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What We Do
Through the collaborative development and dissemination of open source image analysis software, as well as training events and resources, the Center will empower thousands of researchers to apply advanced analytics in innovative ways to address new experimental areas.
COBA Phase I
The Center for Open Bioimage Analysis (COBA) was supported by an NIH P41 grant through November 2025, advancing open, accessible bioimage analysis tools and training for the global research community. Through software development, education, and direct user support, COBA empowered scientists...
Collaborate
Need help with image analysis? The first step is to post in the Scientific Community Image Forum under the COBA tag. The COBA team and members of the community can help answer questions, so this is a great resource for most of your imaging analysis problems If posting there doesn't answer your...
News
For the latest news about COBA, check us out on the Scientific Community Image Forum or subscribe to our newsletter. Below are just a few recent highlights.
Published: "2020 BioImage Analysis Survey: Community experiences and needs for the future"
The results of the 2020 BioImage Analysis Survey have been published online by Cambridge University Press. In this paper, we summarize a global survey of 484 participants of the imaging community, conducted in 2020 through the NIH Center for Open BioImage Analysis (COBA). Read the paper here.
EMBL Course: Deep learning for image analysis [Virtual]
The EMBL Course "Deep learning for image analysis" is being held virtually from January 17-21, 2022. Additional pre-course sessions will be held on Friday, December 3, 2021, Friday, December 17, 2021 and on Monday, January 10, 2022, which will bring everyone to a good starting position for a week...
Anne Carpenter featured in "Automating Drug Discovery With Machine Learning"
Technology Networks recently published "Automating Drug Discovery With Machine Learning" by Neeta Ratanghayra and featured a section on image-based profiling for drug discovery. COBA's Anne Carpenter was featured and spoke about image-based profiling in general as well as the use of machine learning...
*NEW* Video Tutorials
We have added FIVE new video tutorials to our YouTube Channel! Two CellProfiler CZI workshops Two ImageJ CZI workshops CellProfiler "NamesAndTypes" video tutorial: Blog to guide you with this tutorial
Domain to Data: Carpenter shares her journey from biologist towards computer science
Today, Cell Press journal Patterns published a feature by COBA's own Dr. Anne Carpenter in their "People of Data" series discussing her transition from being a biologist to leading an entirely computational group. In the piece, Carpenter offers great insight for those who may be considering a...