2025 IMB
Imaging & Photography Competition
Submission : 4/28 - 5/20
Opening Ceremony: 5/22
Exhibition and Voting : 5/22-5/28
Award Ceremony : 5/29
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2025 IMB
IMB Culture!
Culture inside and out － celebrating life in the lab!
Lab life got you feeling things with nowhere to share?
Tell your stories about any aspect of life at IMB through photos and images!
Winner - Memes Under the Microscope
Winner - Memes Under the Microscope
One Fly, Two Reactions!
One Fly, Two Reactions!
Creator:
Chien-Tzu Lin
Materials and Methods:
Lab members posed for the photos, with our PI valiantly (and unavoidably) stepping in to help because saying no simply wasn’t an option.
Photographer: Chien-Tzu Lin.
Captured using an iPhone SE2.
Description:
Have you ever wondered how fruit fly researchers see the world? While most people shy away from flies, we see endless scientific potential—and perhaps even a Nobel Prize! This meme captures the split-screen reality between the typical observer and the enthusiastic Drosophila researcher.
Runner ups
in no particular orderRunner ups
The little bouquet Bob
The little bouquet Bob
Adorably clumsy
Adorably clumsy
Winner - Cultured Results
Winner - Cultured Results
Motor Neurons in Blooming Radiance
Motor Neurons in Blooming Radiance
Creator:
Ting-Hsiang Lung
Materials and Methods:
This is the differentiated mouse motor neuron embryonic body (MN-EB). The MN-EB was stained with the different neurite structure markers.
Description:
The MN-EB gently adhered to the Petri dish as differentiation progressed, with neurites unfurling outward like radiant petals in full bloom.
Runner ups
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“ Floating Consciousness: An Insect Form Forged from the Drosophila Brain”
“ Floating Consciousness: An Insect Form Forged from the Drosophila Brain”
Triple the spindle, triple the trouble
Triple the spindle, triple the trouble
Winner - Behind the Bench
Winner - Behind the Bench
Changing Angles, Discovering Interdisciplinary Views
Changing Angles, Discovering Interdisciplinary Views
Creator:
Photography by Yu-Ju Chen
Materials and Methods:
Walk around the corridor on the 8th floor in the Interdisciplinary Research Building, stop by, and take a picture with an iPhone camera.
Description:
Just take a walk in the corridor during a pause in research life, and you might discover some exceptional views. Sometimes, changing the angle from which you see the world can spark new ideas, like when clouds, seen from a different perspective, become mountains.
Runner ups
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Forget that ugly WB, take a walk outside.
Forget that ugly WB, take a walk outside.
The Coronation of a New PI
The Coronation of a New PI
Winner - Serendipi-dish
Winner - Serendipi-dish
From Cosmos to Colonies
From Cosmos to Colonies
Creator:
Created by Nature. Crafted by Kumaresan Thangavel Nagalakshmi
Materials and Methods:
Shot & edited on Vivo v23 phone
Description:
Swirling black spores spiral like cosmic arms, mimicking a distant galaxy. What began as contamination became a stunning microbial universe, with mold as stars, and agar as the canvas of space!
Runner ups
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Tsunami of death waves
Tsunami of death waves
Fecal Fantasia
Fecal Fantasia
Visit the Gallery to see all the artworks!
Visit the Gallery to see all the artworks!
Awards
Awards
Category Winners will receive a $900 gift voucher - Category 1: "Memes Under the Microscope" and $700 gift voucher - Other categories (redeemable at Eslite).
First 15 Submissions will receive a special afternoon tea snack pack from Books and Coffee.
All Participants will receive a unique print-out of their artworks
Outstanding piece will be chosen as the cover of 2025 IMB Retreat booklet
and of course, Bragging rights!!!
When & Where
Online submission:
Online submission:
Monday, Apr 28, 12 am - Tuesday, May 20, 12 pm
Exhibition and Voting:
Exhibition and Voting:
Thursday, May 22, 12 pm - Wednesday, May 28, 5 pm @ IMB B1
Opening Ceremony:
Opening Ceremony:
Thursday, May 22, 4 pm @ IMB B1
(We invite all creators to join and share the inspiration or stories behind your work!)
