The Flamingo project was founded by Jan Huisken, Director of the Medical Engineering department and co-workers at the Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, WI. Based on experience and passion for developing light sheet technology, the idea of a portable and sharable microscope was fostered as the team’s contribution towards a stronger scientific community.
Current Members
Jan Huisken
Founder & Project Manager
Jan is Director of Medical Engineering at the Morgridge Institute for Research and co-inventor of light sheet microscopy. His lab studies developmental processes in living organisms by noninvasive biomedical imaging. He is Founder & Project Manager of the Flamingo project.
Michael Weber
Field Application Scientist
Michael is CZI Imaging Specialist and works remotely for Jan Huisken’s lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research. He has a long history using, teaching and developing light microscopy. Michael is Field Application Specialist for the Flamingo project.
Joe Li
Software Engineer
Joe works as a software engineer in Jan Huisken’s lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research. He designs and builds custom electronics and powerful software for the Flamingo.
Kurt Weiss
Application Scientist
Kurt is an assistant scientist in Jan Huisken’s lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research. He coordinates and supports local imaging projects with Flamingo microscopes.
Alyssa Graves
Research Assistant
Alyssa is a research assistant in Jan Huisken’s lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research. She supports local imaging projects and tests new Flamingo microscopes.
Alumni
Todd Bakken
Prototyping Engineer
Todd was an advanced prototyping engineer in Jan Huisken’s lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research. He developed custom parts that make the Flamingo compact and modular.
Rory Power
Optics Developer
Rory worked in Jan Huisken’s lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research, developing the next generation of optical imaging technology. For involv3d, he developed modular and compact optics for the Flamingo.
Additional Contributors
Henry He
George Petry
Robert Swader
Madelyn Neufeld