Services

The CMCB Light Microscopy Facility currently manages more than twenty different advanced microscope systems and several high-end graphics machines for image processing and analysis. The LMF supports in-house scientists and visitors in applying light microscopy methods for their research.

Our services include :

• Support and user training for state-of-the-art microscopy techniques

• Support of advanced microscopy techniques e.g. FLIM, FRAP, FRET, FCS, TIRF, 2P and laser microdissection.

• Providing access to high-end acquisition and analysis workstations.

• Instrument and workstation maintenance to ensure quality and efficiency.

Full Service Slide Scanning

In addition the facility offers full service on an automated slide scanner microscope, the Zeiss Axio Scan.Z1. Our expert staff will run the scans to digitize your specimens for reproducible data. The system features automated image acquisition of multichannel fluorescent as well as brightfield slides. See here for more information.

How to become a user?

Please get in touch with us using email and describe your project. Considering this information we will help you finding the optimal microscope technique/system for your project.

Before you start using our facility you are required to carefully read our user rules (see below) and fill in the required information. Please let your group leader sign the respective fields. Bringing along the completed documents to your first introduction will enable us to provide you booking rights.

Please get in touch with us if you have any questions regarding these rules.
 

User rules  for CMCB employees (CRTD / BIOTEC / B CUBE).
please print pages 1, 2, fill in and let your group leader sign on page 1

User rules for external users (not employed by CMCB).
please print pages 10, 20 and 21, fill in and let your group leader sign on pages 10 and 20.