Imaging Cell Dynamics

Organisers: Francesca Bottanelli, Guillaume Jacquemet and Michael Way

Date: 11 - 14 May 2026

Location: Montanyà Hotel, Catalonia, Spain

Following on from our successful meeting in 2023, we are delighted to announce a second iteration of our ‘Imaging Cell Dynamics’ meeting to be held in 2026. This meeting will provide a unique opportunity to bring together experts working at the interface between cell biology and imaging, with a focus on researchers who use advanced light and electron microscopy approaches, and novel image analysis tools.

Topics that will be covered include:

Super resolution imaging
Correlative light and electron microscopy
Cryo-electron tomography
Expansion microscopy
Organelle dynamics
Membrane trafficking
Cytoskeletal dynamics
Cell and tissue dynamics
Image analysis

The meeting will feature talks from an outstanding set of invited speakers with opportunities for short talks and poster presentations.

We are excited to showcase the rapid and exciting progress in this field, and to nurture this growing community.

Registration

Applications will open for this meeting in September 2025.

Please register your interest.

Please email jcs26meeting@biologists.com if you have any questions.

Montanyà Hotel

Montanyà Hotel & Lodge is in central Catalonia less than an hour away from Barcelona and is 25 km away from the Montseny Natural Park, a biosphere reserve. Built in a traditional mountain style, using wood and natural stone, the Montanyà Hotel is 4-star with a range of leisure and spa facilities.

We will be run shuttle buses from Barcelona airport to the venue and back again.

Image credit: Antara Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

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