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Major Areas of Expertise
- Confocal microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Video microscopy
- Post-collection quantification and deconvolution
Program Description
The Biological Imaging Section enables intramural NIAID investigators to use state-of-the art microscopy in their research programs. We provide expertise, instruction, and instrumentation. Our staff is available to assist in experiment design and in the collection and analysis of images of living and fixed material.
Instrumentation
Our facility is equipped with specialized instrumentation dedicated to the science and art of biological imaging, which entails answering biological questions by following events as they take place inside an organism.
General Microscopy
- Leica Episcope (Cooke Camera)
- Leica Epi (AxioCam)
- Leica Epi (AxioCam #2)
- Zeiss Axiovert 100 Epi (Spot)
- Leica AF 6000 LX Leica AMS-LMD (Laser Microdissection)
- Leica M205 FA (motorized stereo microscope)
- Leica Epi (Retiga)
Confocal Microscopy
- Leica SP5 X-WLL
- Leica TCS STED/FLIM (MP)
New Super Resolution Microscopy: Our facility has now entered the world of super-resolution with the installation of our new SP5-STED microscope. Until now the smallest objects one could resolve by conventional optical microscopy were 200nm across. Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) microscopy allows the resolution limit to be lowered to approximately 65nm while still working with fluorescent probes.
- Leica SP5
- Leica SP2
- Leica SP5 (BSL-3, MP)
- Leica SP2 (BSL-2, MP)
- Leica SP5 (BSL-2, MP)
- Zeiss LSM 5 Live (BSL-2)
Multiphoton Confocal Microscopy Printing
- HP DesignJet 4020ps Poster Printer
Sample Preparation Equipment
- Stereomicroscope MZ12
- Leica CM1900 Cryostat (BSL-2)
- Leica Vibratome VT1000 S (BSL-2)
- Leica MZ95 Stereomicroscope
Image Processing and Analysis
- Post-collection image processing and analysis
Image Capture
Consultation
Instrument Specifications
Long Time-Lapse Imaging Chamber
NIAID Imaris Licenses
Research Group
Owen M. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Juraj Kabat, Ph.D.
Lily Koo, Ph.D.
Sundar Ganesan, Ph.D.
Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D.