Prevedel Lab
@prevedel-lab.bsky.social
The Prevedel lab @EMBL Heidelberg. We develop high-speed, deep tissue as well as Brillouin microscopy techniques. More details @ www.prevedel.embl.de
Sickness is a whole-brain state. EMBL scientists recently found that more evolved sections of the brain, not just primal ones, activate to alert us when we fall sick. Full article 👉https://www.embl.org/news/science-technology/sickness-is-a-whole-brain-state/
EMBL researchers Robert Prevedel and Simone Mattei are now jointly leading the EMBL Imaging Centre. The new leadership looks forward to boosting tech development and continuing the Centre's push to advance microscopy image analysis through machine learning and other tools. tinyurl.com/26yb5nck
TIL about the mobile optical coherence microscopy (OCM) platform from @prevedel-lab.bsky.social et al., to image aquatic organisms wherever you find them!🌍🔬 🔗 to preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Find more gems like this in @focalplane.bsky.social's preprint list (quoted post below) ⬇️ 🧪
FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur #preprint list highlighting the latest tools and techniques in #microscopy is now up on FocalPlane. Let us know if you have any recommendations and/or give a shout out to your favourite(s)! focalplane.biologists.com/2026/08/07/m...
The Special Issue of @Nature Light: Science & Applications on "Brillouin Light Scattering for Life-science & Biomedical Applications" is open for submissions (DL: 31/01/2027)! Silvia Caponi, Fernando Perez-Cota, @prevedel-lab.bsky.social, @kelsayad.bsky.social www.nature.com/documents/Sp...
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Excited to share our latest Brillouin work in @natmethods.nature.com: Standardized, Zarr-based file formats + open-source tools for Brillouin microscopy data analysis. Works across custom & commercial systems and approaches & implementations. Open science for the Brillouin community! rdcu.be/ftdjE
Towards a standardized file format and open-source analysis framework for Brillouin microscopy data
Nature Methods - Towards a standardized file format and open-source analysis framework for Brillouin microscopy data
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As the 'Brillouin microscopy for life science applications' course continues, today we had a peek inside one of the microscopy labs 🔬 Tzu-Lun Wang from EMBL Heidelberg is showing our group around – time for a practical session! #EMBLBrillouin #BrillouinMicroscopy @embl.org @prevedel-lab.bsky.social
It's day 2 of the EMBL Course 'Brillouin microscopy for life science applications' at our campus 🔬 Great energy in the lecture hall at the Imaging Centre – diving into the theory before moving on to the hands-on lab sessions. Excited for what’s next! #EMBLBrillouin @prevedel-lab.bsky.social
Excited to share that we’ve received an ERC Proof of Concept grant 🎉. This support will help translate our ERC funded research on developing advanced Brillouin imaging tools into real-world applications. Grateful to @erc.europa.eu and @embl.org and to my amazing lab that's behind the work!
EMBL@embl.org · 8mo agoEMBL scientists Jamie Hackett and Robert Prevedel have been awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants to support the translation of innovative ideas into tangible therapeutic and imaging tools. www.embl.org/news/awards-... @erc.europa.eu @jamiehackett.bsky.social
Last chance to apply to our new Course on Brillouin microscopy! Come learn from the experts and get hands-on exposure to this powerful technique for mechanobiology and biophysics!
EMBL Events@events.embl.org · 11mo agoDeadline extension for the #EMBLBrillouin course! 🔬 👉 Apply by 11 Nov: s.embl.org/brm26-01-bl • Introduction to Brillouin microscopy • Hands-on training • Guidance on project design, data analysis, and visualisation • Skills to interpret and apply BM in your own research #BrillouinMicroscopy
If you would like to attend this course, but don't have funding, check our Microscopy Training Grants with @jcellsci.bsky.social to see if you are eligible. www.biologists.com/grants/jcs-f...
JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants
About JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants are aimed at early-career researchers, working in an area covered by JCS, who would like to attend a microscopy training course. The...
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Prevedel Lab@prevedel-lab.bsky.social · 11mo agoAre you interested in mechanics in biology? Ever wondered how to measure them in 3D & high-resolution? Come and learn all about the emerging field of Brillouin microscopy! Our Course will teach the necessary background & expose you through hands-on practicals. Deadline Nov. 3rd. Apply now!
📢 Apply now for the EMBL Course 'Brillouin microscopy for life science applications'! 🔬 Learn this cutting-edge, non-invasive imaging method that reveals the mechanical properties of living cells in real time. 📍 EMBL Heidelberg 📅 9–13 Feb 2026 👉 s.embl.org/brm26-01-bl #EMBLBrillouin
Are you interested in mechanics in biology? Ever wondered how to measure them in 3D & high-resolution? Come and learn all about the emerging field of Brillouin microscopy! Our Course will teach the necessary background & expose you through hands-on practicals. Deadline Nov. 3rd. Apply now!
EMBL Events@events.embl.org · 12mo agoHave you applied for #EMBLBrillouin yet? 🔬 📅 9 – 13 Feb 2026 👉 s.embl.org/brm26-01-bl ✅ Introduction to BM and state-of-the-art applications ✅ Hands-on training with real setups ✅ Guidance on project design, data analysis, and visualisation ✅ Skills to interpret and apply BM in your own research
Happy to share our new preprint, a fantastic collaboration with @prevedel-lab.bsky.social ! We developped a probe that can switch between fluorescence and photoacoustic contrast upon illumination. Congrats to @kaydanych.bsky.social and Magda who led this project. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Bridging Light and Sound: a Spironaphtopyran-Rhodamine Dyad with High-Contrast Photoswitching Between Fluorescence and Photoacoustic Signal
Fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging are complementary modalities that provide distinct advantages for biological imaging: fluorescence microscopy offers high sensitivity and resolution, while photo...
