Gurdon Institute Imaging Facility - Cambridge

The Gurdon Institute Imaging Facility focuses on light microscopy. We provide access to a variety of imaging technologies including confocal, multi-photon, high content screening, and super-resolution microscopy. The facility comprises four members of staff with specialised expertise in all stages of the imaging workflow from experimental design to computational analysis. We provide support for imaging experiments and carry out research in collaboration with developmental and cancer biologists.



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Expertise

Imaging Platforms

Keywords - Light Microscopy: Confocal microscopy | Superresolution microscopy | Widefield microscopy | Live cell imaging | SPINNING DISK CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY | LIGHT-SHEET MICROSCOPY 

Applications

Keywords - Biological: Cell Biology | Neurobiology | Developmental Biology | Immunobiology | C.elegans | Drosophila | Microbiology | ORGANOIDS 

Sample Preparation

Keywords - Biological: Immunolabelling | Immunofluorescence | Live Cell CLEARING

Data Analysis

Keywords - Software: ImageJ | FIJI | Huygens | ICY | ARIVIS | NIS ELEMENTS 

Our image analysis specialist develops scripts and plugins for Fiji as well as stand-alone programs for data management. This allows us to develop novel processing and analysis pipelines in collaboration with biologists to address biological questions.

Shared Access

Priority given to Gurdon Institute users. Limited outside access.



Point of Contact

Gurdon Institute Imaging Facility - Cambridge
Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute
University of Cambridge
Tennis Court Road
Cambridge, CB2 1QN, United Kingdom


Alex Sossick 

01223 334082