Beatson Advanced Imaging Resource (BAIR)
BAIR have a wide range of specialised microscopes that provide users with the flexibility to approach their research using a diverse range of applications. Microscopes include a variety of confocal and widefield systems, super-resolution systems, high-content screening, in vivo imaging systems, and equipment for advanced techniques such as TIRF, FLIM/FRET and Multiphoton imaging. Explore some of the systems and resources they offer users below, and be sure to check out their website for full details and the most up-to-date information.
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CRUK Scotland Institute,
Garscube Estate,
Switchback Road,
Bearsden,
Glasgow,
G61 1BD
- Leo Carlin
- BAIR@crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk
- +44(0) 141 330 6872
Microscopes
| Microscope | Upright or inverted | Timelapse | Multiposition | HO Licensed | Class II Pathogen | Other features | ||
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| Zeiss 880 LSM Fast Airyscan | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | Confocal, FCS, FRAP, PA, FLIP, high speed imaging and cleared sample capabilities, Definite Focus System | ||||
| Zeiss LSM 710 Confocal | Upright | ✔ | ✔ | Cleared sample capabilities, Zeiss Quasar detector, spectral unmixing | ||||
| Nikon A1R Confocal | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | FRAP, PA, FLIP, galvo and resonant scanner, perfect focus system | ||||
| Olympus BX51 Widefield | Upright | Fixed histology tissue and cells | ||||||
| Malvern Nanosight LM10 | Upright | Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, Measures nanoparticles 0.01um-1um diameter | ||||||
| Leica Laser Microdissection | Upright | |||||||
| Nikon Ti Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | Phase contrast, perfect focus system, 3 microscopes available | ||||
| Incucyte S3 Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Phase contrast, in incubator, high throughput, Specialist analysis modules | |||
| Zeiss 880 LSM Multiphoton with Airyscan | Upright | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Confocal, Multiphoton, SHG, cleared sample capabilities, definite focus system, spectral unmixing | |||
| Revvity Opera Phenix Spinning Disk Confocal | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | High throughput analysis, robotic loading | ||||
| Andor / Nikon Ti Spinning Disk Confocals | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | FD FLIM, Lambert Instruments FLIM Attachment (LIFA) | ||||
| Nikon TE-2000 Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | FD FLIM WF/TIRF, Lambert Instruments FLIM Attachment (LIFA), Perfect Focus System | ||||
| Zeiss Elyra 7 Lattice SIM-squared | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | 3D PALM, Lattice SIM, Definite Focus System | ||||
| Leica Stellaris 8 Confocal | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | FALCON and SpectraPlex | ||||
| Grundium Ocus 40 | Upright | Single slide brightfield slide scanner | ||||||
| M-Squared Aurora Lightsheet | ✔ | ✔ | Airybeam Lightsheet with dipping lenses |
Image Analysis
- ICY
- Imaris
- Omero
- R Studio
- Volocity
- Fiji
- Zen
- Harmony
- NIS Elements
- Incucyte
- Cell Profiler
- Metamorph
- Phasefocus
- FlowJo
Additional Resources
- Assisted imaging sessions
- Remote imaging by facility staff
- Access to tissue-culture facilities
- Access to incubators
- Sample preparation