Microscopy Facilities
at the University of California, Berkeley
There are three core laboratories on campus that offer expertise, instruction, and instrumentation in optical microscopy for research.
- The CNR Biological Imaging Facility (This lab): Confocal, deconvolution, and widefield fluorescence microscopy, live-cell imaging, microtechnique, training in digital image processing and analysis. Located in 381 Koshland Hall
- Molecular Imaging Center: Multi-photon laser scanning confocal microscopy, electrophysiology, live-cell imaging. Located in LSA and LKS.
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory: Transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Located in Giannini Hall.
- CIRM/QB3 Shared Stem Cell Facility: Available for the study of stem cells. Located in Stanley Hall
- The Golub Microscope Collection: Web site dedicated to Dr. Orville J. Golub's collection of antique microscopes from the 17thÐ20th Centuries. The collection is located in VLSB
New capability:
We now have the CellASIC Onix microfluidics chamber for live-cell imaging
This image of the month shows a cross section of a mouse tibia. This mouse was subcutaneously injected with calcein green in order to highlight the diffuse fatigue damages as well as the bone growth zone around them (bone reparation and remodeling). On the outer circumference of the bone, the fluorescent area clearly indicates bone growth activities. In that case, after 14 days of recovery the bone was entirely repaired since no more fatigue damage can be observed. This image was captured using the 10x objective of the Zeiss LSM710 laser scanning confocal microscope in the BIF.
Image created by Claire Acevedo of the Materials Science Division, LBNL.
The Biological Imaging Facility is a Core Imaging Facility for light microscopy at the University of California, Berkeley. The BIF specializes in Widefield, Confocal, and Deconvolutuion microscopy of fluorescent samples.
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