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Imaging
The Gurdon Institute Imaging Facility offers a wide variety of advanced light microscopy systems and provides support with experimental design, sample preparation, image acquisition, computational image analysis and data presentation as well as microscopy training
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Gurdon Institute Imaging Facility microscopes
- Leica SP8 upright confocal
- Leica SP8 WL inverted confocal
- Zeiss 880 Airyscan confocal
- Zeiss Z1 Light-sheet microscope
- Nikon SoRa spinning disk
- Nikon AX R confocal
If you are interested in using one of our microscopes in your research, please head to the Gurdon Institute Imaging Facility Website for more information about arranging a visit.
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Our team of imaging specialists
Nicola Lawrence PhD: Head of Imaging
With a background in developmental biology, Nicola Lawrence has extensive experience of experimental design, sample preparation and image acquisition using a wide variety of techniques from standard wide-field and confocal, to more complex methods such as structured illumination and light-sheet microscopy.
Richard Butler PhD: Image Analysis Specialist
Purnima Kumar PhD: Imaging Associate
With a research background in Virology, deciphering the roles of viral proteins by studying protein-protein interactions, Purnima has an extensive experience in various imaging techniques, from wide-field fluorescence and confocal to super-resolution microscopy.