Team

Jan is an Alexander von Humboldt Professor and head of the Multiscale Biology lab at the University of Göttingen. He co-invented light sheet microscopy and has pioneered quantitative imaging approaches in developmental biology. Besides pushing the technology and enabling novel biological applications, he works to make the technology accessible to everyone interested.

Joe works as an engineer in Jan Huisken’s lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research. He designs and builds custom electronics and powerful software for the Flamingo.

Kurt was a consulting assistant scientist in Jan Huisken’s lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research. He coordinated and supported local imaging projects with Flamingo microscopes. Now, he is the director of the Biochemistry Optical Core (BOC) at the University of Madison and still entertains some collaborations in Madison and supports our efforts in Göttingen.

Mostafa is interested in enhancing the resolution and speed of microscopes using a combination of novel optical techniques and smart computer-based methods. He is currently working on a high resolution cleared tissue light sheet based on the Flamingo platform.

Samuel is interested in developing smart optical techniques based on the Flamingo platform to study neural circuits underlying olfactory memory and behavior in zebrafish. He works both in the Huisken group as well as the Thomas Frank group.

Sayedeh is a physicist with several years of experience in computational modeling and image-based experimentation in biomedicine. In the lab, she works as a data manager, contributing to the NFDI4BioImaging initiative by facilitating the Flamingo project’s data workflows in accordance with the FAIR principles. Her work focuses on developing metadata annotation standards and integrating imaging data formats such as OME-Zarr, enabling scalable and shareable imaging solutions across the bioimaging community.

Roman is interested in developing multiplexed, high-throughput microscopy technologies. Building on his extensive background in single-molecule fluorescence microscopy and microfluidics, he works at the interface of light-sheet and super-resolution imaging. His current focus is the development of high-content imaging platforms based on the Flamingo microscope, enabling scalable multiplexed and super-resolution microscopy for biological and medical applications.

Gesine is a PhD student at Jan Huisken’s lab at the University of Göttingen and is interested in making microscopes smarter and thus, to acquire the ‘best’ dataset possible in an more automated and adaptive way. She is also collaborating with Nico Scherf from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences.

Paul

Beke investigates the nervous system development and embryonic mechanisms in Platynereis dumerilii. To capture these dynamic processes, Beke takes advantage of the Flamingo microscopes, allowing for long-term live time-lapse imaging. Her research focuses on understanding how neural structures emerge and how these cells contribute to early developmental morphology and behaviour in P. dumerilii. By studying these processes, she aims to gain further insights into spiralian development and the cellular dynamics shaping early embryogenesis.

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