Join the LABI Team

Communications Manager Opportunity

Are you ready to drive meaningful impact in science communication? LABI is seeking a Communications Manager  to join our team and help shape the future of bioimaging in Latin America & the Caribbean.

About LABI
Latin America Bioimaging (LABI) is a collaborative initiative empowering regional biomedical research through cutting-edge imaging technologies, training, and open science. We’re building an inclusive and connected bioimaging community to foster scientific progress and innovation.

Position Details

• Role: Communications Manager
• Location: Remote (LATAM-based)
• Hours: Part-time (30 hours/week)
• Duration: December 2024 – July 2025 (potential for renewal)
• Compensation: $1200–1500/month (net)

What You’ll Do
As LABI’s Communications Manager, you will:

• Develop and execute our communications strategy
• Create engaging digital content (social media, newsletters, blog posts)
• Manage LABI’s website and social media channels
• Build media relationships and enhance LABI’s visibility across LATAM
• Evaluate and refine communication efforts based on KPIs

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mcfuVxawUS6FqKzQfjEKieDZ35ROoPtK7YpYqLpYh-U/edit?tab=t.0

Why Join LABI?

• Work remotely from anywhere in Latin America or the Caribbean
• Help democratize access to bioimaging technologies
• Be part of a dynamic, inclusive team driving scientific progress

How to Apply
Applications are open until December 15, 2024. Apply by submitting your CV and optional portfolio via this application form.

APPLY

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We look forward to hearing from you and building the future of bioimaging together!

Ciclo de seminarios: Ciencia en Conexión

LABI invita a toda la comunidad a participar en su primer ciclo de seminarios organizado por el grupo de trabajo Divulgación e Integración. Este primer ciclo se centrará en intercambiar experiencias, lecciones aprendidas y qué factores considerar cuando se organiza un evento de divulgación científica en América Latina.

Detalles del Evento

• Modalidad: Virtual
• Fechas: Cada martes de noviembre (5, 12, 19, 26)
• Hora: 12 pm (CT / UTC-6)
• Duración: 20 min. cada presentación, 20 min. intercambio / 60 min total

Registro: Cliquear aquí

Temas del Primer Ciclo: Experiencia y lecciones aprendidas

1. Lecciones Aprendidas: Organizando Eventos Científicos con Público no Científico 

Descripción: Relatos de organizadores que han llevado eventos de divulgación científica a comunidades no vinculadas a la ciencia, destacando los desafíos y éxitos en la interacción con estas audiencias.

• Fecha: 5 de Noviembre
• Expositor: Haydee Hernandez, Diego Delgado

2. Impacto a Largo Plazo: Cómo Crear Eventos que Resuenen

• Descripción: Experiencias de eventos que no solo lograron atraer público, sino que también generaron un impacto duradero en la comunidad y fomentaron el interés continuo en la ciencia.
• Fecha: 19 de Noviembre
• Expositor: Licyel Lenny, Virginia Albarracin

3. Innovación en Divulgación: Nuevas Formas de Involucrar al Público

• Descripción: Presentación de experiencias innovadoras en la organización de eventos, como el uso de tecnología, formatos no tradicionales, o la integración de arte y ciencia para captar la atención del público.
• Fecha: 26 de Noviembre
• Expositor: Federico Brown, Federico Lecumberry

4. Superando Obstáculos: Manejo de Crisis en Eventos Presenciales

• Descripción: Historias de cómo los organizadores han enfrentado y resuelto problemas inesperados durante eventos de divulgación, desde problemas técnicos hasta cambios de última hora.
• Fecha: 12 de Noviembre
• Expositor: Jorge Toledo, Hernan Grecco

Este ciclo de seminarios es una oportunidad única para conocer experiencias de primera mano en divulgación científica y cómo podemos construir una cultura de comunicación científica en nuestra región. ¡No te lo pierdas!

RI-Hubs Project: Enhancing Research Infrastructure Collaboration between Latin America and the EU

Latin America Bioimaging (LABI) participates in the RI-Hubs Project, an initiative aimed at creating and consolidating regional hubs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in collaboration with the European Union (EU). This project fosters a synchronized dynamic between Research Infrastructures (RI) in LAC and the EU, promoting the shared values of scientific excellence, open access, and cooperation in research.

