Dr Daniel Kalman of Emory University Atlanta, writes to tell us of his delight that the image of a cell infected with poxvirus that graced the July 2005 cover of Nature Medicine — the work of Illustrator Katie Ris — has been included as a finalist in the Nikon Small World Microphotography Competition. Voting is now open to the public to choose the winner, so Dr Kalman would like to encourage you to go to the competition site and vote – ideally for his lab’s picture, of course ;).