2021 Small World in Motion Competition

Infected mosquito salivating fluorescently-labeled malaria parasites

Dr. Sachie Kanatani Dr. Photini Sinnis

Affiliation
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
10X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Commissural axons turning in an organized manner just after having crossed the midline of the central nervous system

Dr. Alexandre Dumoulin

Affiliation
University of Zurich
Department of Molecular Life Sciences
Zurich, Switzerland
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
40X (Objective Lens Magnification)

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggering cell fusion and cell death (red) in bat (Myotis myotis) brain cells

Sophie-Marie Aicher Dr. Delphine Planas

Affiliation
Institut Pasteur
Department of Virology
Paris, France
Technique
Fluorescence, Phase Contrast
Magnification
20X (Objective Lens Magnification)