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The Microscopy Suite is one of the two primary
service facilities supported by the Imaging Technology group. A wide range of imaging modalities and supporting
equipment is available for the preparation, imaging, and analysis of microscopic
specimens.
Instruments in the facility include dissecting,
stereology,
fluorescence, confocal,
transmission
electron,
environmental scanning electron,
atomic force and
near field scanning optical microscopes, and micro- and nano-XCT. Various supporting
facilities include a
wet lab and small equipment available for checkout.
Ancillary equipment housed in the supporting facilities includes
an ultramicrotome,
a carbon evaporator,
a sputter
coater, and a
fiber optic puller. Consult the
equipment pages for detailed information.
The
Microscopy Suite is located in the basement of Beckman in Suite B606.
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Extensive computing
facilities for data analysis, processing, and interpretation are available within
the Microscopy Suite, with additional resources avaialable in the Visualization Laboratory.
A secondary mission of the ITG is the development of
new imaging technologies and a number of projects are centered around the
instruments in the Microscopy Suite. The main focus of these projects is the development of systems for remote
and automated control of instruments. The ITG also
supports several educational and outreach projects specifically related to the
Microscopy Suite, for example Bugscope
and the Web
Atlas of Cellular Structures.
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