Friday, 7th February 13th Asia Pacific Microscopy Congress 2025

• AI-Driven Microscopy: A Paradigm Shift from Segmentation and Phase Identification to Automated Analysis - Asim Tewari

• Unlocking Cancer Metabolism: Advanced Imaging and Phenotypic Tracking of Mitochondrial Dynamics - Michelle Digman

• Imaging 4 All Funding by Global BioImaging: Supporting Scientists from Underserved Regions to Access Global Imaging Resources - Deniz Saltukoglu
• The Changing Landscape in Training in Microscopy Facilities - Eleanor Kable
• International Microscopy Facility Survey – A Benchmarking Comparison - Paul J McMillan
• Single Particle Analysis on a budget: The challenges of bringing affordable cryo-Electron Microscopy to Western Australia - Crystal Cooper
• Career Pathways for Imaging Scientists – International and Australian perspectives - James D Riches
• Characterising the Operational Landscape of your Scanning Electron Microscope - Julian Ratcliffe
• Stubbornly Optimistic Science in the Time of Climate Change - Darryl Johnson

• Investigate molecular dynamics in live cells and organisms using fluorescence correlation-based microscopy methods - Xianke Shi
• Protein point accumulation in nanoscale topology (protein PAINT) for imaging and quantifying complex protein-protein interaction binding kinetics in situ - Jesse Goyette
• Combined Line-excitation based fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and Imaging for morphogenetic events in developmental biology - Senthil Arumugam
• Decoding Cancer Immunotherapy with Fast Volumetric Localization Microscopy - Arindam Ghosh
• Pair correlation microscopy of heterotrimeric transcription factor transport - Elizabeth Hinde
• Image correlation spectroscopy approaches for the quantification of molecular and organellar dynamics in situ - Elvis Pandzic
• Real-time Processing of Correlated Photons for Quantum Imaging - Isaac Reichman

• A Cloud-Based National Resource for FAIR Microscopy Research Data Management, Analysis and Sharing in Canada - Thomas Stroh
• SSBD and Global Image Data Ecosystem (GIDE) - Shuichi Onami
• Integration of the FAIR Data Principles with Student-Generated Imaging Data and Investigating Its Potential for Reuse - Amy L Bottomley
• Enhancing Research Through FAIR-Compliant Imaging Data Repositories: The PITSCHI – a solution for Large-Scale/multi-user imaging facilities - Rubbiya A Ali
• Managing the Deluge of Research Data with Modern Tools for Data Orchestration and Management - Greg D'Arcy
• In Overcoming the Edge Scenario of Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Instruments at the Centre for Advanced Microscopy (CAM) through NCI Australia’s Hyperconverged Supercomputing Research Infrastructure - Chung-Han Tsai
• Making Advanced Bioimage Analysis Training Materials FAIR - Cameron J Nowell
• Optimizing Workflows for Big Microscopy Data In A Core Facility - Nicholas D Condon

• NanoMi (ナノ美): An Open Source Electron Microscopy Platform - Marek Malac
• Valve-integrated compact electron gun chamber - Yoshihiro Arai
• Extension of TEM/STEM Function by using Python^Ⓡ scripting - Eiji Okunishi
• Automated STEM-EDS analysis of alloy nanoparticle catalysts using object detection with deep learning - Tomokazu Yamamoto
• Generation and detection an electron beam at 8 K for the development of a compact cryo-STEM - Ryuki Kajita

As microscopy and imaging generate ever-growing datasets, the challenge of managing, storing, and sharing this wealth of information under FAIR and FAIR/CARE principles has never been greater. How can we ensure reproducibility, optimize metadata harvesting, and implement sustainable data lifecycle policies—while grappling with the costs, infrastructure demands, and environmental impact of PetaByte-scale storage?

This dynamic closing session will bring together leading academic and industry experts to tackle these critical questions. Through a podium discussion, we’ll explore emerging solutions, from institutional frameworks to commercial platforms, aiming to make data more accessible, reusable, and ultimately more powerful—fuelling AI-driven discoveries and maximizing the impact of experimental efforts.

Join us for this forward-looking debate as we confront the grand challenges of data stewardship and shape a collaborative, sustainable future for microscopy, imaging, and microanalysis.

Podium Experts:

• Dr. Jake Carroll – Director Research Computing Centre - RCC/ UQ representing a large institutional effort/community

• Dr. David Poger – Data Manager - Representing two national NCRIS networks (MA and NIF) and their demand

• Dr Rob Clemens – Skills Development Lead - ARDC 

• 2 selected experts from the conference speakers

CAPSM APMC14 host announcement

ACMM29 2027 host announcement

AMMS Award Presentations:

• John Farrant Prizes
  The John Farrant Prizes were instigated to honour the name of John Farrant and his contribution to the establishment of a thriving electron microscopy community in Australia. The Prizes are funded by a generous gift from Mrs. Patricia Farrant.
• Trans-Tasman Bursary
  This Bursary is support by ProSciTech and is intended to further cooperation between microscopists in Australia and New Zealand. The bursary covers all expenses for economy air travel to the next New Zealand Microscopy Conference (or its equivalent), registration fees, and A$500 for living expenses. This bursary is awarded to an Australian and a New Zealand resident on alternate occasions. All candidates will be judged on an oral summary of the significance of their work, presented at ACMM. Preference will be given for research that is judged to have some enduring value for people and/or the environment.