Equipment, Fees & Services
In addition to microscopes, the QLMC provides access to 3 workstations for offline/online image processing and analysis. Furthermore, the QLMC customizes microscopy training, advises on sample preparation, helps with image quantification, and offers basic microscope maintenance. We can even streamline your data handling and image visualization as well as fully automate your image analysis workflow through customized Fiji macros - if interested contact us. Finally, we are always happy to present image-related subjects in form of a seminar.
| Equipment | Location | Hourly rate* |
|---|---|---|
| Confocal Microscopes | ||
| Nikon CSU-W1 SoRa inverted spinning disk confocal with super resolution and FRAP modules | NL5.120R | $40** |
| Zeiss LSM 780 inverted confocal/multiphoton | NL5.120N | $40** |
| Zeiss LSM 780 upright confocal/multiphoton | ND5.740 | $40** |
| Zeiss LSM 880 inverted confocal/multiphoton | NL7.134A | $40** |
| Zeiss LSM880 Airyscan inverted confocal with super resolution | K1.224 | $40** |
| Super-Resolution Microscopes and TIR-FM | ||
| OMX SR 3D structured illumination (SIM), 2D PALM/STORM, ring TIRF, ... | NL5.120R | $45/65** |
| STED (stimulated emission deplition) Abberior Facility Line | ND5.720 | inquire |
| Wide-Field Microscopes | ||
| Deltavision Deconvolution wide-field epifluorescence | K1.228, NL5.120R | $25 |
| Nikon Ti wide-field epifluorescence with color camera for histology and imaging with polarized light | NL5.120R | $25 |
| Zeiss AxioObserver epifluorescence | K1.222 | $15 |
| Fluorescent Lifetime Microscope | ||
| Fluorescent lifetime imaging (FLIM) - assistance included | NL5.120F | $50 |
| Dissecting/Stereo Microscopes | ||
| Zeiss SteREO Discovery.V12 with Pentafuar S | NL7.110M | $15 |
| Workstations | ||
| Image Processing Workstations | NL5.120P | $15 |
| Custom-build microscopes (available through the Microscopy Innovation Lab) | ||
| mesoSPIM for cleared specimens (isotropic ~5 µm resolution through very large volumes) | Inquire | inquire |
| ctASLMv1 for cleared specimens (isotropic ~700 nm resolution) | Inquire | inquire |
| ctASLMv2 for cleared specimens (isotropic ~300 nm resolution) | Inquire | inquire |
| OPM for qlmc, high-speed volumetric imaging (~200 nm (xy); ~500 nm (z) resolution) | Inquire | inquire |
| Services | ||
| Technical assistance (sample preparation, image analysis and quantification, ....) | $60 | |
| Assisted image acquisition (rate in addition to microscope fee) | $40 | |
| Training (per session) | $60 | |
| Automation of image quantification (i.e. macro-writing for Fiji/ImageJ) | $60 | |
| Basic microscope maintenance (objective cleaning, computer maintenance, ...) | $60 | |
| Seminar (e.g. "The QLMC", "Fluorescent microscopy", "Digital imaging", "Fiji/ImageJ", ...) | inquire | |
*View UT Southwestern core facility fee policy (PDF).
** peak hours: 7am-6:30pm. Outside peak hours, systems are available at half price.