The iCeMS Daily Photo Contest 2023 winners
The iCeMS Daily Photo Contest invites the iCeMS members to submit photos of their daily lives, from research-related photos such as micrographs to everyday scenes in the lab. The 2023 contest had 9 entries, and the grand prize was decided by voting from iCeMS members. Here are the top two entries.
Excellence Award

The moss sample, kindly presented by our B1 student, exhibited NIR emission upon 647-nm excitation, imaged by an EMCCD camera. It was surprising to see how much moss cells are fully filled by chlorophyll.
学生さんが家の近くに生えていたこけを取ってきてくれて、一分子蛍光顕微鏡装置で蛍光像を撮ってみました。細胞壁と葉緑体が綺麗に映っています。

カラムクロマトグラフィーによる化合物の分離を行うと、フラクションが綺麗なグラデーションとなります。