User Info

For instructions on how to set up an iLab account with the NMC, please see our New User Resources section.

Creating an Equipment Reservation

1. Navigate to the core page: https://uncch.ilab.agilent.com/service_center/show_external/4868
2. Click the “Login” button at the upper right hand of the page and log into your account.
3. Select the “Schedule Equipment” tab and click on the “View Schedule” button next to the instrument of interest. Select the time frame you would like to schedule your reservation. 
4. A window will pop up that will allow you to verify your reservation details and provide payment information before saving the reservation. 

After Hours Badge Access

If you need access to Core equipment after hours (6pm until 6am) or on weekends, please send the first 6 numbers of your SOM badge (4+xxxxxx) to neuro-microscopy@unc.edu

Acknowledging the Core

Please note that we require citing the facility in the acknowledgments section of any publication which has results obtained with the microscopes in the Neuroscience Microscopy Core. This is very helpful as we work to maintain funding sources for the facility.  We suggest using the following language for this acknowledgement:

Microscopy was performed at the UNC Neuroscience Microscopy Core (RRID:SCR_019060), supported, in part, by funding from the NIH-NINDS Neuroscience Center Support Grant P30 NS045892 and the NIH-NICHD Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center Support Grant P50 HD103573.

Methods Assistance

If needed, we can also help with describing the imaging for the Materials and Methods section of your paper.  We would be very grateful to be informed of any publication printed with images taken in our facility. If you have any questions or publications to inform us of, please contact us at neuro-microscopy@unc.edu.