Leica DMIRE2 inverted fluorescence microscope equipped with a Hamamatsu Back-Thinned EM-CCD camera and spinning disk confocal scan head. The unit is equipped with 4 separate diode-pumped solid state laser lines (Spectral Applied Research: 405nm, 491nm, 561nm, 638nm), an ASI motorized XY stage, an Improvision Piezo Focus Drive and a 1.5X magnification lens (Spectral Applied Research). The equipment is driven by Volocity acquisition software, and powered by an Apple Power Mac G5.

Zeiss Axiovert 200 equipped with a Hamamatsu Orca AG CCD camera and spinning disk confocal scan head. The unit is equipped with a Hamamatsu C9100-13 EM-CCD, 4 separate diode-pumped solid state laser lines (Spectral Applied Research: 405nm, 491nm, 561nm, 638nm), a Ludl motorized XY stage, and an a 1.5X magnification lens Improvision Piezo Focus Drive. The equipment is driven by Volocity acquisition software, and powered by a Pentium IVprocessor.

Zeiss Axiovert 100 inverted fluorescence microscope equipped with argon and HeNe1 laser lines and coupled to a Chameleon tunable multiphoton laser system (Coherent). The system is driven by the LSM510 software package containing the Physiology software package and is operated on a Xeon processor. The unit has been upgraded to include FIFO detectors and a Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging package which is driven on a Pentium 4 chip.

Zeiss Axiovert 200 inverted fluorescence microscope with a META emission scan head to allow for spectral separation. The unit is equipped with argon, HeNe1 and HeNe2 laser lines and is driven by the LSM510 software package containing the Physiology software pacakage on a Xeon processor.

Zeiss Axiovert 200 inverted fluorescence microscope with a META emission scan head to allow for spectral separation. The unit is equipped with argon, HeNe1 and HeNe2 laser lines and is driven by the LSM510 software package containing the Physiology software pacakage on a Xeon processor.

Zeiss Axiovert 100 inverted fluorescence microscope equipped with argon, HeNe1 and HeNe2 laser lines. The system is driven by the LSM510 software package on a Pentium 3 processor.

Zeiss Axiovert 200 inverted fluorescence microscope equipped with a TIRF slider coupled to 2 separate diode pumped solid-state laser lines (Spectral Applied Research: 488nm, 561nm) and a Hamamatsu Back-Thinned EM-CCD camera. The unit is also equipped with an ASI motorized XY stage and dual Sutter high-speed excitation/emission filter wheels. The equipment is driven by Volocity or Openlab acquisition software, and powered by an Apple Power Mac G5.

Zeiss Axiovert 200 inverted fluorescence microscope equipped with a Sony 3 chip CCD camera (RGB) and a Hamamatsu Orca ER CCD camera. The unit is coupled to a 3W solid state UV-A (350nm) laser, with a motorized XY stage. The equipment is driven by MMI and Volocity acquisition software and is powered by a Pentium 4 processor.

The Zeiss Mirax Scan is a fully automated digital imaging platform for both histology and fluorescence specimens. Instead of using a conventional microscope to examine individual fields of large histological/fluorescence samples, a high-speed, automated scanner produces a fully stitched, high-resolution, digitized data set of the entire specimen. The system allows for processing of up to 300 slides in one batch, without user intervention. A 20X/0.80 Zeiss objective is used in combination with a Marlin F146-C, thereby generating images of excellent quality and resolution (1392x1040). The unit is powered by a dual Xeon-based PC with 3GB RAM.

NB: The Zeiss Mirax Scan is not available for individual operation. Rather, slides may be dropped off at the Imaging Facility (MaRS, rm 11-303) together with the contact information, and the resulting images/slides will be returned within 24-48 hrs.

This machine consists of a Leica stereomicroscope coupled to a high resolution 5.0 mega-pixel color CCD camera. The microscope features a 16:1 zoom range, up to 920x magnification and 820 pairs of lines/mm resolution. Fluorescence capabilities have also been adapted to the system, allowing for GFP, YFP and dsRed imaging. The unit is powered by a 24" Apple iMac, with 3GB RAM.

Zeiss Axiovert 100TV equipped with a Photometrics CoolSnap HQ CCD camera and a CRI Micro Color Filter. The unit is driven by Openlab acquisition software and powered by an Apple Power Mac G5.