Major Instrument

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES:

  • Transmission electron microscope (Hitachi H-7650)
  • Scanning electron microscope (Hitachi TM-1000 Tabletop)

CONFOCAL AND MULTI-PHOTON MICROSCOPES:

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPES:

  • Zeiss Axio Vert.A1 (inverted)
  • Zeiss Axio Imager M2 epi-fluorescence microscope (Upright)
  • Nikon E800 (Upright)[more details]
  • Zeiss Axio Scan.Z1 (Slide scanner)[more details]
  • Raman microscope (DeltaNu ExamineR)

DISSECTING MICROSCOPE:

  • Nikon dissecting microscope (with a color digital camera)
  • Zeiss V16 high resolution zoom microscope

EQUIPMENT FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION:

  • Ultramicrotome for TEM sectioning (RMC-MTXL)
  • Rapid Immersion Freezer (EMS-002) for TEM sample preparation
  • Critical point dryer (CPD) for SEM [user manual]
  • Cryostat for cryo-sectioning - Microm
  • Cryostat for cryo-sectioning - Leica [user manual]
  • Microwave for tissue sample preparation (Pelco BioWave 34700)
  • Microscopy Slide label maker
  • Low temperature centrifuges
  • Micro-centrifuges
  • Cell culture incubators (with CO2 control)
  • Biosafety cabinet
  • Ultrapure water system (Millipore)

INSTRUMENT FOR MOLECULAR ANALYSIS:

 
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