Quantitative Imaging Systems - Qi

Qi team Fran Nederlof and Daniel and Milo Szecket at the in Berlin KDAB booth visualizing the future of innovation through training and best practices!

Did you know that elephants can’t get cancer? Their immune cells have special powers to fix damaged DNA which can lead to cancer. Studying elephant genes can find new ways to fight the disease. Celebrate Worldelephantday and support better care for captive and wild elephants worldwide. Download a nanoQuill image to http://bit.ly/2kSMI8O or purchase the nanoQuill: The Coloring Book For Life http://amzn.to/2Ciujuw today!

On behalf of our friend Lynne Antonelli we are proud to present…Sunset: In Loving Memory of Dr. Everett 'Skip' Oesterling, a doctor of medicine and photographer of beautiful sunsets. http://bit.ly/2ln2ucB

This is a colored image specially created on our new nanoQuill app coming soon in partnership with KDAB. “Recently, I found out that a friend of mine— a nuclear med doc passed. He told me he was always a photographer and that he saw both the microscopic and the macroscopic, as he retired, he became a photographic artist. His art is a resounding tribute to seeing both sides of our reality. You continue this tradition. In memorial to ”. — Lynne A.

Download and image http://bit.ly/2kSMI8O to research. We are happy to take requests to color images in honor of a loved one.

We have pride in our cells! 🌈 http://bit.ly/2ln2ucB

Congrats to all cancer survivors celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day!

nanoQuill is proud to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day!

Today we again honor Margo Dominicis, a friend of the nanoQuill community who shared her cancer-free diagnosis with us in March. (Read more via link…)

If you have a cancer survivor story to share and would like for us to color an image for these brave cancer warriors, please post in comments or send to [email protected]!
We will share these stories all week and throughout the month of June.

Want to help us color for survivors? We are recruiting anyone interested in becoming a nanoQuill artist to color for cancer survivors, warriors still fighting and those to honor in memoriam. Sign up (to email above or in comments) and your name will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a tablet and stylus with our new nanoQuill Coloring book app coming soon!

Fight cancer with art.


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MEET MILO! The Intern Taking Qi’s First Big Step into VR

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After much success of merging computer graphics and software with microscopy, it’s not surprising to find Quantitative Imaging Systems - Qi's next step into the future of cancer research…Virtual Reality (VR) (duh!)

Naturally, our first act toward this high level and carefully planned enterprise would be the sole responsibility of Qi’s very first intern.

Meet Milo Szecket!

Qi’s VR Experience internship was created to provide a more immersive experience in analyzing tissue. We believe biologists can see more within a VR system than just looking at one screen. Milo was the perfect candidate that fit the youth, talent, and intelligence we were looking for to start this project.

Although originally from California, he would spend most of his childhood living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the rest of his high school education currently at Governor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, Maryland, as a senior.

…So, Milo, what’s your story?

Well, I’ve always been interested in my dad’s work as a computer graphics designer and when an opportunity arose for me to participate in it while still sort of “doing my own thing,” I took it.

Tell us about yourself and why the interest in VR?

The obvious answer is because VR is COOL! But more than that, I haven’t seen many tools being created in VR, except specific-to-VR stuff like vector field makers.

The closest to a full program meant to actually do something in VR I have found is Kanova, a sculpting program that Foundry (a leading developer of software for media entertainment and digital design) is testing that looks really great. I think VR has a lot more applications to explore, and Qi’s VR Experience of interacting with the cells inside cancer tissue is certainly an interesting one that I’m excited to be a part of.

What’s the last thing you really geeked out about?

To be honest, it would have to be either this or the my robotics team. We are Bovine Intervention Team 686, if you’re interested. I do data collection and analysis during competitions.

What motivated you to choose QiTissue as your first VR experience?

It’s really the only chance I’ve had to work with VR, plus, come on. Photoshop for curing cancer? How cool is that?!

What would you like to accomplish on this project?

