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Confocal Microscopy


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Confocal Microscopy Core
Director: Nancy Kedersha
Location: One Jimmy Fund Way, Smith Building, Rm 630, Boston

Core Summary:

The Confocal Microscopy Core provides access and assistance in the use of confocal microscopy with additional capabilities in live-cell imaging and photobleaching studies.

Personnel/Contact Information:

Director: Nancy Kedersha, Ph.D.
Phone: (617) 525-1210
Fax: (617) 525-1310
Email: nkedersha@rics.bwh.harvard.edu

Other Staff:

Manager: Julie Ducharme
Phone: (617) 515-1214
Fax: (617) 525-1310
Email: jducharme@partners.org

Facilities and Equipment:

Location of the Core:

The facility is located at One Jimmy Fund Way, Smith Building, Room 630, Boston.

Major Equipment:

Nikon TE2000-U inverted microscope with a C1 Plus Confocal System outfitted with 3 excitation lasers, a high resolution CCD camera with 4 excitation filters, and DIC/Nomarski optics. A microscope incubator with CO2 is available for live-cell imaging.

Services:

Confocal microscopy
Live-cell imaging
Photobleaching studies
Widefield imaging
DIC/Nomarski imaging

FY12 User Fees (effective 10/1/11):

Service	Internal Users	External Users
Service	Partners	Non Partners AMC & Non-profit	For-Profit &Industry
With technician	$124/hour	$179/hour	$237/hour
Without technician *	$85/hour	$123/hour	$163/ hour
Image processing by technician	$45/hour	$66/hour	$88/hour
* This option is only available for frequent users who have undergone training by the technician and have been authorized as "independent users".

Getting Started:

To access the core, please visit the "New Users" section of our website:

http://confocal.bwh.harvard.edu/newusers.html

Departmental Web Link:

http://confocal.bwh.harvard.edu/