The BioImaging Network of Minas Gerais (BioIMG Net) is a collaborative effort supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Program – Expanding Global Access to Bioimaging – that has been designed to initially strengthen collaboration between multi-user microscopy facilities within the state of Minas Gerais and then expand this effort to other regions of Brazil.
In addition, the participating laboratories will aid in the dissemination of scientific knowledge through interactions with students in public schools, which in Brazil often lack the infrastructure for the teaching of science.
BioIMG Net is hosted by the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Two core centers at this university, plus six other institutions in Minas Gerais participate in the Network: Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Federal University of Viçosa, Ezequiel Dias Foundation and Institute Oswaldo Cruz-BH Foundation.