Molecular Microbiology Imaging Facility – Washington University School of Medicine
Welcome to the Imaging Facility for the Department of Molecular Microbiology. Our facility provides fluorescence, confocal, and transmission electron microscopy to all members of the Washington University community on a recharge basis. Our goal is to assist faculty, staff, and students with their research needs for imaging applications.
Transmission Electron Microscopy
JEOL 1200 EX II TEM
Ultrastructural analyses of biomedical samples from microbes to tissue. Complete processing for resin embedding, immunolocalization, and negative staining.
Wide-Field Microscopy for Histology and Fluorescence
Zeiss Axio Observer D1 Inverted Microscope
Dual black/white and color camera for both fluorescence and histological samples.
Wide-Field Fluorescence Microscopy
Zeiss Axio Imager M2 Upright Microscope
Multichannel acquisition and 3D deconvolution.
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy
Zeiss LSM880 with Airyscan
Multichannel and multidimensional acquisition, Z-sectioning, colocalization, tiling, FRET, and Airyscan/Super Resolution.
Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopy
Zeiss Axio Observer Inverted Microscope
Two-color live imaging with spinning disk confocal. Four-color Colibri7 LED, Z-sectioning, time lapse, tiling, positions, and TIRF applications.
Volocity and ZEN Computer Workstations
Volocity, ZEN blue, and ZEN black
Visualization and classification modules for quantification and interactive 3D and 4D rendering.
Molecular Microbiology Imaging Facility – Washington University School of Medicine
The Molecular Microbiology Imaging Facility is located on the 10th floor of the McDonnell Pediatric Research Building (4905 Children’s Place) in Room 10302.
Please contact Wandy Beatty (beatty@wustl.edu) 314-362-4987 for training and information on confocal and wide field microscopes, and any general information concerning instrumentation or sample processing for transmission electron microscopy.
Shipping address for TEM samples:
Please notify Wandy Beatty prior to sending any samples.
Wandy Beatty, PhD
Imaging Facility Director
Department of Molecular Microbiology
Washington University School of Medicine
425 S. Euclid Ave., MSC 8230-16-10302
St. Louis, MO 63110