One fish two fish, red fish blue fish

With nearly 90 submissions from students, staff, faculty, and alumni the 2015 Images in Research Competition can't be described as anything but having been a success!

The 2015 field had five categories open for submission, which were:

• From the field: Photos which demonstrate the researcher’s experience doing field work anywhere in the world
• More than meets the eye: Images which reveal the subject in greater detail than is possible with the human eye (eg. x-rays, creative expression, microscopic images, computer models, etc.)
• Community and Impact: Images which represent the impact the researcher’s work has had or could have on people, the environment, health, the economy, etc.
• Research in action: Images which demonstrate what the researcher's work is all about
• Viewers' Choice: Images which received the highest number of votes during a public voting period

And the College of Medicine is happy to say we were well represented with a runner-up finish in the Research in Action category from research technician Connor Brenna and his stunning photo (pictured above) of his work with zebrafish in Dr. Brian Eames' lab.

Brenna described his photo like this:

"A pair of embryonic Zebrafish appear to contemplate their contribution to science while under microscopic observation. Involved in research on the formation of bone, these fish offer insight into how manipulations of cellular communication can be used to encourage bone development. Bone is stained red, and cartilage blue, to illuminate differences in bone quantity between fish subject to varying experimental treatments at different points in time."

To view the full gallery of winners, visit the Images of Research page, and to read about the competition you can visit the University of Saskatchewan news page.