2022 Photomicrography Competition

Nerve network within the skin of zebrafish (Danio rerio) scales. Different colors depict the different planes and depth of the nerves in individual scales.

Dr. Eric Peterman Jeff Rasmussen

Affiliation
University of Washington
Department of Biology
Seattle, Washington, USA
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
16X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Transgenic axolotl (CNP:GFP;β3Tubulin:mCherry) showing components of the nervous system. CNP+ Schwann cells (cyan) and axons (magenta)

Dr. Marko Pende

Affiliation
MDI Biological Laboratory
Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
Technique
Darkfield, Fluorescence, Image Stacking, Stereomicroscopy
Magnification
1X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Stinger of a small paper wasp (Vespidae Protopolybia)

Pablo Piedra

Location
La Fortuna de San Carlos, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Technique
Image Stacking
Magnification
12X (Objective Lens Magnification)