Rooms 1-3 and 75-93 of Eckstein Medical Research Building house the main laboratory of the Central Microscopy Research Facility. The main facility is available for investigator usage 8 AM to 5 PM, with some facilities available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The main laboratory houses the most comprehensive equipment holdings as well as staff offices. Equipment located in the main facility:
- Hitachi S-4800 Scanning Electron Microscope
- JEOL 1230 Transmission Electron Microscope
- Leica SP8 Laser Scanning Confocal/STED Microscope
- Zeiss LSM 510 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope
- Leica Aperio Ariol Digital Slide Scanner
- Leica LMD 7000 Laser Micro Dissection System
- Olympus BX-51 Light Microscope with Digital Camera
- Olympus BX-61 Light Microscope with Digital Camera (Fully Motorized)
- Olympus Stereoscope with fluorescence attachment
- (3) Ultramicrotomy Stations
- Cryoultramicrotomy Station
- (4) Paraffin Microtomy Stations
- Automated Tissue Processor
- Microwave Processor
- Sakura Automated Slide Staining System
- Leica Cryosubstitution apparatus
- (3) Cryostats, (1) with Cryo-Jane System
- Laser Capture Microscope
- Olympus IX-81 Inverted Light Microscope
- Leica AM TIRF MC System
Equipment located in our main laboratory is available for reservation through the CMRF online signup system. Please note that this is not a complete list of preparation equipment; if you are interested in beginning a project, please contact us.
