Research Cores
Welcome To The Fau Advanced Cell Imaging Core |
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New Equipment: Expanded Imaging Capabilities at FAU Jupiter
- MBF Bioscience SLICE Light Sheet Microscope: Designed for rapid, high-resolution 3D imaging of cleared tissues and large biological specimens. It features 5x and 10x objective lenses, 3 laser lines (455, 520, 640 nm), imaging speeds up to 17 fps, and compatibility with both aqueous buffers and organic solvents—minimizing photobleaching and phototoxicity.
- Spectral Instruments Imaging AMI HT In Vivo Imager: A high-sensitivity optical imaging system supporting both bioluminescence and fluorescence imaging. It accommodates up to 5 mice, features a mouse-friendly platform, a -90°C cooled camera, LED illumination with 10 wavelength filters, and absolute calibration for reproducible, quantitative data.
The FAU Advanced Cell Imaging Core, overseen by the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, provides imaging services and light microscopy equipment to support scientific and clinical investigators at FAU and other institutions. Across the Boca, Jupiter, and HBOI campuses, the core houses eight imaging systems, covering a variety of light microscopy techniques. Additionally, the core provides five powerful image data analysis workstations with advanced imaging software.
A new addition to our core services is the GeoMX Digital Spatial Profiler (DSP). The GeoMx DSP can profile the expression of RNA and proteins from distinct tissue compartments and cell populations on a single slide in a unique manner allowing for spatial and cellular resolution on a microscopic level.
FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute entered a partnership with Nikon and became one of Nikon’s Centers of Excellence in 2016. Through this partnership, FAU and the Core have access to the latest optical systems and benefit from excellent support by Nikon specialists.
FAU’s Advanced Cell Imaging Core is one of seven officially sanctioned federal recharge centers at FAU, called “research cores”. Research Cores facilitate cutting-edge research to stimulate and increase research productivity. They provide fee-for-service access to technology, equipment, services, and training that are not typically affordable by a single researcher and are valuable to multiple investigators. What makes these enterprises unique is that they operate using a cost recovery model that adheres to government costing principles. Specifically, they must: operate transparently, recover no more than their actual costs, and rates must be consistently applied to all users.
Services of the FAU Advanced Cell Imaging Core are available to internal and external users and include training on the equipment and experimental support. To use any service of the FAU Advanced Cell Imaging Core please contact Dr. Jana Boerner (jboerner@fau.edu).
Staff
Jana Strickler, Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor | Managing Director, Advanced Cell Imaging Core
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Grant Application Resources
Check out NIH’s FAQs about Core Facilities for information:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/core_facilities_faqs.htm
More resources coming soon.