Imaging Facilities in the School of Biological Sciences provide cutting-edge microscopy and image analysis services to support interdisciplinary research across the School and beyond.
Our Imaging Facilities cover a wide range of techniques and services, including light-microscopy, electron microscopy, live imaging and data analysis, complemented by expert advice and support from our highly experienced staff.
School-based Facilities open to all include:
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Cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) Facility at the Department of Biochemistry
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Imaging Facility at the Gurdon Institute
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Cambridge Advanced Imaging Centre at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
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Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory at the Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience
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Imaging Facility at the Sainsbury Laboratory
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Advanced Imaging Facility at the Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
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Cellular Imaging and Analysis Facility at the Department of Veterinary Medicine
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Cambridge Biotomography Centre at the Department of Zoology
Cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) Facility at the Department of Biochemistry
Equipment and services:
- Titan Krios 300 kV electron microscope
- Talos Arctica 200 kV electron microscope
- Vitrobot grids preparation
Location
The facility is based in the Department of Biochemistry (see map)
Contact
Cryo-EM Facility Manager: Dima Chirgadze
Email: Dima Chirgadze
Access and Training
The Cryo-EM facility is open to all members of the University, external academic institutions and industry. In house training is provided.
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Imaging Facility at the Gurdon Institute
Equipment and services:
- Light microscopy
- Confocal microscopy
- LightSheet Microscopy
- Sample preparation advice
Location
The facility is based in the Gurdon Institute (see map)
Contact
Facility Manager: Alex Sossick
Deputy Facility Manager: Nicola Lawrence
Email: imaging-team@gurdon.cam.ac.uk
Access and Training
The facility is open to all members of the University. In house training is provided.
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Cambridge Advanced Imaging Centre at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Equipment and services:
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Electron microscopy
- Super-resolution
- Photomanipulation
- Confocal microscopy
- Light sheet microscopy
- Two-photon microscopy
- Live imaging
Location
The facility is based in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (see map)
Contact
Director: Kevin O'Holleran
Access and Training
The facility is open to all members of the University, external academic institutions and industry. In house training is provided.
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Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory at the Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience
Equipment and Services
This facility hosts the University's new 9.4T high-field MRI scanner, capable of the latest imaging techniques, including:
- high-resolution structural imaging (in vivo and ex vivo)
- diffusion tensor imaging / DTI
- functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- spectroscopy (with 1H, 31P and 13C)
- relaxometry (T1, T2, T2* mapping)
- myelin imaging with multi-parametric mapping
- angiography
- cardiovascular imaging
Location
This facility is based in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (Charles Babbage Road, West Cambridge Site).
Contact
Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory Manager and MR physicist: Dr Stephen Sawiak (sjs80@cam.ac.uk)
Access and Training
The facility is open to all members of the University. Please contact Dr Stephen Sawiak for more information.
Imaging Facility at the Sainsbury Laboratory
Equipment and services:
- Confocal and Fluorescence Microscopy
- Light sheet microscopy for live plant imaging.
- Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy (CryoSEM)
- Raman Microscopy
- Lithography and bespoke microfluidics
- Large area digital imaging and light microscopy.
- Stereomicroscopy
- Atomic Force Microscopy
Location
The facility is based in the Sainsbury Laboratory (see map)
Contact
Facility Manager: Ray Wightman.
Access and Training
The facility is open to all members of the University. In house training is provided.
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Advanced Imaging Facility at the Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Equipment and services:
- Confocal microscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy
- Transmission electron microscopy with elemental detector and serial blockface reconstruction
- Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)
- Airyscan superresolution imaging
- Spinning Disk
- Two-photon microscopy
- Live-cell imaging
- Widefield Microscopy
Location
The facility is based in the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (see map)
Contact
Facility Manager: Darran Clements
Email: imaging@stemcells.cam.ac.uk
Access and Training
The facility is open to all members of the University. In house training is provided.
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Cellular Imaging and Analysis Facility at the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Equipment and services:
- Zeiss LSM780 Confocal Microscope
- CyAn ADP 9 Colour Analyser
- Imagestream Mark I Imaging Flow Cytometer
Location
The facility is based in the Department of Veterinary Medicine (see map)
Contact
Imaging Facility Manager: Rachel Hewitt
Email: microscopy@vet.cam.ac.uk
Access and Training
The Imaging facility is open to all members of the University, external academic institutions and industry. In house training is provided.
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Cambridge Biotomography Centre at the Department of Zoology
Services:
- MicroCT Scanning
- 3D rendering
Location
The facility is based in the Department of Zoology (see map)
Contact
Facility Chair: Jason Head
Facility co-Chair: Daniel Field
Email: cbc@zoo.cam.ac.uk
Access
The facility is open to all members of the University and external users.
