Expertise
Imaging Platforms
Keywords - Light Microscopy: Laser microdissection | Live cell imaging | Confocal microscopy | Widefield microscopy
Keywords - Medical Imaging: in vivo fluorescence imaging
At the heart of our Imaging Suite are three confocal microscopes a Leica SP8 equipped with three gas lasers, one LED, five detectors (including one HyD) and an environment chamber allowing control of gas composition and temperature for live imaging. A second Leica SPE confocal equipped with three solid state lasers, two LEDs and two detectors which is setup for fast scanning using a galvo stage. A third confocal a Zeiss 510/ 710 with three gas lasers, one LED, four detectors and the availability of a micro manipulator and an environmental chamber. We have four wide field microscopes. A Nikon Eclipse with an Acturus Laser Dissection module. A Nikon Eclipse with Cooled CCD and a second CMOS high resolution camera. A Leica DM6b which is controlled by MBF StereoInvestigator, has a Lumenera camera and can be used for Stereology of brain section. Finally an inverted Leica DMi8 microscope which uses a LeicaAFC camera which can be switched between high sensitive fluorescence/ colour imaging.