The LUME covers the main techniques of electron microscopy, from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), for the characterization of the morphology and structure of materials at the micrometer and nanometer scale. In addition, it has equipment for preparing samples for analysis by different electron microscopy techniques.

The Cellular Imaging Core provides state-of-the-art equipment in microscopy and digital imaging. The primary focus of the Core is technology transfer and provision of facilities for acquisition and analysis of histological and cytological preparations. An important aspect of this technology transfer is to provide training in the use of imaging instrumentation, as well as in the application of image analysis procedures for generation of quantitative data.