The RI-Hubs Project brings together eight partner institutions from Brazil, Peru, Uruguay, Spain, Italy, and Portugal, all working towards the provision of open access research infrastructure to users and building stronger international scientific partnerships.

As part of this collaboration, we are organizing a series of webinars to explore key topics related to research infrastructure and data management, including:

• Data Management: Focusing on Image Data Management in bioimaging and structural biology.
• Science Diplomacy: Highlighting the importance of international scientific cooperation.
• Facility Management: Discussing best practices for managing research infrastructures.

Our first webinar, titled “Image Data Management”, will take place on October 8th, 04:00 PM CEST and will feature leading experts from both Latin America and Europe.

Click here to register to the Webinar

To learn more about the RI-Hubs Project and its objectives, please visit the project’s official website: https://biocomputingunit.es/ri-hubs/

Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting collaboration and join us as we continue to strengthen the ties between Latin American and European scientific communities!

#ResearchInfrastructure #RIHubs #OpenAccess #Bioimaging #Collaboration #ScienceDiplomacy #DataManagement #LatinAmerica #EU

EVENT ORGANIZERS

Argentina. Andres Rossi, Co-Chair of the Training Working Group at LABI and Manager of the Core Imaging Facility at Leloir Institute; Victoria Repetto, Co-Chair of the Training Working Group at LABI and Imaging Scientist, University of Buenos Aires, Lia Pietrasanta, Chair of the LABI Steering Committee, Associate Professor, University of Buenos Aires.

Uruguay. Marcela Diaz, Co-Chair of the Training Working Group at LABI and Imaging Scientist and Manager, Advanced BioImaging Unit, Institut Pasteur, Montevideo; Leonel Malacrida, Member of the LABI Steering Committee, Associate Professor and Director of the  Advanced Bioimaging Unit, University of the Republic and Institut Pasteur Montevideo; Andres Olivera, LABI Network Manager. 

Canada. Claire M. Brown, BioImaging North America Co-Chair, Canada BioImaging President and Professor & Director, Advanced BioImaging Facility at McGill University.

EVENT OBJECTIVES AND GOALS

From June 3-7, 2024, a team of highly motivated image scientists organized the Latin America Light Microscopy Fundamentals Train-the-Trainer (LatLM-TtT) course at the Leloir Institute Foundation and University of Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires. During this event, twenty-three imaging scientists and researchers from across Latin America and Africa received training on how to run a fundamentals light microscopy course in their home regions.

The overall goals of the course were to:

1. Train a community of imaging scientists how to run a fundamentals microscopy course.
2. Provide resources to trainers, including presentation slides, course logistics guidelines, and hands-on activities.
3. Build a community of trainers that will continue to work together and build capacity in light microscopy by implementing fundamentals microscopy courses across Latin America and Africa.
4. Work as a team to continue building the trainers’ community by planning and running future training-the-trainer optical microscopy fundamentals course editions.

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The second call for LABI Scholarships is now open.

Learn more about LABI’s Training and Career Development Programs.

We are getting closer and closer to the most important event for the #LABICommunity.

The joint event #LABIxSuperres2024 will take place on August 18th to 23th, 
in the in the auditorium of Fundação Coppetec, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

LABIxSuperres is a targetted event for establishing and strengthening strategic links between bioimaging professionals throughout the region and key global partners and stakeholders from North America, Europe and Africa.

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Advancing Careers in Bioimaging

LABI Community in-person Event

Brief description:

This activity is designed to discuss and exchange the impact of networks in promoting career development, collaborations and building capacities in Bioimaging, from a global and regional perspective.

