@pintsworld.bsky.social Learing about the microscopic world tonight. And there's a quiz!

Blue stained section of skin showing layers of cells

A single pollen grain at high magnification

colourful jellyfish

Black and white high magnification image of cilia

Sunday is World Microscope Day commemorating the first use of the word “microscope” on 13th April 1625

Here are some images from the microscopes in the Biomedical Imaging Unit at the University of Southampton/University Hospital Southampton

LM - skin
SEM - pollen
LM - jellyfish
TEM - cilia

#SOTSEF preparations are underway. We are looking forward to meeting everyone and talking about Marvellous Microscopes 🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬

#showyourstripes It's Rare Disease DAy and we are proud to work with the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia diagnostic, management and patient support teams. #PCDSupport

For International Women and Girls in Science day! 🥼 Regan Doherty (Clinical Scientist) highlights her role within the trust and how invaluable she and many other women in science are to University Hospital Southampton 🏥 The article can be found at UHS.NHS.UK/whats-new/blogs