Lennart Nilsson Award 2020 is awarded to Jan Huisken
Jan Huisken is awarded the 2020 Lennart Nilsson Award. He wins the prize for his developments in light-sheet microscopy.Jan Huisken, Director of Medical Engineering at the Morgridge Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, is a pioneer in light-sheet microscopy who has made significant developments to the technique. Light-sheet microscopy, also called SPIM (selective plane illumination microscopy), has revolutionized live imaging in biology. In a light-sheet microscope, the sample is illuminated with a thin sheet of light. The light-sheet can be swept rapidly through the sample, and is used to