Aula 1402, pabellón Cero + Infinito, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UBA

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Program Overview:

13:00 – 13:15   Welcome & Program Overview – Lía Pietrasanta (Español)

13:15 – 13:40   Global Networks and Career Paths – Claire Brown (English)

13:40 – 14:05   LABI Network Career Programs – Andrés Olivera (Español)

14:05 – 14:30   Impact of Network Funding Programs – Marcela Díaz (Español)

14:30 – 15:00   Refreshment Break

15:00 – 16:00   General Exchange (Español – English)

16:00 – 17:00   Networking Clossing (Food & Drinks)

Public: 

Open to all audience

Registration free but required 

Deadline:  April 23 (12:00 AM, GMT-3)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zBh9tfCUM9TRb4AA3xLCBRdZb-HFz0kBREr7Ra-RFE0/edit

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LABIMeeting 2024

Travel Grants

Apply to Travel Grant 

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Latin America Light Microscopy

Train-the-Trainer

Dates: 3-7 June 2024 (5 full days)

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Venue: Servicio de Bioimagenes y Microscopía, Fundación Instituto Leloir

  Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Train-the-Trainer event overview

Latin America Light Microscopy (LatLM) Train-the-Trainer is jointly organized by Latin America Bioimaging, Canada BioImaging, BioImaging North America, and Global Bioimaging.

This course is designed in the format of “train-the-trainer” and is aimed at imaging scientists who plan to run courses on fundamental topics in light microscopy for their own imaging communities.

It is not a microscopy course but a course to train imaging scientists how to run their courses and user training. The course will be taught in a way to provide participants with suggested content for each topic, annotated lecture slides, hands-on laboratory activities, trainer guides and information for course organization and logistics. Topics will be presented as modules and the course faculty and participants will have dynamic discussions including ways to add to and share module content and continuously improve what can be offered.

Participants will be encouraged to prepare and present a poster describing their imaging platform or a microscopy related project during the course.

This course is limited to 24 places and will take place in-person only.

Topics

• Transmitted light microscopy techniques
• Fluorescence microscopy
• Multidimensional imaging
• Quantitative imaging
• Making Figures for Publication
• Live imaging
• Course organization and logistics
• Engaging with corporate partners

Speakers, instructors and organizers

• Andrés Rossi (Fundación Instituto Leloir, Argentina)
• Andrés Olivera (Latin America Bioimaging)
• Claire M. Brown (McGill University, Advanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF), Canada)
• Cora Pollak (Instituto de Investigación en Biomedicina de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Argentina)
• Gleb Grebnev (Global Bioimaging, EMBL)
• Leonel Malacrida (Institut Pasteur/Universidad de la República, Unidad de Bioimagenología Avanzada, Uruguay)
• Lía Pietrasanta (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Lucia López (Centro de Investigaciones en Bionanociencias, CONICET, Argentina)
• Marcela Díaz (Institut Pasteur, Unidad de Bioimagenología Avanzada, Uruguay)
• Victoria Repetto (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Event format

This event will take place in-person at Fundación Instituto Leloir and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad de Buenos Aires. The possibility to join remotely will not be provided.

Prerequisites for course application

• This course is open to imaging scientists (imaging facility managers/staff, service providers) who are regularly involved in microscopy teaching
• The course is open to imaging scientists who are not working in an imaging facility but are regularly involved in microscopy teaching
• This course is open to industry imaging scientists who are regularly involved in teaching

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Registration fee

There is no registration fee

Visa requirements

https://cancilleria.gob.ar/es/servicios/servicios-para-extranjeros/visas#.region-content

Application form

Please complete the application form at the following link: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/1rT2dW35Sbu5lPrefqiswywruQuQkcqoXXw7yn-Mxtbg/edit?usp=drive_web

Application deadline: March 19 at 23:59 in your time zone 

Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis.

Travel grants

Global BioImaging and Latin America Bioimaging is providing a number of travel grants for successful applicants who do not have institutional travel support to attend this course.

Applications for travel grants are invited by eligible persons (see prerequisites above).

Eligible cost items include the following: travel costs (round-trip airline tickets), public transportation costs, accommodation costs (hotel, guesthouse, etc.), and visa/transit visa application fees for Latin American applicants.

To apply for a travel grant, please visit the following webpage and complete a travel grant application form: 

https://globalbioimaging.org/international-training-courses/travel-grants-latam-lm-train-the-trainer-course

Travel grant application deadline: March 19

Review of travel grant applications will take place after 19th of March by a selection committee consisting of members of the Global BioImaging, the Latin America Bioimaging, and the Bioimaging North America coordination teams.

Sponsorship

Do you want to sponsor this course?
Here you will find our sponsorship prospectus, and for any information please do not hesitate to contact latambioimaging@gmail.com

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