Microscopy & Cell Imaging Core
User Fees
| Instrument |
USF Community |
Non-USF |
| Leica confocal microscopes |
$30 /hr |
$60 /hr |
| Olympus confocal microscope |
$30 /hr |
$60 /hr |
| Andor Dragonfly spinning disk confocal microscope |
$30 /hr |
$60 /hr |
| Olympus MPE-RS two photon microscope |
$40 /hr |
$80 /hr |
| 3i Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope |
$30 /hr |
$60 /hr |
| Olympus BX53 Digital Microscope |
$10 /hr |
$20 /hr |
| JEOL Transmission Electron Microscope |
$32 /hr |
$64 /hr |
| JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope |
$30 /hr |
$60 /hr |
| Olympus VS120 Slide Scanner |
$15 /hr |
$30 /hr |
| Critical Point Drier |
$10 /run |
$20 /run |
| Sputter Coater |
$10 /run |
$20 /run |
| Tomography |
$10 /setup |
$20 /setup |
| Cryostat |
$7.50 /hr |
$15 /hr |
| Ultramicrotome |
$10 /hr |
$20 /hr |
| Diamond knife |
$10 /hr |
$20 /hr |
| Cell culture chamber |
$20 /setup |
$40 /setup |
| Imaging analysis |
$5 /hr |
$10 /hr |
| Service |
| Full service (Microscopy) |
$75 /hr |
$150 /hr |
| Assistance (Microscopy) |
$35 /hr |
$70 /hr |
| Light Microscopy and Electron Microscopy Sample preparation |
$30 /hr |
$60 /hr |
| Electron Microscopy sample cutting |
$35 /hr |
$70 /hr |
| Training / Consultation |
$25 /hr |
$50 /hr |
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| Supplies |
Cost |
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| Materials (slides, grids, chemicals etc) |
Actual cost +20% |
2x USF rate |
- Each service is rounded up to the nearest half-hour, each half hour of service = ½.
- Long-term time-lapse experiments done during off-time (7:00PM~8:00AM) may get reduced rates.
- Electron Microscope sample preparation (1~6 samples) usually takes 6 hours, so the minimum charge would be $180.