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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
MSL iLab Site

Services

Our team looks forward to helping you in electron microscopy, light microscopy, and image analysis, using the equipment in our core.

Electron microscopy

Scanning electron microscopy of a neuron
Scanning electron microscopy of a neuron (Nick Boyer – Gupton lab)
  • We will consult with you about your project
  • We can prepare your samples
  • We can take images for you
  • We can train you to take images
Services include SEM prep, embedding, ultrathin sections, negative staining and immunoEM.
Transmission and scanning electron microscopy available.

Light microscopy

Light-sheet microscopy of nerves in mouse embryo
Light-sheet microscopy of nerves in mouse embryo (MSL staff)
  • We will consult with you about your project
  • We can advise on experimental design and sample preparation
  • We will train you to take images
Confocal, light-sheet, widefield fluorescence, darkfield, polarization microscopy available. Tiling, multi-day live-cell experiments, FRAP, FRET, spectral imaging and more.

Image analysis

Deconvolution and 3D analysis of puncta in nuclei
Deconvolution and 3D analysis of puncta in nuclei (Anastasia Zlatanou – Vaziri lab)
  • We can advise and train you to do image processing and data analysis
Imaris (3D analysis), Autoquant (deconvolution) and FIJI (mostly 2D analysis, macros) software available.