Ideally (and obviously) I want to end up with a usable VR interface for all aspects of QiTissue, even the 2D ones. More realistically, I’ll be learning Unity VR development for a while before we get to that.

What are your wins so far?

Well, I got Unity installed and running on the Vive, which was more of a feat than I’d like to admit. At this point, the furthest I’ve gotten is being able to pick up a specimen and turn it around and look at it. Currently, it’s still mostly setup, but I’ll be doing more very soon.

What are the challenges so far?

The first thing I wanted to accomplish is grabbing the specimen with both hands and resizing it. This has proven to be a bit of a pain, and by a bit of a pain, I mean no one that I can find has done it with the newest VR plugins for Unity. That will be the main challenge, I think. Unbelievable the lack of documentation for such a new technology.

Milo’s goals for Qi’s VR Experience will be to create a novel experience so people will like it and a new interactive and natural way to navigate a 3D landscape as opposed to a mouse, trackpad, or joystick.

Milo’s work will be the benchmark for our future endeavors to perfect this project. Look for more posts about his progress on Qi social media! , ,

Off to AACR (American Association for Cancer Research)! The fight to end cancer continues!

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Last year my friend Margo Dominicis was diagnosed with cancer — triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma — two weeks before her 37th birthday.

Last week, after major surgery, her doctor deemed her officially cancer free!

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“Just got the BEST NEWS EVER!! My breast surgeon called with the final pathology from last week’s surgery and there was no residual cancer found in my lymph nodes or either breast! I am officially cancer free!!!! I want to say a HUGE thank you to all of you for your prayers over the last 7 months. I love you all!!!! Now I just have to rest up and recover from surgery and then finish out my clinical trial treatments!” — posted on Facebook Group, March 2019

nanoQuill is pleased to share Margo’s fantastic news with our coloring community and, by her request, we colored an image on our nanoQuill App (still in beta testing) in her honor. Margo selected image #18 and asked for pinks, purples, and mauves. She is very excited to be included as one of the first images to be featured on our app coming soon for all to download FOR FREE to and help end the disease. Check out ’s image on the nanoQuill gallery! http://bit.ly/2ln2ucB

Margo’s mother lost her battle with breast cancer. Margo, along with her sister Alley, husband Bob, baby Luca and friends and family from her Facebook group has kept her mom’s spirit alive during her own journey to fight.

“My mom died from breast cancer in 2002, and thanks to others who have participated in clinical trials since then, I had a great treatment outcome. To pay it forward, I enrolled in a clinical trial as part of my chemotherapy treatment in hopes that my participation will help other men and women diagnosed with breast cancer in the future. What is so special about nanoQuill is that ANYONE can contribute to advancements in cancer research, not only those diagnosed with cancer, just by coloring images of cancer cells. Everyone has the opportunity to make a difference!”

“She always kept a positive outlook during her year and a half battle. She kept her head up through two rounds of chemo, radiation, and a mastectomy. She always kept smiling. I draw my strength from her. She taught me how to persevere. She taught me that I can accomplish or overcome anything that life throws at me, and that’s how I keep smiling and keep my head up.”

“Cancer is something that nobody likes to talk about, but I’m putting everything out there – the good, the bad, and the ugly – in hopes that others can find strength for their own obstacles in life.” — posted on Facebook Group, September 2018

The nanoQuill App will feature images generated by an electron microscope and a myriad of colorful palettes to use freehand (no tap and fill), coloring these images and uploading them to the nanoQuill gallery allows us to measure the cell’s detail, render 3D images from all 2D images that you color, and ultimately train new deep learning algorithms — all to benefit and advance the current state of cancer research! The App will be available to download FOR FREE…COMING SOON!

You can also download an image to color and upload on the gallery OR purchase the nanoQuill: The Coloring Book of Life on Amazon. Proceeds benefit cancer research. http://amzn.to/2Ciujuw

QiTissue and nanoQuill Give a ‘Sneak Peek’ to a Brave New (Embedded) World! http://bit.ly/2GXQStV

Our partners KDAB and Qt once again featured nanoQuill and QiTissue at a special event! KDAB and The Qt Company created another nanoQuill Coloring Wall at Embedded World 2019 in Nuremberg, one of the worlds largest trade fairs for experiencing the whole world of embedded systems. With more than 1,100 exhibitors, experts, and numerous speakers from 52 countries, this year hashtag addresses the issue of embedded intelligence.

