2012 Photomicrography Competition

Cultured mouse hippocampal neurons (green) and astrocytes (red)

Dr. Shelley Jacobs

Affiliation
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Technique
Fluorescence
Magnification
20x

Emergence of cholesteric liquid crystal from isotropic liquid

Dr. Ken Ishikawa

Affiliation
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo, Japan
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
25x

Glia cells in the epileptic mouse (Mus musculus) hippocampus

Rita Karlocai

Affiliation
Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Institute of Experimental Medicine
Budapest, Hungary
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
150x