A transformative data-driven live-cell super-resolution microscopy development to elucidate the initial steps of effective viral transmission


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Agency: EMBO
Type: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Principal Investigator: Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal
Start-date: July 2022
End-date: June 2024
Grant Code: ALTF 174-2022

The project aims to combine live-cell imaging, super-resolution microscopy, and sophisticated bioimage analysis to build a bespoke technology that enables the simultaneous observation of several cells with viral nanoparticle resolution. The technology will be used to study the spatiotemporal dynamics of the competition between HIV-1 and the host's immune system, with the goal of identifying new biological processes during pathogen transmission.

Technology explored


BioImage Model Zoo BioImage Model Zoo Newest update: 2026-08-20
ZeroCostDL4Mic ZeroCostDL4Mic Newest update: 2026-03-29
CARE CARE Newest update: 2025-12-08
NanoJ NanoJ Newest update: 2024-03-22
NanoJ-Fluidics NanoJ-Fluidics Newest update: 2019-04-04

Supported publications


Word cloud of Roadmap on deep learning for microscopy Roadmap on deep learning for microscopy
Giovanni Volpe, Carolina Wählby, Lei Tian, Michael Hecht, Artur Yakimovich, Kristina Monakhova, Laura Waller, Ivo F Sbalzarini, Christopher A Metzler, Mingyang Xie, Kevin Zhang, Isaac CD Lenton, Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Daniel Brunner, Bijie Bai, Aydogan Ozcan, Daniel Midtvedt, Hao Wang, Nataša Sladoje, Joakim Lindblad, Jason T Smith, Marien Ochoa, Margarida Barroso, Xavier Intes, Tong Qiu, Li-Yu Yu, Sixian You, Yongtao Liu, Maxim A Ziatdinov, Sergei V Kalinin, Arlo Sheridan, Uri Manor, Elias Nehme, Ofri Goldenberg, Yoav Shechtman, Henrik K Moberg, Christoph Langhammer, Barbora Špačková, Saga Helgadottir, Benjamin Midtvedt, Aykut Argun, Tobias Thalheim, Frank Cichos, Stefano Bo, Lars Hubatsch, Jesus Pineda, Carlo Manzo, Harshith Bachimanchi, Erik Selander, Antoni Homs-Corbera, Martin Fränzl, Kevin de Haan, Yair Rivenson, Zofia Korczak, Caroline Beck Adiels, Mite Mijalkov, Dániel Veréb, Yu-Wei Chang, Joana B Pereira, Damian Matuszewski, Gustaf Kylberg, Ida-Maria Sintorn, Juan C Caicedo, Beth A Cimini, Muyinatu A Lediju Bell, Bruno M Saraiva, Guillaume Jacquemet, Ricardo Henriques, Wei Ouyang, Trang Le, Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal, Daniel Sage, Arrate Muñoz-Barrutia, Ebba Josefson Lindqvist, Johanna Bergman
Paper published in Journal of Physics: Photonics, January 2026
Technologies: BioImage Model Zoo (), CARE (), mAIcrobe () and ZeroCostDL4Mic ()
Funded by: CZI, EMBO, ERC and H2021
DOI: 10.1088/2515-7647/ae0fd1
Word cloud of PhotoFiTT: a quantitative framework for assessing phototoxicity in live-cell microscopy experiments PhotoFiTT: a quantitative framework for assessing phototoxicity in live-cell microscopy experiments
Mario Del Rosario, Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal, Leonor Morgado, Raquel Portela, Guillaume Jacquemet, Pedro M. Pereira, Ricardo Henriques
Paper published in Nature Communications, December 2025
Technologies: mAIcrobe (), PhotoFiTT () and ZeroCostDL4Mic ()
Funded by: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), The Kavli Foundation, and The Wellcome Trust, CZI, EMBO, ERC, FCT, H2021 and H2022
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66209-6
Word cloud of The nucleoid of rapidly growing Escherichia coli localizes close to the inner membrane and is organized by transcription, translation, and cell geometry The nucleoid of rapidly growing Escherichia coli localizes close to the inner membrane and is organized by transcription, translation, and cell geometry
