Microscopy Facility
Online Reservations – Facility Fees
Online fees for use of Microscopy Facility equipment are provided below.
| Equipment | Service | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission Electron Microscopy | Processing: Plastic embedding of tissue, pellets Processing: Plastic embedding of plates Processing: Plastic embedding of vibratome sections Sectioning: Thick sections (0.5 - 1 mm), 1 slide Sectioning: Thin sections, 5 grids per block Sectioning: Thin sections - formvar grids, 5 grids Remounting of samples Staining of grids Ultramicrotomy - Training session Glass strips for knives Ultramicrotome - unassisted use |
$20/ea. 20/ea. 30/ea. 10/ea. 30/ea. 40/ea. 2/ea. 20 200 3.50/ea. 2.50/hr. |
| Scanning Electron Microscopy | Tissue Processing: Critical Point Drying HMDS Gold coating of samples (up to 6 per run) |
30/run 15/ea. 5/ea. |
| Electron Microscopy (TEM and SEM) |
Technician time Electron Microscopes – beam time Training |
35/hr. 40/hr. 200/session |
| Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy | Assisted use Unassisted use (Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m.) Unassisted use (Mon.-Fri., 6 p.m.-12 a.m., Sat.-Sun.) Unassisted use (midnight - 8 a.m., holidays) Training |
75/hr. 20/hr. 10/hr. 5/hr. 200/session |
| Multi-photon Laser Scanning Microscopy (2-Photon LSM) | Assisted use Unassisted use (Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m.) Unassisted use (Mon.-Fri., 6 p.m.-12 a.m., Sat.-Sun.) Unassisted use (midnight - 8 a.m., holidays) Training |
75/hr. 20/hr. 10/hr. 5/hr. 200/session |
| TIRF Microscope | Assisted use Unassisted use Training |
75/hr. 5/hr. 100/session. |
| Spinning Disc Confocal Microscopy | Assisted use Unassisted use Training |
75/hr. 5/hr. 100/session. |
| Neurolucida system | Assisted use Unassisted use Training |
45/hr. 5/hr. 5/hr. |
| Widefield Microscopy | Assisted use Unassisted use Training |
45/hr. 5/hr. 5/hr. |
| Stereology system | Assisted use Unassisted use Training |
45/hr. 5/hr. 5/hr. |
| Fluorescence stereoscope | Assisted use Unassisted use Training |
45/hr. 5/hr. 5/hr. |
| Microdissection system | Assisted use Unassisted use Training |
45/hr. 5/hr. 5/hr. |
| Cryostat & Vibratome | Unassisted use Assisted use |
2.50/hr. 25/hr. |
