Services

Biological EM facility provides the following services: 
  • Sample processing, embedding in plastic resin
  • Ultramicrotomy of plastic sections
  • Cryo-sectioning and immuno-gold labeling
  • Negative staining
  • Immuno-electron microscopy
  • Sputter coating
  • Assisting in transmission electron microscopy and digital imaging
  • Consultation and assistance in design of EM experiments
  • Electron tomography: tilt series acquisition, image alignment and reconstruction for plastic embedded samples

Cryo EM facility service

This facility is a "user facility" and currently does not provide cryo EM service. Any parties interested in having samples evaluated for suitability for cyro EM work should contact EM facility director, Xinran Liu