Building momentum through networks: Bioimaging across the Americas

Mariana De Niz ¹, Rodrigo Escobedo García ², Celina Terán Ramirez ²

¹Center for Advanced Microscopy and Nikon Imaging Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
²Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
³Morgridge Institute for Research and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
⁴BioImaging North America (BINA), RRID: SCR_024409, Morgridge Institute of Research, Madison, USA.
⁵Latin America Bioimaging (LABI), Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.
⁶Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Fisicomatemática, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
⁷Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, CONICET, Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológica (IQUIFIB), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
⁸Laboratório de Neurobiologia Comparativa e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁹Biotechnology Research and Training Center, University of North Carolina - Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina, USA.
¹⁰Department of Biology, University of North Carolina - Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina, USA.
¹¹Department of Biology & Marine Biology, and the Integrative, Comparative & Marine Biology Program, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
¹²Light Microscopy Facility, MDI Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.
¹³Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
¹⁴Advanced Imaging Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
¹⁵Centro de Investigación en Medicina Translacional Dr Severo Amuchástegui (CIMESTA), Córdoba, Argentina.
¹⁶Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas de Córdoba (IUCBC), Córdoba, Argentina.
¹⁷Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra (INIMEC- CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina.
¹⁸Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Imaging Platform, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
¹⁹Plateforme d'Imagerie Cellulaire, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Canada.
²⁰Laboratory of Microscopy and Laser Microdissection, Institute of Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
²¹Center for Research and Formation in Artificial Intelligence, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
²²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
²³Business Development & R&D Support, TissueGnostics, Brazil Division, Brazil.
²⁴ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, USA.
²⁵Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada del Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (LNMA-CICESE), Baja California, México.
²⁶Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
²⁷Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
²⁸CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires (IFIBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
²⁹Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and of BioEngineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
³⁰Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de, San Luis Potosí, México.
³¹Waymaker Group, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
³²Neuroscience Microscopy Core, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
³³Africa Microscopy Initiative Imaging Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
³⁴Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
³⁵Cell Nanobiology and Electron Microscopy Laboratories, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
³⁶CMC Analytical Strategy at Bayer, Berkeley, California, USA.
³⁷Advanced Bioimaging Unit, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.
³⁸Facultad de Medicina, Unidad Académica de Fisiopatología, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
³⁹EMBL, Euro-BioImaging Bio-Hub, Heidelberg, Germany.
⁴⁰Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴¹MIA Cellavie Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁴²LiSIUM, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile.
⁴³Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
⁴⁴Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁴⁵Chan Zuckerberg BioHub, San Francisco, California, USA.
⁴⁶Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴⁷Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem e Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagens, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴⁸Centro Multiusuário para Análise de Fenômenos Biomédicos, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.
⁴⁹German BioImaging - Society for Microscopy and Image Analysis e.V., Konstanz, Germany.
⁵⁰The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA.
⁵¹University of York, York, UK.
⁵²The Royal Microscopical Society, Oxford, UK.
⁵³Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil.
⁵⁴Programa de Biotecnociência, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil.
⁵⁵Fundación Instituto Leloir and IIBBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
⁵⁶Program in Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵⁷Biomedical Research Institute, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁵⁸Laboratorio Nacional de Citometría de Flujo, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁵⁹ZEISS Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁶⁰Advanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

⁰Center for Advanced Microscopy and Nikon Imaging Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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May 15, 2024

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Summary

The Latin America Bioimaging (LABI) and BioImaging North America (BINA) networks convened to advance bioimaging collaboration across the Americas. Discussions focused on shared goals, networking, and future directions for imaging core facilities.

Area Of Science

* Bioimaging and life sciences research infrastructure.
* Scientific collaboration and network development.

Background

* The largest bioimaging networks in the Americas, Latin America Bioimaging (LABI) and BioImaging North America (BINA), met in September 2023.
* The meeting aimed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among imaging scientists and decision-makers.
* Participants represented diverse imaging core facilities across North and South America.

Framework

* A hybrid meeting format facilitated broad participation from across the Americas.
* The event focused on strengthening connections between LABI and BINA members.
* Key themes included progress updates, networking opportunities, and industry engagement.

Implementation

* Imaging scientists and decision-makers interacted to discuss challenges and opportunities.
* The meeting facilitated exchange of experience and expertise within the international imaging community.
* Discussions addressed the establishment of future directions and common goals for both networks.

Implications

* Strengthened collaborative efforts between bioimaging networks in the Americas.
* Enhanced exchange of expertise and resources for imaging core facilities.
* Paved the way for future joint initiatives and strategic development in bioimaging research across the Americas.

Keywords:

BioImaging North America Latin America Bioimaging bioimaging networks community‐building imaging scientists

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