Image Competition 2012
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Many people voted for the best image in the 2nd Annual Images of Research Competition! Congratulations to our winners, whose images are featured below.
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The image captures the process of HPLC/MS run. Pre-clinical pharmacokinetic study of newly discovered compound (to be used in anti-bioterrorism) is done by using HPLC/MS machine. Drug concentration is measured to test its microsomal stability.
| PharmD Student
The use of transgenic mice and confocal microscopy methods allow for a detailed study of motor neurons (MNs) in health and disease. This image corresponds to a spinal cord section obtained from a transgenic mouse expressing yellow fluorescent protein (YFP). Stained in red by ethidium bromide, nuclei of oligodendrocytes appear as small roses dispersed amongst a garden of YFP-filled axons pseudocolored in green. At the bottom of this image, large tulip-shaped structures corresponding to cell bodies of MNs are stained orange by the combined colors of YFP and ethidum bromide. Thanks to healthy MNs we can enjoy a walk along a beautiful flower garden!
| Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy
More than a few billion hematological cells, such as leukocytes and red blood cells coexist in one milliliter of human blood. Our objective is to capture rare human disease-related cells among one million-one billion hematological cells. While screening the results, we found a heart-shaped leukocyte aggregation next to the captured target cell (a single red cell). This promising result is not only visible to the eye, but also appeals to the heart.
| Dept. of Biopharmaceutical Sciences