2011 Nikon Small World in Motion Winners
In response to the exciting new trend in digital photomicrography of recording movies or digital time-lapse photography through the microscope, Nikon Small World in Motion was created as a sister competition under the Nikon Small World brand. Movies are judged on the merit of being visually outstanding as well as depicting the intersection of science and art.
First Place - Anna Franz
- Description
- Ink injection into yolk sac artery of 72 hour-old chick embryo to visualize the beating heart and the vasculature
- Technique
- Reflected light
Second Place - Dr. Dominik Paquet
- Description
- Time lapse movie of transport of mitochondria in nerve cells of transgenic zebrafish with nerve cell membranes labeled in green and mitochondria labeled in blue
- Technique
- Widefield fluorescence microscopy
Third Place - Dr. Ralf Wagner
- Description
- Waterflea Daphnia playing with volvox
- Technique
- Darkfield
Honorable Mentions
- Honorable Mention
M. Clarke - Honorable Mention
Liang Gao - Honorable Mention
Raul Gonzalez - Honorable Mention
Saori Haigo - Honorable Mention
Charles Krebs - Honorable Mention
Robert Markus - Honorable Mention
James Nicholson - Honorable Mention
J. Pickett-Heaps - Honorable Mention
Craig Smith - Honorable Mention
Craig Smith - Honorable Mention
D. von Wangenheim
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