Award ceremony:
Award ceremony:
Thursday, May 29, 4 pm @ IMB B1
Submit to one of the four categories
Submit to one of the four categories
Memes Under the Microscope
Let's examine these memes through a scientific lens
Memes Under the Microscope
Let's examine these memes through a scientific lens
e.g. Memes
e.g. Memes
Memes created by IMB members that reflect the IMB life such as descriptions of emotional lab life, experiments and daily conversations.
Example
Example
Tense Discussion between the PI and his students
Tense Discussion between the PI and his students
Creator
Photography by Poulomi and Yuting
Materials and Methods
iPhone camera.
Description
After an intense discussion on the whiteboard, the PI mouse asks his students, " So, now, do you understand what is going on in our brains?." Alas, the students reply, "No idea, boss."
Cultured Results
A visual feast from the lab bench
Cultured Results
A visual feast from the lab bench
e.g. Experimental images
e.g. Experimental images
Photos and images from direct observation of experiments such as microscopic images, grow plates, gels, experimental animals, bioinformatical figures and AI-assisted generated images.
Example
Example
Astrocyte-dendrite camaraderie
Astrocyte-dendrite camaraderie
Creator
Imaging by Srimayee Bhattacharjee
Materials and Methods
Confocal imaging with AiryScan detector, shows the astrocyte, dendrites and boutons expressing td-Tomato
Description
This image shows the closely knit relationship of an astrocyte and dendrite which entangle with each other in the brain. The axonal boutons can be seen to line the bottom like a fine necklace. The color code marks the depth of the imaging from dark purple to light yellow.
Behind the Bench
At IMB, we culture more than data - we grow memories.
Behind the Bench
At IMB, we culture more than data - we grow memories.
e.g. Photography
e.g. Photography
Just the beautiful life episodes in IMB. Photos taken in or from IMB capturing its everyday life, space, PI, lab members, discussion and even their own beautiful notes and sketches.
Example
Example
The messages from liquid nitrogen
The messages from liquid nitrogen
Creator
Photography by Kuan-Wei Chen
Materials and Methods
iPhone 11
Description
The lab table was etched by liquid nitrogen thousand times when thawing the cells.
Serendipi-dish
Even happy little accidents can become masterpieces.
Serendipi-dish
Even happy little accidents can become masterpieces.
e.g. Unexpected result from experiment
e.g. Unexpected result from experiment
Interesting photographs and images of unexpected findings, such as curious colonies, chaotic bands and contaminated culture.
Example
Example
Chicken soup for researchers' souls
Chicken soup for researchers' souls
Creator
photo by Jasmine Song
Materials and Methods
photo taken by phone camera, editing by photoshop
Description
Inspired by my previous artwork submitted last year, I decided to collect and create a gallery of up-lifting words wishing to bring some joy and laughter to the laboring lab life. Here's another current collection to share.
Who can submit
Who can submit
All members of IMB/TIGP-MCB are eligible for submission.
Submission should be made by one contact person, but the artwork can be created by an individual, a lab, or a group of individuals.
Types of artworks accepted
Types of artworks accepted
Submitted artwork must be related to biological sciences or IMB
including Experimental Images, Data Analysis Figures, Photography, Scientific Illustrations, Secondary Creations ... etc.
Created by a member of IMB/TIGP-MCB. Artworks created by collaborators are subject to discussion.
Secondary creations are accepted given that there is no infringement on any copyrights
AI generated images (in part or in full) are accepted given the AI model is declared in Materials and Methods.
*STPA reserves the right to discuss about potential disqualifications
**All kinds of Memes are accepted, but STPA reserves the right to display the artwork.
Image file specification
Image file specification
File format
For image files:
AVIF, BMP, GIF, HEIC, ICO, JPG, PNG, TIFF, WEBP
For video files:
3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DIVX, M2T, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MMV, MOD, MOV, MP4, MPG, MTS, TOD, WMV, animated GIF.
Please convert your files to the above format before uploading.
File conversion can be done here: https://convertio.co/
File size
Under 10 Mb for Images
Under 100 Mb for Videos
Resolution
Greater than 300 dpi recommended
*Please keep the original high-resolution file for potential future printing
**The artwork will be printed on A3 paper (horizontal or vertical) for the exhibition.
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