Let your creativity and passion for science shine through your microscopic lenses!
If you are fascinated by the intricacies of the nervous system and microscopic imaging,
you are invited to showcase your talent and passion by participating in our Annual
WSBC Scientific Photo Competition. The 4th annual competition opens in Fall, 2026.
Check out the previous winners below!
A striking visualization of Golgi-stained single pyramidal neuron from the medial
prefrontal cortex, captured using Confocal Microscopy. The image is Z-stacked using
FIJI. The image highlights the full dendritic arbor in detail, revealing the complex
branching that supports higher-order cortical processing and a distinct axon emerging
out from the soma making connections with other neurons.
Winner of the 2nd (2024) photo competition
Rashmi Thapa (Dr. Yun Li lab), Zoology and Physiology
Coronal section of mouse brain from mouse (5xFAD mice) with amyloid beta pathology.
Red shows amyloid beta plaques and green cells are the astrocytes surrounding it.
Winner of the 1st (2023) photo competition
Drs. Pooja Gupta, Andrew E. Warfield, and William D. Todd (Dr. Trey Todd lab), Zoology and Physiology
Astrocytes expressing glial fibrillary acidic protein (red) and white matter tracts
expressing myelin basic protein (turquoise) in mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus.
