Confocal Microscopy Service
Michelle and Annette- supervisors of Confocal Microscopy.
Contacts
| Heather Young Phone: 8344 0007 Email: h.young@unimelb.edu.au |
Michelle Thacker Phone: 8344 5806 Email: m.thacker@unimelb.edu.au |
Annette Bergner Phone: 8344 5770 mailto: a.bergner@unimelb.edu.au |
Location
Room E201,Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology,
Medical School Building (corner of Grattan Street and Royal Parade),
University of Melbourne
Facilities
We have 3 confocal microscopes that are available for use by anyone at the University of Melbourne or surrounding institutes (see rates below). The confocal microscopes are a Zeiss Meta, Zeiss Pascal and a Biorad, which are all mounted on Zeiss Axioplan upright microscopes. All three microscopes are equipped with lasers and filters to visualise FITC (or GFP - green), Texas Red (red) and Cy5 (far red). In addition the Meta has a 405 laser that can be used to image some UV dyes including DAPI. The Meta also has spectral capabilities.
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Training
Prior to using the confocal microscopes for the first time, it is necessary to book a lesson (see rates below) with Annette Bergner or Michelle Thacker (see above for contact details).
Booking
You can book a session of each of the microscopes using the online booking calender. Access to the calendar, including logins and passwords, is provided to all approved users upon completion of the introductory lesson.
Rates
Note: these rates will change on 01 Jan 2010
User |
Rate |
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| Departments of Anatomy & Cell Biology (unassisted use) | $16.50/h |
| Departments of Anatomy & Cell Biology (assisted use) | $88.00/h |
| Other departments within the University of Melbourne (unassisted use) | $27.50/h |
| Other departments within the University of Melbourne (assisted use) | $99.00/h |
| External users, including research institutes (unassisted use) | $33.00/h |
| External users, including research institutes (assisted use) | $105.00/h |