Christoph Spahn, Stuart Middlemiss, Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal, Ricardo Henriques, Helge B. Bode, Séamus Holden, Mike Heilemann
Paper published in Nature Communications, April 2025
Technologies: CARE (), DeepBacs () and ZeroCostDL4Mic ()
Funded by: EMBO, ERC, H2021 and H2022
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58723-4
Word cloud of DL4MicEverywhere: deep learning for microscopy made flexible, shareable and reproducible DL4MicEverywhere: deep learning for microscopy made flexible, shareable and reproducible
Iván Hidalgo-Cenalmor, Joanna W. Pylvänäinen, Mariana G. Ferreira, Craig T. Russell, Alon Saguy, Ignacio Arganda-Carreras, Yoav Shechtman, Guillaume Jacquemet, Ricardo Henriques, Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal
Paper published in Nature Methods, May 2024
Technologies: BioImage Model Zoo (), DL4MicEverywhere () and ZeroCostDL4Mic ()
Funded by: EMBO, ERC, H2021 and H2022
DOI: 10.1038/s41592-024-02295-6
Word cloud of The rise of data‐driven microscopy powered by machine learning The rise of data‐driven microscopy powered by machine learning
Leonor Morgado, Estibaliz Gómez‐de‐Mariscal, Hannah S. Heil, Ricardo Henriques
Review published in Journal of Microscopy, March 2024
Technologies: NanoJ () and NanoJ-Fluidics ()
Funded by: CZI, EMBO, ERC, FCT, H2021 and H2022
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.13282
Word cloud of Harnessing artificial intelligence to reduce phototoxicity in live imaging Harnessing artificial intelligence to reduce phototoxicity in live imaging
Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal, Mario Del Rosario, Joanna W. Pylvänäinen, Guillaume Jacquemet, Ricardo Henriques
Perspective published in Journal of Cell Science, February 2024
Technologies: BioImage Model Zoo (), CARE (), DeepBacs (), NanoJ-eSRRF (), NanoJ-SQUIRREL (), NanoJ-SRRF () and ZeroCostDL4Mic ()
Funded by: CZI, EMBO, ERC, H2021 and H2022
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.261545
Word cloud of Transertion and cell geometry organize the Escherichia coli nucleoid during rapid growth Transertion and cell geometry organize the Escherichia coli nucleoid during rapid growth
Christoph Spahn, Stuart Middlemiss, Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal, Ricardo Henriques, Helge B. Bode, Séamus Holden, Mike Heilemann
Preprint published in bioRxiv, October 2023
Technologies: CARE (), DeepAutoFocus (), DeepBacs () and ZeroCostDL4Mic ()
Funded by: EMBO, ERC, H2021 and H2022
DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.16.562172
Word cloud of Live-cell imaging in the deep learning era Live-cell imaging in the deep learning era
Joanna W Pylvänäinen, Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal, Ricardo Henriques, Guillaume Jacquemet
Review published in Current Opinion in Cell Biology, January 2023
Technologies: BioImage Model Zoo (), CARE (), DeepBacs (), Fast4DReg (), NanoJ (), NanoJ-Fluidics () and ZeroCostDL4Mic ()
Funded by: CZI, EMBO, ERC and H2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2023.102271

News


  • 2025-04-22: Blog BPoD - Biomedical Picture of the Day highlights Spahn et al. Nature Communications 2025 [external link]
  • 2024-06-02: News outlet Labonline highlights Hidalgo-Cenalmor et al. Nature Methods 2024 [external link]
  • 2024-05-28: News outlet MSN highlights Hidalgo-Cenalmor et al. Nature Methods 2024 [external link]
  • 2024-05-28: News outlet AZoRobotics highlights Hidalgo-Cenalmor et al. Nature Methods 2024 [external link]
  • 2024-05-27: News outlet Aamuset Kaupunkimedia highlights Hidalgo-Cenalmor et al. Nature Methods 2024 [external link]
  • 2024-05-17: Blog news-medical.net highlights Hidalgo-Cenalmor et al. Nature Methods 2024 [external link]