Small World 2009 Popular Vote
A bundle of fluorescent actin protein filaments captured by Dennis Breitsprecher of Hannover, Germany, awed the public to win the Popular Vote in the 2009 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.
Mr. Breitsprecher, whose winning image also received recognition as an Image of Distinction, is a faculty member at the Institute of Biophysical Chemistry at Germany’s Hannover Medical School.
Tracy Anderson of the University of Minnesota received second place in the Popular Vote. His image of dried toluidine blue on a Petri dish was also named as an Image of Distinction in this year’s competition.
Due to a tabulation error, the Top 10 2009 Popular Vote Winners were erroneously displayed on October 8, 2009. We have since corrected the error and have adjusted the rankings accordingly. Please note that this did not affect the Top 3 Popular Vote Winner rankings. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
- Description
- Fluorescent actin bundles growing from the surface of coated beads
- Technique
- In-vitro TIRF Microscopy
- Official Place
- Image of Distinction, 2009
First Place - Dennis Breitsprecher
3.2596
- Description
- Dried toluidine blue on a Petri dish
- Technique
- Stereomicroscopy with Epsicopic-ring and Oblique Diascopic Illumination
- Official Place
- Image of Distinction, 2009
Second Place - Tracy Anderson
3.2120
- Description
- Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva
- Technique
- Stereomicroscopy
- Official Place
- 15th Place, 2009
Third Place - Fabrice Parais
3.0442
- Description
- Head of Simulidae (fly) aquatic larva
- Technique
- Stereomicroscope with four light sources
- Official Place
- Image of Distinction, 2009
Fourth Place - Fabrice Parais
3.0393
- Description
- Echinometra lucunter (sea urchin), oral view
- Technique
- Stereomicroscopy
- Official Place
- Image of Distinction, 2009
Fifth Place - Alvaro Migotto
3.0267
- Description
- Ciliated protozoa
- Technique
- Confocal
- Official Place
- Honorable Mention, 2009
Sixth Place - Dylan Burnette
2.9888
- Description
- Axonal projections of an ommatidium of Drosophila eye
- Technique
- Immunofluorescence
- Official Place
- Image of Distinction, 2009
Seventh Place - Anand Krishna Tiwari
2.9873
- Description
- Biosensing liquid crystals
- Technique
- Polarized light
- Official Place
- Honorable Mention, 2009
Eighth Place - Jugal Gupta
2.9699
- Description
- Oral surface of a young seastar
- Technique
- Darkfield
- Official Place
- 5th Place, 2009
Ninth Place - Bruno Vellutini
2.9421
- Description
- Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit (echinoderm)
- Technique
- Differential interference contrast
- Official Place
- Honorable Mention, 2009
Tenth Place - Bruno Vellutini
2.9413
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