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Texas A&M University
Image Analysis Laboratory, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 4461 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4461
United Stateshttps://vetmed.tamu.edu/ial/Joseph Szule
Last Updated: 06/08/2022
We provide advanced imaging technologies and image analysis tools for a broad range of life sciences research. This includes vital imaging of cellular processes within cells, tissue explants, and organoids. A variety of support services for transmission electron microscopy of biological samples are available.
Imaging Capabilities include:
Fluorescence imaging of a range of samples
- Different modalities for different specimens – widefield, deconvolution, laser scanning confocal, multiphoton, TIRF, super-resolution
- Filters/excitation for numerous fluorophores
- Laser lines available: 405, 458, 477, 488, 514, 543, 561, 594, 633, 647 and 720-950 nm (pulsed IR)
Transmitted light imaging
- DIC, phase contrast, brightfield, darkfield, polarized light
Color imaging for IHC, special stains for histology, etc.
Live-cell imaging
- Temperature, humidity, and CO2 regulation on widefield fluorescence, TIRF, confocal, multiphoton, and super-resolution microscopes
- High-sensitivity EM-CCD camera (quantum efficiency up to 92%) on widefield and TIRF systems
- Time-lapse
FRAP, FLIP, Photoactivation/conversion
- Measure protein dynamics in living cells
- Point and line-scanning confocal, convenient for defined regions with slower processes
- Point activation/bleaching
FRET, FLIM
- Sensitized emission and acceptor photobleaching
- Possible on confocal and widefield systems
- Ratiometric CFP/YFP FRET reporter imaging
- Lifetime measurements on frequency domain FLIM system
Image processing, analysis, quantification
- Measurement of intensity, size, number, etc.
- Object tracking
- 3D measurement
- Deconvolution
- Pattern recognition
- Statistical analysis using SAS, Minitab, Prism
- Additional algorithms may be developed using Labview and/or Matlab.
Transmission electron microscopy
- Fixation, tissue processing, and resin embedding
- Ultra-microtomy and post-staining of sections
- Immunogold labeling
- Negative stain preparations
- Image interpretation and analysis
Microscopes and Equipment include:
- Zeiss Axio Imager M2 Motorized Upright Microscope
- Zeiss Cell Discoverer 7
- Zeiss ELYRA S.1 Superresolution Microscope
- Zeiss LSM 780 NLO Multiphoton Microscope
- Zeiss TIRF3
- Zeiss Stallion Digital Imaging Workstation
- FEI Morgagni Transmission Electron Microscope
- Leica UC6 Ultramicrotome
- ImageXpress Pico & BioTek Cytation 7
- Cryostar NX70 Cryostat
Services are not offerred outside of Texas A&M University
Consulting is not offerred outside of Texas A&M University
Confocal Microscope With FCS/FLIM Capabilities
Confocal/ Super Resolution Microscope
Zeiss Axio Imager M2 Motorized Upright Microscope
Zeiss Cell Discoverer 7
Zeiss ELYRA S.1 Superresolution Microscope
Zeiss LSM 780 NLO Multiphoton Microscope
Zeiss TIRF3
Zeiss Stallion Digital Imaging Workstation
FEI Morgagni Transmission Electron Microscope
Leica UC6 Ultramicrotome
ImageXpress Pico & BioTek Cytation 7
Cryostar NX70 Cryostat
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https://coremarketplace.org/?FacilityID=1451Keywords:
USEDit, ABRF, vital imaging of cellular processes within cells, tissue explants, and organoids, imaging
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service resource, access service resource, core facility
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Texas A and M University Image Analysis Laboratory Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022479)
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