Mission
Microscopy and image analysis are so strongly intertwined that it is impossible to talk about one without the other. We aim to form an international network among young scientists in which we can discuss our specific imaging and analysis issues in an informal, peer- based environment. We offer problem- based learning on flexible, on-demand topics (watch parties of online lectures, roundtable discussions and troubleshooting sessions), as well as events with invited experts. Participation in the YMIA network is supported by GerBI, but does not require a GerBI membership.
We start 2025 with our watchparty series around the topic Microscopy: Principles and Advanced Techniques. Please register here to receive the link to the meetings.
Feel free to explore our YouTube channel and GitHub repository to revisit the 2024 sessions and stay on top of the 2025 event series.
Upcoming Events
Python-Based Event Series Material 2024
The speakers provide access to their presentations and materials via Zenodo, a general-purpose research repository. Check out our GitHub repository for more materials. Find the recordings on our YouTube channel.
| Date | Event | Topic | Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2024 | YMIA python event | Getting started with Python: intro and set-up a conda environment with Dr. Riccardo Massei | Zenodo |
| 09.10.2024 | YMIA python event | LLMs in bioimage analysis: code generation and intro to bia-bob with Dr. Robert Haase | Zenodo |
| 14.10.2024 | YMIA python event | Prompt engineering: how to generate good and functional code with Dr. Caterina Fuster-Barceló | Zenodo |
| 22.10.2024 | YMIA python event | Cellpose session: guide through a human-in-the-loop approach for optimization of segmentation results with Dr. Friederike Kessel | tba |
The Global BioImage Analysts’ Society (GloBIAS) are offering a seminar series that will cover a great range of techniques in the world of bioimage analysis. Check out their website for more information and registration.
Activities
Watch parties
Watch-Parties are a communal way to follow prerecorded lecture series in the YMIA. This way you can update your knowledge in varying fields of microscopy and image analysis applications in an interactive way together with your peers and discuss questions afterwards.
Software Playground
Let’s code together! Experience interactive coding sessions where brainstorming and troubleshooting take center stage. Uncover solutions, overcome obstacles, and elevate your coding skills by interacting with the community.
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable discussions are an opportunity to discuss issues, to connect, as well as to introduce yourself and your research.
Expert Session
Engage in Expert sessions featuring topics chosen by the YMIA community, presented by field-leading experts for insightful discussions and invaluable insights.
Resources
The resource database is a collection of knowledge that is deemed to be especially useful to young researchers. We focus on already existing other databases, as well as literature and youtube videos that already exist on other platforms. We are also working on establishing a database on how to connect to other existing local networks – to core facilities or self-help services – to promote finding on-site support whenever possible.
Who we are
Core team
Team Members
- Sona Michlikova – PostDoc (Translational Radiooncology) at the National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (OncoRay) in Dresden and Helmholz-Zentrum Dresden – Rossendorf
- Friederike Kessel – PostDoc at the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Neural Development and Regeneration
- Annika Haak – PhD Student (Biochemistry) at the RUBION, Ruhr-University Bochum
- Elena Nicolay – Doctoral Researcher at UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig, Mechanistic Toxicology
- Aayush Poddar – PhD Student in Cellular, Structural, and Computational Biology at the Mueller-Reichert Lab, TU Dresden
- Jef Evenepoel – PhD Student in Fundamental Oncology at the VIB Center for Cancer Biology, KULeuven
- Kristina Mrug – PostDoc am Imaging Center Campus Essen (ICCE), Universität Duisburg-Essen
With the help of a quick survey we assessed who was interested in the YMIA: Roughly 50% of the participants of this survey were PhD students, PostDocs and Master Students constitute the remaining half. Members of the team come from a variety of scientific backgrounds, including Biology, Physics, Engineering, Medicine and Bioinformatics. Their interests are equally distributed between both microscopy and image analysis.
Join the YMIA
Everyone is welcome to join, no matter where they are located or what imaging or analysis modality they are using. In order to join, please send an email to team-ymia@gerbi-gmb.de or sign up for the mailing list when you register for one of our events. If you are interested, you can also become an active member of the GerBI society, but this is not mandatory to join the online activities of the YMIA.
