheme was established 😀🔬
We were delighted to share some of the feedback from schools in our latest issue of infocus Magazine #RMSinfocus
Read more: ow.ly/SGuf50YzGQk
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Peter O'Toole retweeted
New on FocalPlane: Interview with Elisabeth Kugler
@KuglerElisabeth chats with our Community Manager @HelenZSci about her career path and her experience of moving from researcher to setting up her company Zeeks.
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