2017 Small World In Motion Competition

Cargo transport inside nerve cells

Dr. Jeffrey A.J. van Haren

Affiliation
UCSF, Wittmann Lab
Department of Cell and Tissue Biology
San Francisco, California, USA
Technique
Fluorescence
Magnification
60x (objective lens magnification)

Floscularia (tube-dwelling rotifers)

Wim van Egmond

Affiliation
Micropolitan Museum
Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
Technique
Differential Interference Contrast
Magnification
16x (objective lens magnification)

Formation of oil in water emulsions using a flow-focusing microfluidic device

Dr. Mostafa Yourdkhani Shijia Tang

Affiliation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Technique
High Speed Microscopy, Brightfield
Magnification
5x