The function of The Immunostaining and Microscopy Core is to provide services including:
- Immunostaining of paraffin-embedded or frozen tissue sections
- Training and subsequent independent use of confocal and fluorescence microscopy instrumentation
- Access to Image processing/image analysis software and computers
- Fee-for-Service work on our microscope systems
- Technical consultations
Services
- Fee-for-Service fluorescence-single-label staining for paraffin / frozen sections
- Fee-for-Service fluorescence-multi-label staining for paraffin / frozen sections
- Fee-for-Service fluorescence TUNEL staining for paraffin sections
- Fee-for-Service Immunoperoxidase (IPOX) for paraffin / frozen sections
- Pre-experiment consultation and testing / optimization with new antibodies
- Training and independent use of widefield/brightfield microscopes
- Training and independent use of the conventional upright-platform confocal microscope for imaging tissue sections
- Training and independent use of the inverted-platform confocal microscope for imaging living cells
- Use of the near super-resolution capability of the inverted platform confocal microscope – Fast Airyscan