Optical microscopy platform
GINYS-IDIBELL-003
The Bioimaging Platform makes advanced optical and electron microscopy equipment and techniques available to IDIBELL researchers for the performance of the maximum number of experiments requested by the various research groups. It provides technical assistance from the design stage of experiments to the analysis of the results obtained.
Services
- Design of experiments related to optical microscopy.
- Performance of advanced microscopy techniques (FRET, FRAP, live imaging, etc.).
- Training in the use of equipment.
- Image processing and analysis.
Equipment
- 2 Inverted confocal microscopes Leica TCS SP5 AOBS equipped with motorized stage and incubation chamber.
- Leica TCS SPE confocal microscope.
- Zeiss Observer Z1 inverted widefield microscope equipped with motorized stage, incubation chamber and Apotome structured illumination system.
- Olympus IX81 Cell R inverted widefield microscope equipped with motorized stage and incubation chamber.
- 2 Leica DM6000 widefield microscopes.
- Olympus IX81 inverted widefield microscope.
- Nikon Eclipse 80i widefield microscope.
- Olympus BX51 widefield microscope.
- Leica MZ16 stereo microscope equipped with fluorescence module.
- Leica Z16APO stereo microscope equipped with fluorescence module.
- Olympus MVX10 stereo microscope.
- Image analysis software: Imaris, Fiji (ImageJ), LAS AF, LASX.
Staff
Publications
Characterization of pluripotent stem cells
Nature Protocols vol. 8, pages 223–253. 10 January 2013;
Nature Protocols vol. 8, pages 223–253. 10 January 2013;
Mcad-mediated intercellular interactions activate satellite cell division
J Cell Sci 126 (Pt 22):5116-31. Epub 2013 Sep 17.
J Cell Sci 126 (Pt 22):5116-31. Epub 2013 Sep 17.
