West Campus Imaging Core
We offer access to and training in the use of a variety of confocal and epifluorescence microscopes as well as light-sheet, laser microdissection, and atomic force microscopy.
About the core
The Imaging Core provides access and training to a broad collection of shared instruments. These include a fleet of optical microscopes with three confocal systems, two wide-field systems, a laser-microdissection system, a cell-culture microscope, a stereomicroscope, and a newly built optical tweezer system. An atomic force microscope (AFM) is also available.
The core also maintains cell-culture equipment, such as a biosafety cabinet, incubators, a refrigerator, and microfuges and lab support areas for cell culture and sample preparation.
Equipment
Confocal microscopes
- Leica SP8
- Leica Stellaris 8 Falcon
- Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal CSU-W1
Microscopes
- Leica DMi8
- Leica Thunder Imager 3D
- Leica DMiL LED
Light sheet microscope
- Miltenyi UM Blaze
Laser microdissection microscope
- Leica LMD7000
Optical tweezers
- Thorlabs optical tweezers system
Atomic force microscope
- Asylum Research Cypher AFM
Stereo microscope
- Leica M125