@article {70417,
	title = {Remotely accessible optical microscopy education through a wide (and global) lens.},
	journal = {J Microsc},
	year = {2026},
	month = {2026 May 15},
	abstract = {<p>Access to rigorous optical microscopy education remains unevenly distributed across the globe despite widespread use of optical methods. While lower-resourced settings certainly feel this burden, it is far from a foregone conclusion that such opportunities are ubiquitous, even at well-funded institutions. Despite a growing number of online educational resources and other tools, many biomedical researchers learn microscopy in a task-specific manner, and without the conceptual foundation to maximise the potential of its capabilities, robustly interpret data, avoid bias, and/or troubleshoot effectively. Given microscopy{\textquoteright}s significant impact in the discovery process and status as a cornerstone scientific tool, we developed a remotely accessible, global, and highly interactive program to help address the education gap with respect to the fundamentals of microscopy, irrespective of one{\textquoteright}s location or ability to access high-end platforms. Here we reflect on the design and evolution of the resulting {\textquoteright}Widening the Lens{\textquoteright} (WtL) program: what worked, what didn{\textquoteright}t, and how the course adapted in response, with the intent of enabling others to leverage our experience to develop programs of their own. We also describe our partnership with critical network organisations, including the African BioImaging Consortium (ABIC) to implement a WtL based train-the-trainer model across the African continent. WtL demonstrates that equitable microscopy education is not only achievable, but that closing education gaps involves building a community in concert with likeminded educational opportunities and networks across the globe.</p>
},
	issn = {1365-2818},
	doi = {10.1111/jmi.70112},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.70112},
	author = {Sanchez, Zachary and de Jesus, Miguel and David, Moses and Taheri, Ali and Olatunji, Sunday Yinka and Rahmoon, Mai and Eliceiri, Kevin W and Mahadevan-Jansen, Anita and Millis, Bryan A}
}
@article {69445,
	title = {Building momentum through networks: Bioimaging across the Americas},
	journal = {Journal of Microscopy},
	volume = {n/a},
	year = {2024},
	month = {2024 May 15},
	abstract = {<p>In September 2023, the two largest bioimaging networks in the Americas, Latin America Bioimaging (LABI) and BioImaging North America (BINA), came together during a 1-week meeting in Mexico. This meeting provided opportunities for participants to interact closely with decision-makers from imaging core facilities across the Americas. The meeting was held in a hybrid format and attended in-person by imaging scientists from across the Americas, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay. The aims of the meeting were to discuss progress achieved over the past year, to foster networking and collaborative efforts among members of both communities, to bring together key members of the international imaging community to promote the exchange of experience and expertise, to engage with industry partners, and to establish future directions within each individual network, as well as common goals. This meeting report summarises the discussions exchanged, the achievements shared, and the goals set during the LABIxBINA2023: Bioimaging across the Americas meeting.</p>
},
	keywords = {bioimaging networks, BioImaging North America, community-building, imaging scientists, Latin America Bioimaging},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13318},
	url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jmi.13318},
	author = {De Niz, Mariana and Escobedo Garc{\'\i}a, Rodrigo and Ter{\'a}n Ramirez, Celina and Pakowski, Ysa and Abonza, Yuriney and Bialy, Nikki and Orr, Vanessa L. and Olivera, Andres and Abonza, Victor and Alleva, Karina and Allodi, Silvana and Almeida, Michael F. and Becerril Cuevas, Alexis Ricardo and Bonnet, Frederic and Burgos Solorio, Armando and Chew, Teng-Leong and Chiabrando, Gustavo and Cimini, Beth and Cleret-Buhot, Aur{\'e}lie and Contreras Jim{\'e}nez, Gast{\'o}n and Daza, Laura and De S{\'a}, Vanessa and De Val, Natalia and Delgado-{\'A}lvarez, Diego L. and Eliceiri, Kevin and Fiolka, Reto and Grecco, Hernan and Hanein, Dorit and Hern{\'a}ndez Herrera, Pa{\'u}l and Hockberger, Phil and Hernandez, Haydee O. and Hernandez Guadarrama, Yael and Itano, Michelle and Jacobs, Caron A. and Jim{\'e}nez-Garc{\'\i}a, Luis F. and Jim{\'e}nez Sabinina, Vilma and Kamaid, Andres and Keppler, Antje and Kumar, Abhishek and Lacoste, Judith and Lovy, Alenka and Luby-Phelps, Kate and Mahadevan-Jansen, Anita and Malacrida, Leonel and Mehta, Shalin B. and Miller, Caroline and Miranda, Kildare and Moore, Joshua A. and North, Alison and O{\textquoteright}Toole, Peter and Olivares Urbano, Mariana and Pietrasanta, L{\'\i}a I. and Portugal, Rodrigo V. and Rossi, Andr{\'e}s H. and Sanchez Contreras, Jonathan and Strambio-De-Castilla, Caterina and Soldevila, Gloria and Vale, Bruno and Vazquez, Diana and Wood, Chris and Brown, Claire M. and Guerrero, Adan}
}
