Our Equipment

The Zeiss LSM 710 Confocal is an inverted laser scanning confocal microscope. This scope is equipped with an environmental control chamber, motorized stage, and software for time-lapse imaging of living cells. The scope has four lasers (Blue/405, Green/488, Cy3/594, and Cy5/647). The objectives on this scope are 10x, and 20x dry objectives and 40x and 63x oil.

The Leica TCS SP8 is an inverted laser scanning confocal microscope with two high-efficiency HyD detectors and one PMT.  

This Leica has environmental control and a motorized stage for time-lapse imaging of living cells. The scope has four lasers (Blue/405, Green/488, Cy3/594, and Cy5/647). This scope's objectives are 10x and 20x dry objectives and 20x, 40x, and 63x oil. 

The VivaView is a fully integrated and motorized inverted microscope that allows high quality, long-term time-lapse imaging in a constant and optimized environment. Multiple locations in up to 8 samples can be imaged simultaneously with fluorescence or Differential Interference Contrast. Simple, intuitive computer operation for configuring a live cell imaging system. The VivaView will provide the ability to image cells for significantly longer than has previously been possible with absolute control of the surrounding environment. 

This equipment can be used for apoptosis, drug screening, cell migration tracking, and cell division applications.

The Olympus MMI CellCut laser microdissection (LMD) system is designed for the quick and precise isolation of cells and tissue and so it is an essential tool for molecular pathology. A wide variety of sample types including fresh frozen, paraffin embedded and live cells can all be used for diagnostic purposes. 

The MMI CellCut enables cell selection quickly and easily directly on the touchscreen. The cells of interest are marked and cut automatically using a precisely focused UV-Laser. The micro-dissected samples are collected for downstream analysis. This results in a pure cell population for reliable analysis and diagnosis.