CSI - Services

Services offered by using our equipment:

  • Light Microscopy – versatile optical imaging for cellular and tissue-level studies.
  • Electron Microscopy – ultrastructural imaging at nanometer resolution.
  • Micro-CT – non-destructive 3D visualization of internal structures.
  • Atomic Force Microscopy – precise surface topography mapping at the nanoscale.
  • Correlative Microscopy – combined imaging techniques for comprehensive analysis.
  • Sample Preparation – Custom tailored sample preparation protocols for CT, SEM/ cryoSEM, TEM, CLEM.
  • Image Analysis – quantitative processing and interpretation of imaging data.
  • Cryostat – rapid freezing and precise tissue sectioning for microscopy.

Services offered as part of using software:

  • Imaris Dedicated Station: a powerful analysis and visualisation software package designed for processing 3D images, such as those acquired from confocal microscopes. Imaris station requires reservation on  Bookit 
  • Image Analysis with Open Source Software: a variety of free tools to use on our multi-user high-end server. Working on our server requires reservation on  Bookit 

Services which require our hands-on or specialty:

  • Image and Data Analysis and Interpretation: Offering software and expertise for the quantitative analysis of images, including image segmentation, 3D modeling, and statistical analysis. This service requires reservation on  Bookit 
  • Project Consultation: Providing guidance on experimental design, microscope usage, and advanced imaging techniques to support researchers and students. This service requires a reservation on  Bookit 
  • Training: We promote user independence on all of our systems. Reserve on  Bookit 
  • Sample Preparation - Custom tailored sample preparation protocols for CT, SEM/ cryoSEM, TEM, CLEM.
  • Image Processing - Custom automation services in image processing.
  • 3D printing - Models implemented with CAD software including part reverse engineering.

Coming soon:

  • Volume electron microscopy associated:
  • Serial block face (Connectomix)
  • UC Enuity ultra microtome for array tomography (Leica)
  • Auto freeze substitution for EM sample preparation (Leica)