The Cell Imaging Shared Resource is hosting the Life is Beautiful Image Contest, open to anyone who has captured an image using a CISR microscope. Submissions will be accepted until July 1, 2024 and winners will be announced on August 1, 2024. Cash prizes will be awarded to winning images. See below for full guidelines.
Located within the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, CISR is an institutional, fee-for-service advanced light and electron microscopy resource. The CISR provides researchers with access to state-of-the-art imaging equipment and expert technical support for sophisticated microscopy and analysis of tissue and cellular anatomy and physiology.
“We are excited to host the Life is Beautiful Image Contest and share the stunning scientific images captured with the wide variety of CISR microscopes,” said Jenny Schafer, research associate professor of cell and developmental biology and CISR managing director. “This competition will highlight Vanderbilt biomedical research projects while allowing us to admire the incredible visual aspects of scientific exploration. It’s a unique opportunity to appreciate the beauty in scientific discovery that our advanced light and electron microscopy instruments reveal.”
Guidelines:
- Image must have been acquired on a CISR light or electron microscope
- Image must not have been previouslypublished or copyrighted
- Image may have been processed (rendered) in post-processing software
- Each individual will be limited to three entries
- All images must be submitted by the person who acquired the images or by a person with explicit permission to submit the images
- Images must be submitted as JPG, PNG, or TIFF files
- Images must be submitted at resolution high enough for large format printing (large projector, website, wall print, etc.)
- All images submitted to the CISR Life Is Beautiful Image Contest may be used for Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine Basic Sciences, and CISR promotional content
- Images will be judged by CISR faculty/staff and the School of Medicine Basic Sciences Office of the Dean
- Submission window will be open from May 13, 2024 – July 1, 2024
- Winners will be announced on August 1, 2024
- First place will receive $100, second place will receive $50, and third place will receive $25
- An individual may only receive one monetary prize
- Additional recognition certificates may be awarded at the judges’ discretion
- For full terms and conditions, please see here.