Microscopy & Cell Analysis Core

Co-Directors: Mirianas Chachisvilis, PhD and Benoit Melchior, PhD

Instrumentation

Steady State Fluorescence and Absorption:

  • Fluorescence Spectrometers: Fluorolog 3 (Jobin-Yvon) and FluoroMax (Jobin-Yvon).
  • Absorption spectrophotometer: Cary 3 (Varian, Inc.)

Microscopy:

  • Zeiss LSM5 Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope.
  • Inverted Fluorescence Microscope: Axiovert 200 M (Zeiss)
  • Multiphoton Fluorescence Correlation Spectrometer

Time Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Imaging:

  • Femtosecond Laser System for two-photon and time resolved microscopy (Spectra Physics, Inc.)
    • 11 W Pump Laser Millenia Xs with Tsunami Oscillator
    • OPAL Tunable Parametric Optical generator
    • Two Light Frequency Doublers
    • Pulse Selector: Model 3980
    • Multichannel Time Correlated Single Photon Counting Spectrograph