Read about the scientists, artists and institutions behind these winning images.
Jackie works at the Electron Microscopy Unit at the UCL Medical School, Royal Free Campus. Her Unit carries out research and diagnostic services and the samples she works on include cell cultures, tissue morphology and various polymers. Many of the images she produces show detailed microanatomy, and are helpful for teaching students at the Medical School about cell ultrastructure.
Jackie has spent 31 years working in the field of microscopy. Her continued interest is partly due to the "fantastic" developments in digital imaging software, which allow her to enhance her images with colour using a technique called layer blending. Apart from the academic applications, she says that giving colour to the images has the "added advantage of fuelling my creative side".
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