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IL-BioImaging & IRCF Best Microscopy Image Contest
 
We are proud to celebrate the work of researchers using microscopy across a wide range of application fields through our Microscopy Image Contest.
Researchers from all around the country submitted fascinating and inspiring entries.
We are truly honored by their enthusiastic participation and impressed by the outstanding quality and diversity of images representing different research interests and application areas.

A big thank you to all the participants!

We invite you to explore the images and vote for your favorite one. (Each voter may cast one vote only)

Voting will be open until February 24, 2026 at 18:00. 
The competition results will be determined based on a weighted score combining audience votes and the judging committee’s evaluation.

 
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Sarcomere Symphony
Barak Nakar, Weizmann Institute of Science
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Mosaic of Life
Neta Hart, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Jagged1 and Notch1 expression in the Cochlea
Liora Lindenboim, Tel Aviv University
 
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Alien in the Shields
Alexandra Tsitrin, Ilse Kats Institute of Nanoscale science and technology
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Rickettsia taking over
Murad Ghanim, Volcani Institute
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The Aragonite Planet: Microbial Architecture in 20 Days
Avichay Nahami, Reichman University



 
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Vestibular hair cells differentiation
Shahar Inbar Kasirer, Tel Aviv University
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Flowers in line
Noga Kozer, Weizmann institute of Science
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Micro-structure of FibMAtrx IPN hydrogels
Noa Notea-Debutton, Technion
 
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Synaptic Supernova 
Margarita Shuhmaher Bialik, Technion
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Gold Age
Chalom Zemmour, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Spermatophages
Tammy Tennenbaum, Bar-Ilan University
 
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Astrocyte-Astrocyte Communication
Kuldeep Tripathi, Technion
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Neon-Genesis in a Marine Chordate
Tom Levy, Stanford University
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Astrocyte-specific deletion of Glud1
Cadan Shiener, Haifa University
 
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When Healing is Incomplete
Mor Hindi Malowany, Weizmann Institute of Science 
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The Architecture of Invasion
Shahar Blau, Ben-Gurion university 
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From Cell to Seed
Aviya Stopel, Bar-Ilan University
 
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Building the Future Egg 
Amal shawahny, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Blueprints of Growth in the Developing Zebrafish Brain and Eye
Sayani Mondal, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Neurons That Hug Together, Wire Together
Tally Chalolachvilli Mergener, Technion
 
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Nephron Genesis
Dani Folkman Genet, Bar-Ilan University
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From Formation to Maturation: The Path of Life’s Potential
Shoham Kaufman, Bar-Ilan University
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A Special Delivery at 11,000x
Shivani Pundir, Technion

 
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Architecture of hearing
Lama Khalaily, Tel Aviv University
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Astrocytes and Blood Vessels of the Retina
Nitay Zuk-bar, Tel Aviv University
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Breaking the Binary: Tripolar Mitosis
Or Reuven, Jerusalem Multidisciplinary Academic Center (JMC)
 
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Matters of the Heart: When Development Goes Wrong
Dekel Itzhak, Bar-Ilan University
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Golden Pluteus
Prashant Tewari, University of Haifa
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Vision in Progress 
Raian Khashan, Tel Aviv University
 
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Bone Sculpting: High-Resolution 3D Imaging of the Developing Humerus Bone
Elisheva Berent-Barzel, Weizmann Institute of Science
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Cytoskeletal dynamics of actin distribution in cardio myocytes
Chanchal  Thomas, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Mix and Match
Narkis Haimovich, Bar-Ilan University
 
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The Germline Party: A confetti of retrotransposons invading the oocyte
Maya Voichek, Weizmann Institute of Science
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Damage at the Edge of Sleep
Ben Kaz,Bar-Ilan University
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Membrane Kissing
Inbar Yosibash, Tel Aviv University
 
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The Bloom of Vision
Laian Joubran, Tel Aviv University
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Neurons Don’t Believe in Personal Space
Mahasen Sarji, Technion
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Flying smiles across the STEM sky
Amalia Bar-Ziv, Bar-Ilan University
 
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Representation of Motivation
Michaela Meshi, Bar-Ilan University
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Botanical Mandala
Dana Kotlar, Weizmann Institute of Science
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Milky Way - Landscape of an interstellar journey at microscopic scale
Ksenia Magidey, AnserBio
 
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Blueprints in Color: Mapping Lineage and Identity in the Developing Brain
Nivedha Mohan Raj, Tel Aviv University
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Cerebral Constellation
Avital Pushett, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Veils unveiled
Jonathan Belin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
 
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Very Berry Stomata
Dana Charuvi, Volcani Institute
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Plankton Party
Yael Tennenbaum Azulai, Bar-Ilan University
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Polarity in Fluorescence
Roy Novoselsky, Weizmann Institute of Science
 
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Satellite cells to ground control
Sharon Havusha-Laufer, Weizmann Institute of Science
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When Organelles Collide: Muscle in the Making
Ilan Zemski, Weizmann Institute of Science
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Glassy palm tree
Daniel Voignac Gross, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
 
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The Labyrinth of Life
Doreen Padan Ben-Yashar, Weizmann Institute of Science
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Inside a Diabetic Bone
Narmeen Haj, Technion
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Blooming Forest of Pyramidal Neurons
Pratibha Ahirtwal, Technion
 
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Mother of Vessels
Liad Graniewitz Visacovsky, Weizmann Institute of Science
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Aggregation Decapod
Ofir Sade, Tel Aviv University
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Bioprinting Time at the Nanoscale: Collagen-PNIPAM Interpenetrating Architecture
Ester-Sapir Baruch, Tel Aviv University
 
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Exploring the Nanoscale: Small Worlds, Vast Potential
Moriyah Solway, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Spider neurons
Shalhevet Klemfner, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Communicating with the world
Michal Vardit Vodovoz, Tel Aviv University
 
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Bat-Man, but Make It Fluorescent
Marah Bakhtan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
 
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