Create an ASCB account on the next page and then complete the PAIR-UP form.
Partnering for Success
Partnering to Advance Imaging Research for Underrepresented Minority Scientists Program (or PAIR-UP) was founded in 2020 and is a consortium of Black imaging scientists who use advanced microscopy in the biomedical sciences. We provide a platform for advanced training, networking, collaboration and community building for Black imaging scientists.
It is free to join. Program activities and research opportunities will be shared with all who register for PAIR-UP. There are two member categories: 1) Black scientists who use/develop imaging systems and process/analyzes images to extract information or 2) individuals who support the goals of PAIR-UP to advance imaging research.
The mission of PAIR-UP is to advance the careers of Blacks in bioimaging. PAIR-UP offers imaging workshops; research funds for novel, collaborative research projects using advanced imaging techniques; and professional development workshops to improve the work environment for Black research scientists with faculty appointments at historically White institutions. We want Black research scientists to join as well as other individuals who support the goals of the program.
PAIR UP is supported by:
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Funds PAIR-UP
December 1, 2021
ASCB receives grant to foster collaborative network of Black imaging scientists.
April 25, 2022
Burroughs Wellcome Fund awards additional funding to PAIR-UP network for Black imaging scientists
PAIR-UP Funding Competition Scientific Conference: Hallmarks of Aging and Nutrition
Tempe, AZ
March 15th – 18th 2023
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In-Person Imaging Workshop
Rockefeller University
November 1st – 4th 2022
The application is closed.
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Vanderbilt University
5824 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37232
May 24-27, 2022
The application is closed.
Imaging Workshop
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BioImaging North America
PAIR-Up Leadership Team
Staff
Ramona Jones
George M. Langford – Founder
Langford Bio
George is a Research Professor in the Biology Department at Syracuse University. He received his PhD in cell biology from the Illinois Institute of Technology. His primary area of study is the cytoskeleton and mechanisms of transport of organelles and vesicles in nerve cells using advanced imaging techniques. His research group has been instrumental in developing protocols for long-term imaging of living cells using high resolution multi-mode light microscopy. He currently works with Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to develop programs to increase the participation of underrepresented minority students in the biomedical sciences.
Torsten Woellert – Co-Founder
Woellert Bio
Torsten is an Imaging Engineer at Zeiss Microscopy. He received his PhD in cell biology from the University of Rostock, Germany. His current research uses advanced imaging techniques and the expression of fluorescent proteins in transgenic animals to monitor real-time protein dynamics in living photoreceptor cells.