Shared Equipment

• Initial training is required for shared equipment and is only performed by MPC staff. Contact us to arrange training.
• Users are responsible for supplying consumables such as blades, slides, and slide boxes.
• Fill in Equipment Use logs with start and end times. Use time will be rounded to the nearest half-hour, eg. 30 minutes minimum
• Failure to use equipment properly and clean up afterward may lead to loss of equipment access.
• Users are responsible for any equipment damage incurred through their use.
• Report any equipment issue to MPC staff immediately to prevent being held responsible for damages.

Reservations Calendar

• Equipment Reservations Calendar
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• Access
  • Regular work hours are from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, when MPC staff are available for help or questions.
  • ‘After-Hours Access’ is outside of regular work hours when MPC is closed. Trained users will be given after-hours access to certain equipment following demonstrated equipment use competency.
• Making Calendar entries:
  • Pick date, add your name and PI, and choose equipment under the Category dropdown.
  • Create an Event to save hour entry.
  • You will receive an email reminder.
  • For the Zeiss Axioskop microscope, check the calendar when finished and leave the light source on if someone will be using it in < 30 minutes.

Equipment

• Cryostat- D11-33
• Cytospin- D11-33
• Microtome- D11-33
• Compresstome vibratome VF-300-OZ in D11-41A- vibrating microtome for cutting tissue slices, similar to cryostats and vibrating microtomes. The VF-300 is fully automated for sectioning fixed and live tissues and can cut tissue slices ranging from 3-µm to 2000-µm, at 1-µm intervals.
• Olympus VS200 brightfield and fluorescence whole slide scanner
• Leica 7000 Laser Microdissection Microscope 
• Zeiss Axioskop 2 Plus Fluorescence Microscope with LED illuminator and Axiocam hr color and monochrome cameras in D11-35A
  • Objectives: 2.5x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 63x (oil)
  • Fluorescence Filters:
    • Zeiss #01- DAPI, AF350/405, AMCA
    • Zeiss #10- AF488, Cy2, FITC, GFP
    • Zeiss #20- AF555, Rhodamine, TRITC
    • Zeiss #26- AF647, Cy5
    • Triple (DAPI/FITC/Rhodamine)
  • Always transfer your image files after finishing. Images left on microscope hard drives are deleted without notice to maintain sufficient hard drive space for users.
• Image analysis workstation in D11-37- Dell tower, dual 37″ color monitors, Wacom tablet.

Fees and Invoicing

Please visit the Fee page for information on costs and billing.