Dundee Imaging Facility

The Facility provides world-leading core microscopy resources, housing >20 advanced light microscopy systems, including LSCM, WF-decon, SDCM, TIRF, MPLSM and FLIM technologies. New acquisitions include a Zeiss Axioscan 7 slidescanner, Zeiss Axio Zoom V16 and Nikon Ti2 widefield systems. The Facility also houses electron microscopes which are used for research applications in the life and physical sciences. 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.

MicroscopeUpright or invertedTimelapseMultipositionHO LicensedClass II PathogenOther features  
Zeiss 880 Fast AiryscanInverted
Zeiss 710 MultiphotonInvertedSHG, confocal, 355nm laser and 680nm-1040nm MP laser
Leica Stellaris 8 FALCON InvertedFALCON FLIM, WLL 440-790nm
Nikon TiE WidefieldInvertedTIRF, SDCM, lasers 405nm,488nm,560nm,640nm
Nikon Ti2 WidefieldInvertedPhase contrast,DIC,JOBS,AI
Leica SP8 X ConfocalInvertedHigh speed imaging capabilities, 355nm and 470-670nm white light lasers
Zeiss Spinning Disk ConfocalInvertedDual sCMOS cameras, Rapp photomanipulation system 405 nm and 473nm
Leica SP8 Confocal InvertedHigh speed imaging capabilities
Leica SP8 MultiphotonUprightConfocal, SHG, High speed imaging capabilities
Zeiss PALM MicrodissectionInvertedEpifluorescence
Zeiss Axio Zoom V16 Inverted
Zeiss Axioscan 7 Slide Scanner InvertedTL,fluorescence,PoL,mega-slides
Jeol JSM 7400F SEMEnergy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (EDX)
Jeol JEM 1200 EX TEM
  • Arivis
  • ICY
  • Imaris
  • MATLAB
  • Omero
  • R Studio
  • Volocity
  • Zeiss Zen
  • Leica LAS X
  • Nikon NIS Elements
  • Fiji
  • QuPath
  • CellProfiler
  • Assisted imaging sessions
  • Access to incubators
  • Access to dissecting microscope
  • Sample preparation
  • Access to a specialist Image Analyst