2025 Photomicrography Competition

In Their Own Words

It is a tremendous honor for my image to be honored in the Nikon Small World Competition. Competitions like Nikon Small World offer a rare opportunity for the public to glimpse the beauty of scientific discovery and to appreciate the importance of understanding the hidden machinery of life.

In this image, we captured the intricate architecture of the endoplasmic reticulum, the largest organelle in most cells that carries out numerous crucial roles, including synthesizing proteins and lipids, the essential building blocks of all cellular function. It also highlights the actin cytoskeleton, a structural framework that helps maintain the cell’s shape and stability. My research explores the intersection between these two critical systems, an area still full of unanswered questions.