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Our team led by Dr Smita Kurup (Ms Kirstie Halsey, Ms Anjana Umashankar) has specialist expertise in microscopy as well as a sound understanding of cell biology. This knowledge base allows us to provide training and guidance throughout your project, from determining the best equipment to use to the logistics around imaging your samples themselves.
We provide light, fluorescence, and electron microscopy services. Our equipment includes, a JEOL JEM 2100Plus high-resolution transmission electron microscope, 2 JEOL scanning electron microscopes, a Leica Stellaris 8 Falcon confocal laser microscope along with several fluorescence and light stereo and upright microscopes. In addition, we have a Leica EM ICE high pressure freezer for sample preparation along with traditional sample preparation and sectioning equipment. Our electron microscopes have Quorum cryo-preparation systems necessary for the observation of biological specimens. In addition, these microscopes also allow Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) for elemental analysis. Please scroll down further for a more detailed description of our equipment and capabilities.
If you are an external client, we are very willing to discuss any bioimaging requirements that you may have. We routinely work with external clients; universities, institutes and companies on a collaborative or full service basis nationally and internationally.
If you would like to use our facility, please email smita.kurup@rothamsted.ac.uk to discuss your requirements.
We will train you if you are going to use our facility.
We can give you a tour and discuss your microscopy requirements. Send us an email smita.kurup@rothamsted.ac.uk.
If you would like to use bioimaging in your research, please come and see us or send us an email (smita.kurup@rothamsted.ac.uk). In the first instance we need you to fill in a user registration form. If you are an experienced staff user, please click booking to access our booking calendar.
We always familiarize new users on our instruments. Once you’ve had an initial training you will have access to the booking calendar. Even after the initial training, we are always around to provide any additional help, troubleshooting or advice.
You are always welcome to come to Bioimaging and see our facility and equipment. Periodically we give tours, and we would be delighted if you could join these as we can give you more information on imaging methods that might help your research.
Rothamsted Bioimaging
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 2JQ
Tel: +44 (0)1582 763 133
Email: smita.kurup@rothamsted.ac.uk