Note – Guides, slide decks, and other self-help resources are available on the RIS seminar handouts page.

Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication Lunchtime Seminars are based on the unique ways researchers use proprietary scientific applications, Microsoft Office, and a variety of graphics programs to create, acquire, and edit images included in grant applications, journal articles, and presentations to the scientific community. "Free Imaging Made Easy Lunchtime Seminars" cover poster making, proper PowerPoint techniques, and Photoshop tricks.

Customized individual, small group, lab, or departmental classes can also be arranged for Quad-based departments. Consider inviting us to your next lab or departmental meeting for customized training—Schedule Beth Beighlie for your next lab or departmental seminar.

What you need to know

Note – Imaging Solutions Seminars will be held remotely at their regularly scheduled time over Zoom. Email ris@hms.harvard.edu to get a Zoom access link for each seminar.

Research Imaging Lunchtime Seminars are free and available to all Harvard, HMS, HSDM, HSPH, and affiliated hospital employees.

  • No registration is required for Research Imaging Lunchtime Seminars.
  • Most Research Imaging Lunchtime Seminars are held from noon - 1:00 PM.
  • Research Imaging Brown Bag seminars qualify for AMA/PRA Category 1 credits.

Upcoming events

  • imaging essentials – January 16, from noon to 1:00 PM
  • BIORENDER in Thirty Minutes: BioRender Posters for Presentations and Conferences – January 28, from noon to 12:30 PM
  • poster making for large format printers – February 4, from noon to 1:00 PM
  • BIORENDER in Thirty Minutes: BioRender Grant Figures Worthy of Funding – February 11, from noon to 12:30 PM
  • figures for journals – February 25, from noon to 1:00 PM
  • BIORENDER in Thirty Minutes: BioRender Biological Pathway Design – March 11, from noon to 12:30 PM
  • drawing tools and illustration features of PowerPoint – March 19, from noon to 1:00 PM
  • harnessing the power of Photoshop – April 9, from noon to 1:00 PM
  • BIORENDER in Thirty Minutes: BioRender Graphical Abstracts – April 15, from noon to 12:30 PM
  • poster making for large format printers – May 1, from noon to 1:00 PM

Seminar descriptions

imaging essentials

Learn the basics of identifying and editing raster, bitmap, pixel-based photos, and vector objects. Determine correct file compression, color mode, and bit depth options. Learn important fundamentals of image preparation. Understand how to prep images in one app for use in other applications. Become skilled at determining correct resolution and output strategies.

figures for journals

Efficiency and reliability: easily prepare figures for scientific journals with familiar tools and a foolproof workflow that eliminates any chance of rejection for guideline violations.

reliably accessorize on-screen presentations

Understand essential concepts of presentation design to display images reliably. Minimize the risks associated with specific fonts and design templates. Learn to use PowerPoint to insert illustrations, charts, and movies in a way that will enable you to present with confidence. Also, learn how to use animation and make hyperlinks.

poster-making for large-format printers

Develop proper techniques for constructing posters efficiently and painlessly. Maximize your message with images, illustrations, and text using PowerPoint and Photoshop to create large-format documents that print correctly.

drawing tools and illustration features of PowerPoint

Uncover the secrets of PowerPoint's sophisticated drawing tools. Discover how to draw complex shapes, edit Bezier curves, output high-resolution images, create PDF files, and prepare complex images for journals.

BioRender

BioRender Posters for Presentations and Conferences

Learn how to create a poster in BioRender and find your custom poster template

BioRender Grant Figures Worthy of Funding

BioRender has spoken to grant agencies and they are sharing how you can make the most of your limited figure space

BioRender Biological Pathway Design

Join us for tips on how to effectively communicate and consolidate the most complex of pathways onto your page

BioRender Graphical Abstracts

Learn about different layouts and compositions that will declutter your figures and create a clear story