Johan Sebastiaan Ploem

Johan Sebastiaan Ploem
Born (1927-08-25) 25 August 1927
NationalityDutch
Known forInventor of reflection contrast microscopy,
inventor of epi-illumination cube for fluorescence microscopy
Scientific career
FieldsAdvanced microscopy; molecular diagnostics; Digital painting
InstitutionsUniversity of Miami; University of Amsterdam; University of Leiden
ThesisEnkele methoden voor toxiciteitsonderzoek met behulp van weefselkweekcellen (1967)
Doctoral advisorJos van der Meer
Websiteploem-reflection-contrast-microscopy.com

Johan Sebastiaan Ploem HonFRMS (born 25 August 1927) is a Dutch microscopist and digital artist. He made significant contribution to the field of fluorescence microscopy, and invented reflection interference contrast microscopy.