The performance of processors and integrated circuits has improved so much and they have become so inexpensive that new technologies like machine learning and artificial intelligence are finding their way into an increasing number of applications. Because this opens up the possibility of totally new systems that perceive their environment autonomously, draw conclusions from it and then make decisions, it made sense to feature nanoQuill and QiTissue and their workflow and machine learning aspects that advance cancer research and accelerate our fight to end the disease.

Thank you to our partners and fellow cancer warriors, KDAB and Qt!

nanoQuill Coloring Wall at the KDAB booth at Embedded World 2019! Embedded World

Did you know that elephants cannot get cancer?

AND mantis shrimp have eyes that can detect cancer?

AND programmers can use code and machine learning to speed up cancer research for a cure?

Read more about this 'Holy Trinity' to end cancer presented by Qi President Michel Nederlof at KDAB 20th Anniversary Meeting this January (in beautiful Firenze (Florence), Italy) on our website. http://bit.ly/2RGnt87

‪Breaking News: Three wise men spotted in Berlin allegedly spreading JOY to the WORLD & bug fixes to software programmers everywhere! Happy Holidays to our partners at KDAB, Qt and all QiTissue and nanoQuill fans! ‬

It’s a ‘Colorful’ Life for all who this holiday! Coloring a nanoQuill image is a fun, dynamic and relaxing way to donate ONLY your creativity and a bit of your TIME to help fight cancer. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT. NO RULES. YOU CAN COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES! Only your ability to color is needed for us to measure the cell’s detail, render 3D images from all 2D images that you color, and ultimately train new deep learning algorithms — all to benefit and advance the current state of cancer research!

Color. Snapshot. Upload and Share! Download images for free http://bit.ly/2kSMI8O or purchase our coloring book amzn.to/2Ciujuw as gift for someone special. All proceeds cover printing and distribution costs only. NEW APP VERSION COMING SOON! http://bit.ly/2AKpsFc

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in Boston and Berlin! KDAB

Couldn't make it to SIGGRAPH? No problem. You'll get another chance to on the wall at KDAB's Boston booth. You don't want to miss this.

Vernissage! Grand opening tonight! L’arte imita la scienza in Bologna with Cellulacrum: Sacred Inner Landscapes exhibit and special presentation by Italian artist Elena Uliana, Qi’s Michel Nederlof and journalist Nicoletta Gandolfi.

What happens when Art imitates Tech? Cellulacrum: Sacred Inner Landscapes, a step-by-step journey inside the human body. The visually stimulating exhibition opens September 3–18 in Bologna presented by Italian artist Elena Uliana and nanoQuill and Quantitative Imaging Systems - Qi Michel Nederlof http://bit.ly/2PsxuWL

Art Imitates Tech…in Italy, of Course! What happens when art imitates tech? It becomes the birth of Cellulacrum: Sacred Inner Landscapes, a step-by-step journey inside the human body. This visually stimulating exhibition opens on Septem…

Visit booth #1333 to color the wall and APP! Thanks to ALL the attendees who used their visual perception to ! Upload and share your experience with !

Will curing cancer be up to ONLY researchers? What if ANYONE could help? What if CG advances treatment in the next 10 years? Find out how merging computer graphics & programming may be key to cancer annihilation SIGGRAPH Conferences 2018 http://bit.ly/2Oh0yPp nanoQuill

Qi Spotlights Groundbreaking Biomed Tech at SIGGRAPH 2018   Check out Qi execs, Michel Nederlof and Daniel Szecket, as they tag team SIGGRAPH 2018 conference “SIGGRAPH Next” speaker series in Vancouver, BC on August 14. SIGGRAPH 2018 is a…