November 2026 Canada Hosted - Expansion Microscopy User Group Meeting

Canada Hosted Event
17 November 2026
1100 - 1200 EDT (1600 - 1700 GMT)
Online

The expansion microscopy user group brings together researchers to share experiences to enable rapid uptake of the technology.

At this meeting...

We'll be joined by Olivier Mercey, Scientific collaborator from the Centriole Lab at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, who'll be presenting his talk "GenExM, bridging nanoscale molecular mapping and disease mechanisms".

Olivier completed his PhD between 2012 and 2016 in Pascal Barbry's laboratory in Nice, where he studied multiciliated cells, with a particular focus on understanding the role of a family of microRNAs in their differentiation.

Following his PhD, Olivier joined the laboratory of Nathalie Spassky at IBENS in Paris. There, he investigated the cellular mechanisms that enable a proliferative cell carrying a single pair of centrioles to generate up to 80 basal bodies and differentiate into a multiciliated ependymal cell.

In 2020, he joined the team of Paul Guichard and Virginie Hamel in Geneva, where his initial objective was to optimize expansion microscopy for the study of tissues, particularly the retina. Since then, Olivier has contributed to the development and optimization of protocols applicable to a wide range of biological samples.

In 2026, Olivier and his team launched the first facility dedicated to expansion microscopy, providing both sample-processing services and tailored training programs to support researchers in implementing this powerful imaging approach.

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To register for this event, please click the book now button.

The group is open to anyone interested including all career stages and levels of experience with expansion microscopy.

This series of meetings is organised in conjunction with Canada BioImaging (CBI) and BioImaging North America (BINA). 

The RMS is pleased to support this user group.

 

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