See the Hidden: Adding time to the correlative equation

Dr. Paul Verkade is a champion of Correlative Microscopy and is passionate about training the next generation of microscopists. He has taught and organized numerous RMS and other courses, including 4 EMBO practical courses on CLEM in Bristol, and edited 5 books on Correlative Microscopy. He is a long-standing member of the Electron Microscopy section of the RMS, having served as chair and other functions. He has been involved in the set-up of the RMS mentoring scheme that started in 2022. He focuses on bringing together imaging communities and organizing the funding of imaging infrastructure.

Nalan Liv leads a cellular nanoimaging and organelle biology research team and coordinates the Cell Microscopy Core at UMC Utrecht, the Netherlands. Her scientific niche is positioned at the interface of cell biology and advanced microscopy. She develops correlative fluorescence and electron microscopy approaches and applies them to resolve organelle functions and alterations in cancer cells. Nalan’s research interests include endo-lysosomal biology, lysosomes in cancer, correlative microscopy, live-cell imaging, and volume electron microscopy; she has co-authored more than forty papers and given invited microscopy and cell biology talks around the world. Nalan is an active member of the international microscopy community and is committed to the growth of the field through collaboration.

Joachim Greiner is a researcher in the 4D Imaging and Computational Modelling group at the Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine (IEKM) at the University of Freiburg, Germany. His research involves spatial and temporal characterization of cardiomyocytes, cardiomyocyte isolation (machine learning-aided) image analysis, and computational models of cardiac conduction. In his study of the ultrastructural dynamics of cardiomyocytes, he employs the Leica EM ICE, utilizing action potential-synchronized high-pressure freezing and electron tomography.

Dr. Jana Kroll is a postdoctoral research fellow in Neuroscience and Structural Biology at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Her research focuses on the structural and functional analysis of molecular machinery mediating neuronal communication using in situ cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET). Jana obtained her doctoral degree from the Georg August University of Göttingen, and her expertise encompasses techniques like plunge freezing, high-pressure freezing, cryo-confocal correlative microscopy, and 3D segmentation for cryo-ET. Her research contributions are reflected in her publications that illuminate the intricate workings of neuronal exo- and endocytosis.

Dr. Leroux completed his Master's degree in Biology at the University of Ghent, where he gained experience in biological EM sample preparation. During his Ph.D. at the EMAT research group, University of Antwerp, Frédéric specialized in advanced electron microscopy of composite materials, becoming an EM sample preparation specialist at EMAT. In 2016, he joined Leica Microsystems as an Application Specialist in Nanotechnology, using his multidisciplinary background and broad microscopy experience to improve EM sample preparation for various materials (polymers, composites, biological and industrial materials).

Gareth Jackson is an Advanced Workflow Specialist and Product Sales Specialist at Leica Microsystems. With 20+ years of electron microscopy experience, he specializes in EM sample preparation workflows for various systems, including cryo-EM and correlative imaging techniques for cellular imaging. Gareth started his career in clinical EM and has since developed a broad range of experience in microscopy and EM sales and applications through roles at Olympus and Gatan as well as Leica Microsystems. Gareth is an active member of the EM community and is regularly involved in courses and workshops in the UK.