Confocal Core Facility
Director: Nancy Kedersha, Ph.D.
Location: 1 Jimmy Fund Way Smith Building Rm. 630 Boston, MA 02115
| Core Summary: |
The confocal microscopy core facility at the Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy division of Brigham and Women's Hospital performs widefield & confocal microscopy, photobleaching, and live cell imaging studies.
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| Personnel/Contact Information: |
Director: Nancy Kedersha, Ph.D.
Phone: (617) 525-1210
Fax: (617) 525-1310
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Member: Tyler Hickman
Role: Manager
Phone: (617) 515-1214
Fax: (617) 525-1310
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| Facilities and Equipment: |
Location of Core: 1 Jimmy Fund Way Smith Building Rm. 630 Boston, MA 02115
Major Equipment:
- C1 Plus Confocal System outfitted with 3 excitation lasers, a high resolution CCD camera with 4 excitation filters, and DIC/Nomarski optics
- Microscope incubator with CO2 is available for live-cell imaging
- Nikon TE2000-U inverted Microscope
- SPOT-RT CCD system for conventional immunofluorescence
| Services: |
- Confocal immunofluorescence, Co-localization study, 3D render & reconstruction, Photobleaching studies
- Conventional epifluorescence microscopy, bright field, phase contrast, and DIC/ Nomarski using SPOT-RT CCD
- Live cell imaging using a custom microscope incubator with CO2 control
| Getting Started: |
Please visit: http://confocal.bwh.harvard.edu/NewUsers.htm
| Departmental Web Link: |
http://confocal.bwh.harvard.edu/
Last updated: 2009-02-03T22:53:00Z