The facility offers a wide range of microscopes and imaging techniques: stereo, widefield, confocal, and light-sheet microscopes. Techniques include phase-contrast and clearing (X-Clarity), with cleared sample imaging, timelapse and multiposition capabilities. The facility offers two dedicated high-end workstations for bio-image processing and analysis. 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.
Microscope | Upright or inverted | Timelapse | Multiposition | HO Licensed | Class II Pathogen | Other features | ||
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Zeiss Observer Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | Phase contrast | |||||
Nikon Ti Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | Phase contrast | ||||
Leica SP8 Confocal | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | Cleared sample capabilities | ||||
Leica SP8 Lightsheet | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | Cleared sample capabilities | ||||
Nikon Ti2 Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | PRIMO system for substrate engineering |
Contact name: James Streetley
Email: scmi@glasgow.ac.uk
Contact number: 01413304025
Institute: Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology
Facility address: Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Michael Swann Building, Kings Buildings, Max Born Crescent, EDINBURGH EH9 3BF
Microscopes available: Thermo Fisher Scientific Tecnai F20 (cryo-)TEM
Image analysis: Single-particle data processing software, Avizo