Building momentum through networks: Bioimaging across the Americas

• Published in: Journal of microscopy (Oxford) 2024-06, Vol.294 (3), p.420-439
• Main Authors: De Niz, Mariana, Escobedo García, Rodrigo, Terán Ramirez, Celina, Pakowski, Ysa, Abonza, Yuriney, Bialy, Nikki, Orr, Vanessa L., Olivera, Andres, Abonza, Victor, Alleva, Karina, Allodi, Silvana, Almeida, Michael F., Becerril Cuevas, Alexis Ricardo, Bonnet, Frederic, Burgos Solorio, Armando, Chew, Teng‐Leong, Chiabrando, Gustavo, Cimini, Beth, Cleret‐Buhot, Aurélie, Contreras Jiménez, Gastón, Daza, Laura, De Sá, Vanessa, De Val, Natalia, Delgado‐Álvarez, Diego L., Eliceiri, Kevin, Fiolka, Reto, Grecco, Hernan, Hanein, Dorit, Hernández Herrera, Paúl, Hockberger, Phil, Hernandez, Haydee O., Hernandez Guadarrama, Yael, Itano, Michelle, Jacobs, Caron A., Jiménez‐García, Luis F., Jiménez Sabinina, Vilma, Kamaid, Andres, Keppler, Antje, Kumar, Abhishek, Lacoste, Judith, Lovy, Alenka, Luby‐Phelps, Kate, Mahadevan‐Jansen, Anita, Malacrida, Leonel, Mehta, Shalin B., Miller, Caroline, Miranda, Kildare, Moore, Joshua A., North, Alison, O'Toole, Peter, Olivares Urbano, Mariana, Pietrasanta, Lía I., Portugal, Rodrigo V., Rossi, Andrés H., Sanchez Contreras, Jonathan, Strambio‐De‐Castilla, Caterina, Soldevila, Gloria, Vale, Bruno, Vazquez, Diana, Wood, Chris, Brown, Claire M., Guerrero, Adan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Americas; bioimaging networks; BioImaging North America; community‐building; Exchanging; Humans; imaging scientists; Latin America; Latin America Bioimaging; Medical imaging
• ISSN: 0022-2720; 1365-2818; 1365-2818
• DOI: 10.1111/jmi.13318

In September 2023, the two largest bioimaging networks in the Americas, Latin America Bioimaging (LABI) and BioImaging North America (BINA), came together during a 1‐week meeting in Mexico. This meeting provided opportunities for participants to interact closely with decision‐makers from imaging core facilities across the Americas. The meeting was held in a hybrid format and attended in‐person by imaging scientists from across the Americas, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay. The aims of the meeting were to discuss progress achieved over the past year, to foster networking and collaborative efforts among members of both communities, to bring together key members of the international imaging community to promote the exchange of experience and expertise, to engage with industry partners, and to establish future directions within each individual network, as well as common goals. This meeting report summarises the discussions exchanged, the achievements shared, and the goals set during the LABIxBINA2023: Bioimaging across the Americas meeting.