IRP Core: Confocal Microscopy Facility

Fred Indig, Ph.D., Facility Head

The Confocal Imaging Facility (CIF) provides state-of-the-art equipment, training, and image processing capabilities to assist all researchers of the NIA IRP in experiments involving confocal and Super-resolution microscopy.

The following major equipment is available:

• Zeiss LSM 980 confocal with Airyscan 2, including full live cell capabilities
• Zeiss LSM 880 confocal with Airyscan, 355 nm UV laser and including full live cell capabilities
• Visitech VT-iSIM super-resolution with heated stage
• Visitech VT-iSIM super-resolution with heated stage

The CIF serves as an imaging resource for the NIA IRP, and in addition to performing imaging and training researchers in confocal microscopy, we provide consultation in cell biology and imaging experimental design, optimization and analysis and advice on microscopy, including for non-CIF systems.