What we do

Vision

A collaborative network driving capacity and community building, shaping bioimaging future in Latin America.

Mission

Our mission is:

Be the reference network for bioimaging in Latin America, opening access to training, knowledge exchange and research infrastructure.

Foster regional collaborations, promoting the advancement of research in bioimaging infrastructure.

Advance scientific discovery, creating an environment for innovation.

Promote the integration of Latin America into the global bioimaging community.

Objectives

LABI aims to develop an international collaborative network to improve bioimaging capacities of the Latin America and Caribbean region, and promote its integration to the global community.

Establish LABI as an impactful network to support and develop the Latin America bioimaging community.
Build community and capacities through annual meetings, satellite events and working groups.
Build capacities through open training and career development program.
Promote global and regional integration through strategic partnerships.

Steering Committee Members

Argentina

Lia Pietrasanta

CHAIR

• Coordinator, National Microscopy System & Center for Advanced Microscopy, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEN), Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)

Brazil

Kildare Rocha de Miranda

ALTERNATE CHAIR

• Director, Centro Nacional de Biología Estructural y Bioimagen (CENABIO) & Cellular Biology and Parasitology Department, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Uruguay

Andrés Kamaid

OUTGOING CHAIR

• Unidad Mixta de Bioimagenología Avanzada, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República & Institut Pasteur de Montevideo.

Chile

Steffen Hartel

• Director, Laboratory of Scientific Image Processing (SCIAN-Lab) / Chilean Center for Digital Pathology (CPDAI), of the Center for Medical Informatics and Telemedicine (CIMT)
• Founding Director, National Center for Health Information Systems (CENS)

Chile

Verónica Eisner

• Academic Coordinator Advanced Microscopy Facility
School of Biological Sciences
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Colombia

Iván Rey Suárez

• Centro Microscopia, Universidad de los Andes & Postdoctoral associate, Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST), University of Maryland.

Colombia

Juan Camilo Orozco

• Director, Core Microscopía, Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Creación, Universidad de los Andes (UniAndes).

Mexico

Christopher Wood

• Co-founder and Director, Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Perú

Iskra Tuero

• Director, Unidad Integrada de Investigación, Ciencia y Tecnología & Laboratorio Inmunobiología de Infecciones (LID), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

Uruguay

Gabriela Casanova

• Director, Unidad de Microscopía Electrónica & Servicio de Microscopía y Medios Audiovisuales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República.

Uruguay

Leonel Malacrida

• Director, Unidad Mixta de Bioimagenología Avanzada, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República & Institut Pasteur de Montevideo.