Nicolas Olivier

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Physicist @ CNRS (Optical Microscopy, super-res, nonlinear microscopy...)
Prix Camille Flammarion conjoint de la SAF et la SF2A récompensant une action de médiation scientifique menée par un(e) doctorant(e) ou post-doctorant(e) en Sciences de l’Univers. Pour candidater : https://forms.gle/vDvNKzUcYGZNdmX36
deadline 1er mai 2026 à midi.
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Introducing SimPlot-CL! 🧬
Recombination plays an important role in viral evolution. Similarity plots are a great way to visualize recombination patterns, but generating them across many genomes can be cumbersome

(Work with my student, Keno Strotjohann!)
📂 github.com/hodcroftlab/simplot-cl

Saviez-vous que l'on mesure la distance entre la Terre et la Lune depuis la station #laser de #metrologie optique (MéO) grâce à un #telescope de 1,5 mètre de diamètre qui envoie des impulsions laser vers des réflecteurs lunaires depuis le plateau de Calern, situé dans l'arrière-pays grassois ?

Clément Courde, ingénieur de recherche @CNRS_INSU @cnrs au laboratoire Géoazur (CNRS/IRD/OCA/UniCA), répond à Nice-Matin, au travers d’un article et d’une vidéo passionnants !

👉 https://www.nicematin.com/societe/sciences/depuis-la-cote-d-azur-un-laser-perce-les-secrets-de-la-lune-10670127

Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur : immersion au Plateau de Calern, référence mondiale du tir laser lunaire

La Station laser de métrologie optique (MéO), située sur le plateau de Calern, dans l’arrière-pays grassois, abrite un télescope unique qui envoie des impulsions vers des réflecteurs lunaires. Objectif : connaître la distance Terre-Lune. Mais pas seulement.

Nice-Matin

#PhysicsFactlet
I haven't made a single scientific animation in months. I just don't have the mental space right now.
But I am preparing a series of lectures on scattering for the Plasmonica 2026 School (https://www.plasmonica.it/2026school/), and it feels like a good excuse to make a few new ones.

This one shows a simple finite element simulation of a pulse scattering on a small dielectric obstacle.

#Physics #Optics #Scattering #Diffraction

2 year postdoc in SHG microscopy at LOB (Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France) on "Quantitative SHG Imaging in Ovarian Cancer-on-Chip.":
https://lob.ip-paris.fr/sites/lob/files/recherche/microscopies/SHG/2026.offer-post-doc-E4H.pdf
It's a weird call where some projects are pre-selected, the PIs can present one candidate per project and the funding goes to the best candidates (rules here: https://www.ip-paris.fr/en/research/interdisciplinary-centers/e4h/call-for-projects/postdoctoral-fellowship)
Since it's such a convoluted process, the odds of getting funded are actually quite decent.
𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴! If you're involved in creating, processing, or publishing microscopy data, take a look at the new checklist for reporting requirements provided by QUAEP-LiMi https://rupress.org/jcb/article/225/3/e202601032/281525/Better-reporting-is-better-science-Community

Bioimage Analysis course at Pasteur in Paris, by Jean-Yves Tinevez and Jean-christophe Olivo-Marin.

Dates: June 1st-5th, 2026.

Deadline for application: March 1st, 2026.

With two tracks:

* ‘early career investigators track’: aims at mastering the most recent and common image analysis software tools.

* ‘analysts track’: focuses on the use of advanced algorithms and computing resources for bioimage analysis.

https://www.pasteur.fr/en/education/programs-and-courses/pasteur-courses?id_cours=32719

#ImageProcessing #BioimageInformatics #Fiji #Icy #QuPath #Napari #Ilastik #TrackMate

Pasteur courses

Institut Pasteur

A bit of a last-minute post, University of Michigan has a fantastic opportunity for new or soon-to-be bioscience PhD grads looking for a postdoc opportunity.

Our postdoc preview funds a two-day visit to our campus.

The deadline to apply is February 28!

https://medschool.umich.edu/programs-admissions/postdoctoral-fellows/prospective-postdocs/postdoc-preview

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