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6/6 This was a huge team effort, and I'm deeply grateful to everyone involved: Carlo Bevilacqua & Robert Prevedel @prevedel-lab.bsky.social, Connie Rumpf-Kienzl, Alexandra Zampetaki & Sebastian Fürthauer, Manuel Rufin, Orestis G. Andriotis & Philipp J. Thurner!
@embl.org Heidelberg is looking for a new Head of Scientific Instrumentation! This is an exciting opportunity at the interface between scientific research and technology development, overseeing our mechanical and electronic workshops! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
Head of Scientific Instrumentation Workshops
EMBL is a world leader in scientific research and at the forefront in the development of cutting-edge technologies. It operates across six sites in Heidelberg (headquarters), Barcelona, Cambridge, Gre...
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Come join us in Berlin! Exciting conference on Brillouin Microscopy with world-renowned speakers in the heart of Europe!
International BioBrillouin Society@biobrillouinsoc.bsky.social · last yr.‼️Abstract submissions is open for the 9th International BioBrillouin Meeting (biobrillouin25.com) that will take place at the Max Planck Society Conference House in Berlin, Germany on the November 25-27, 2025. Deadline for abstract submission: October 1, 2025 #BioBrillouin
Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung has committed €7 million to the EMBL Imaging Centre. That means more opportunities to create groundbreaking, next-gen imaging technologies and provide the necessary support so European life scientists can benefit. www.embl.org/news/connect...
This is so cool - you are not looking reflection or emission of light here on the right - you are looking at a mechanical property of cells, in this case stiffness, using a custom created microscope. Excellent work @embl.org's @prevedel-lab.bsky.social and collaborators
EMBL@embl.org · last yr.Brillouin microscopy showing strength in non-invasive, live-imaging applications! Studying fruit fly embryos during gastrulation as cells rapidly change shape @prevedel-lab.bsky.social @gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social @marialep.bsky.social characterised & mapped mechanical changes in 3D. rdcu.be/ev6ZX
Brillouin microscopy showing strength in non-invasive, live-imaging applications! Studying fruit fly embryos during gastrulation as cells rapidly change shape @prevedel-lab.bsky.social @gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social @marialep.bsky.social characterised & mapped mechanical changes in 3D. rdcu.be/ev6ZX
Fantastic work by @gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social! See below the updated & published version of our paper on the mechanical dynamics of cells during Drosophila gastrulation - out in @natcomms.nature.com! Congrats to the whole team - wonderful collaboration with @marialep.bsky.social & Julio Belmonte 🥳🙌
Juan Manuel Gomez Elliff@gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social · last yr.🥁 New article 📢: #Mechanobiology of #development during #Drosophila #gastrulation using #Brillouin microscopy, now in @natcomms.nature.com : rdcu.be/ev6ZX Collab. w/ @Prevedel_Lab @embl.org , Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social, @abhisha-thayambath.bsky.social, Julio Belmonte @ncstate.bsky.social
Fantastic talk by @hhmijanelia.bsky.social alumna and @embl.org group leader Dr. Claire Deo (@clairedeo.bsky.social). Stay tuned for her HHMI YouTube recording youtube.com/playlist?lis... #openscience @prevedel-lab.bsky.social @markkitti.bsky.social @kaydanych.bsky.social @rhodamine110.bsky.social
Excited to share our latest Review on three-photon microscopy in the neurosciences - out today in @natrevneuro.nature.com! Hopefully this will help spread this powerful deep-imaging technique even further. Access here: rdcu.be/er5SZ Thanks to all co-authors!
Three-photon microscopy: an emerging technique for deep intravital brain imaging
Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Optical microscopy allows neural cells to be studied in the intact brain, but imaging deep neural tissue presents substantial challenges. Prevedel and colleagues...
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Great opportunity for technology savvy students to gain experience in a stimulating & interdisciplinary research environment. Come join us @embl.org - our group also offers internship projects in advanced microscopy!
EMBL@embl.org · last yr.Applications open for the EMBL #TechDev Internship! Engineers, physicists, coders & more — join EMBL labs across Europe to build cutting-edge tools for life sciences. Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/s... #STEM #LifeSciences #Internship #Research
Applications open for the EMBL #TechDev Internship! Engineers, physicists, coders & more — join EMBL labs across Europe to build cutting-edge tools for life sciences. Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/s... #STEM #LifeSciences #Internship #Research
Interested in research infrastructures career? The #ARISE2 Fellowship Programme might be right for you. MSCA funded, the programme supports STEM researchers in becoming leaders in research infrastructures, driving innovation in life sciences 🧪 🗓️ Call opening: 30 June www.embl.org/training/ari...
We are pleased to present our position paper outlining EMBL’s recommendations for European Commission’s upcoming ‘Strategy for European Life Sciences'. Our recommendations span several interconnected areas, e.g. research infrastructures, data resources, AI & training. www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
The future of European life sciences | EMBL
EMBL’s position paper outlines its key recommendations for European Commission’s upcoming ‘Strategy for European Life Sciences’.
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Thrilled and proud about our latest advancement in Brillouin microscopy - enabling true light-sheet like mechanical imaging at high throughput. Out today in @naturephotonics.bsky.social Congratulations Carlo! @carlobevilacqua.bsky.social rdcu.be/eaDiX
Full-field Brillouin microscopy based on an imaging Fourier-transform spectrometer
Nature Photonics - A Fourier-transform imaging spectrometer enables two-dimensional spectral Brillouin imaging at a throughput of up to 40,000 spectra per second over a...
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