Jaena Park's Image wins the Beckman Image of Research Competition!
Congratulations Janea!!
"Flora, Fibers, and FluorescenceResembling a rainforest canopy, mouse muscle fibers appear as elongated green structures, arranged in bundles with a distinct striated, or streaked, pattern. The muscle fibers are separated by adipose tissue (cyan), nerve fibers (magenta), and other connective tissues, adding a burst of floral color to the scene. This image enables label-free visualization of the in-depth muscle tissue, offering a more accurate representation of its structure and composition without stains or dyes"
Jaena Park is a graduate student in the Department of Bioengineering. At the Beckman Institute, she collaborates with Professor Stephen Boppart in the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory. This image was captured with a Simultaneous Label-free Autofluorescence-Multiharmonic, or SLAM, microscope, a laboratory-built microscope in the BIL.