Africa Microscopy Initiative

AMI - Building African capacity for microscopy through equitable training, accessible infrastructure and impactful open-access programs.

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

Phase 1 PiTCH Fellowship Program fellows are now five months into the program and approaching a significant halfway milestone in their journeys. Here is what they had to say about their journeys so far:

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

Day 4 marks the close of the MSI Workshop. Thank you to our partners
@SABioImaging
and @zeiss_micro , and the broader BioImaging community, for making this possible. This forms part of a broader effort to strengthen microscopy across the continent.

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

Day 2 & 3 of the MSI Workshop: Building from digital imaging and analysis learnings into hands-on multispectral imaging. Workshop participants are engaging, learning, and working together.

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

Day 1 of the Multispectral Fluorescence Imaging (MSI) Workshop – Workshop opening & laying the foundation
@UCTIDM, @UCT_news
The program continues and includes an @UCTIDM scientific talk by Dr Ralf Palmisano. @zeiss_micro @SABioImaging

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

🎓 Meet the 2026 AMI PiTCH Phase 1 Teaching Partners

This cohort brings together scientists and researchers committed to strengthening microscopy training and collaboration across Africa.

Meet the teaching pairs & read their bios here:
https://t.co/tkp5MUicWn

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

.@natAfrica1 featured a news story about AMI PEER and the amazing awardees 🇳🇬🇸🇳🇪🇹🇨🇲!

Read the story to find out more about the awardees and learn about the impact these donated microscopes bring: https://t.co/LQ2sW0pW9j
aussi en français : https://t.co/uKmYSGBak3

🔬

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

Read about the inaugural PEER call on @focalplane_jcs !

[FocalPlane @focalplane_jcs]

📢New post on FocalPlane
We hear from @AMI_microscopy about the inaugural PEER call with @zeiss_micro, which saw four fully refurbished and serviceable research-grade microscopes awarded to research institutes in Senegal. Nigeria, Cameroon and Ethiopia.
https://t.co/7mnOhTDLLT

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

Thank you to @zeiss_micro for their support, ensuring that the microscopes are not only redistributed but also refurbished, supported, & embedded into local research ecosystems!
We also extend our thanks to all who applied & shared their visions for microscopy in Africa! 🔬

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

🎉CONGRATULATIONS!
The Africa Microscopy Initiative congratulates the four institutions who have been awarded research-grade microscopes through the inaugural PEER call! A milestone toward strengthening microscopy capacity across the continent. Awardees are:

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

4. Application lead Dr Abrha Bsrat Hailu from Ethiopia 🇪🇹 who has received the Axioscope A1 with Phase Contrast and Camera

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

Reminder: Registration is still open for the PiTCH Fellowship Program online Information Session happening on the 7th of August 2025, 12.30pm UTC / GMT.

Registration: https://t.co/EfiYPc2e1U

Do not miss this opportunity to hear all about PiTCH.

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

In preparation for Phase 1 of the PiTCH Fellowship Program applications, AMI will host an online Information Session for prospective Global and African applicants.
Date: 7 August 2025
Time: 12.30pm UTC / GMT
Register here: https://t.co/EfiYPc1Gcm

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

In preparation for Phase 1 of the PiTCH Fellowship Program applications, AMI will host an online Information Session for prospective Global and African applicants.
Date: 7 August 2025
Time: 12.30pm UTC / GMT
Register here: https://t.co/EfiYPc1Gcm

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

📢OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Partners in Teaching (PiTCH) Fellowship Program - Phase 1

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for Phase 1 of PiTCH.

Read program details and apply here:
https://t.co/H3h6k0Nelq

DEADLINE: 20 September 2025

[Africa Microscopy Initiative @AMI_microscopy]

The Africa Microscopy Initiative (AMI) is excited to announce an upcoming workshop: Sample Preparation for Fluorescence Microscopy, which will take place from 9 to 13 June 2025 at UCT. See the poster below for more details and apply here: 🚨🚨
https://t.co/1LCpRNEz2X

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We are pleased to launch the first series of our Microscopy Matters webinar, helping share important microscopy principles with the community! Thanks to @sadomfeh, @NaidooViantha, and @LizeEngelbrech4 for sharing their wisdom! 🔬🌍💥
https://t.co/55VPEyQo7S 🖱️🖥️

[Darren Thomson @fungalhyphae]

🔬 Interested in fluorescence microscopy of fungal pathogens/pathogenesis?
The Mycology Bioimaging Intiaitive @MRCcmm is thrillied to announce it's first workshop in CapeTown for scientists in #Africa (w/ @AMI_microscopy)

EOI 👇 Please disseminate!
https://t.co/wqgnlVDMsa