Multiphoton Fluorescence Lifetime Microscope

Multiphoton fluorescence lifetime microscope with tunable TiSapph laser (~680-1080 nm) for excitation. Two channel FLIM imaging plus a third intensity PMT. Inverted configuration with 20X, 0.8 NA air objective, 40X 1.1 NA water objective, and 100X 1.46 NA oil objective. Emission filters include 447/60 nm, 550/88 nm, and 675/67 nm. Environmental control for live cell …

Lightsheet with IR Stimulation

Lightsheet fluorescence microscope with integrated and co-aligned infrared laser. Lightsheet includes 375, 405, 488, 561, and 640 nm excitation lasers. A 10X 0.3 water dipping objective is used for illumination and a 20X water dipping objective is used for imaging. Two cameras allow separate, two color simultaneous imaging. Emission filters include 447/60, 525/50, 513/17, 550/88, …

Hyperspectral System

Custom built diffuse reflectance and fluorescence hyperspectral microscope. Fluorescence excitation at 385 nm.

Autofluorescence Imaging

Inverted widefield fluorescence microscope with an image splitter for dual picture imaging on a single camera. Currently set up for simultaneous imaging of NADH and FAD. Excitation light provided by a white light LED (X-Cite) through a 357/44 nm filter. Image splitter contains a 496 nm dichroic and 415/106 nm and 560/94 nm emission filters. …

Tissue Culture

Fully equipped tissue culture facility adjacent to the microscopy rooms.