Scientific Imaging

 

Mission

Our specialist team offers:

  • Training on our instruments
  • Providing access to instruments and on-site support
  • Consultation on sample preparation and optimal choice of instrument and imaging conditions.
  • Scientific supervision of users, data analysis and interpretation
  • Scientific collaboration: setting up experiments, carrying out experiments, and analyzing experiments
  • Contributing to project setup, including grant applications

Services

Light microscope with specialist

Light Microscopy

The Light Microscopy Facility is housed in Lab 1. Expert specialists support access and imaging with a range of light microscopes (STED, 3D-SIM, Light-Sheet, Laser Scanning Confocal, and Widefield). 

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Teneo with specialist operating it

Electron Microscopy

Our Electron Microscopes are located in Lab 1 and Lab 5 and house four scanning electron microscopes (SEM, FIB-SEM, Cryo FIB-SEM and Serial Blockface SEM), and eight transmission electron microscopes, four of which are dedicated Cryo TEMs. We can support sample preparation and imaging of a wide range of biological and materials samples.

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MicroCT with operator

Other Systems

Scientific Imaging houses several other imaging systems such as X-ray microCT and Atomic Force Microscopy. The facility is equipped with a range of sample preparation equipment for biological samples and materials.

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