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| A shared resource available for researchers with appointments in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, supported by the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, the Diabetes Research and Training Center, the Digestive Disease Research Center, the Kennedy Center, the Vision Research Center, and the Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center. |
| The CISR Facility includes confocal microscopes, wide-field (conventional) fluorescence microscopes with film and digital cameras, image processing workstations for analysis of digital images, and a dye sublimation printer. |
We use an on-line calendar to sign up for instrument time. Reservations are required for use of all CISR equipment. You must be trained before you will be given access to the calendar.
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The staff of the Cell Imaging Shared Resource. |
New Users: If you are interested in using the facility, here are some administrative as well as scientific issues to consider before you get started.
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Latest News as of February 26, 2008 The HeNe1(543nm) laser for the LSM510 in 7149MRBIII is WORKING!!!!!!!! All prices for CISR equipment use and technical assistance have changed effective February 1st, 2008. Please see the News page for more details Announcing the 4th Annual Basic Confocal Microscopy course at the Univerity of South Carolina June 16-20, 2008. Dr Jay Jerome, Director of Vanderbilt's Research Electron Microscopy Resource, will be one of the featured speakers at this year's course. Please click here for more details. (Please see the News page for more details.) |
Digital imaging can get complicated, and all of our equipment requires some study to be used optimally. This material answers frequently asked questions. |
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| Our Image Gallery shows a variety of images produced on CISR microscopes using different techniques. |
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The web provides easy access to lots of useful information on microscopy related questions and digital imaging issues. |
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