Neuroscience Microscopy Service

This hippocampal neuron was filled during whole-cell electrophysiological recording
in a 300 µm thick acute brain slice, and, after post-hoc staining, was reconstructed
using the NMS NeuroLucida workstation. X, Y, and Z scale bars = 42 μm. Traced on
NMS's NeuroLucida workstation by Dr. Csaba Földy, Südhof lab.

Overview of Services

The NMS provides access to high-end, capital-intensive microscopy equipment that is often not available to individual labs.

Available equipment includes

• Zeiss LSM710 Confocal Microscope:
• Zeiss LSM510 Confocal Microscope;
• GE/Applied Precision OMX V4 Structured Illumination Super-Resolution Microscope;
• Bruker/Prairie Technologies Two-photon Microscopes: 1) In Vivo, 2) Tissue Slice
• Zeiss AxioImager Motorized Widefield Fluorescence Microscope.
• Two high-powered image analysis workstations:
• Harpo, with Imaris 3D imaging and analysis software, and
• Chico, with Neurolucida tracing software

Leadership

Getting Started

• Stanford Users:  LOGIN or REGISTER for an iLab account using valid Stanford credentials (SUNet ID). 

• Non-Stanford Users:  Click to LOGIN with approved iLab credentials. Or, click to SIGN UP for an iLab account. 

• Visit the Customer Help Manual for further guidance using iLab's Core Facility Services.

Location and hours of operation

Links and Resources

1. nisms.stanford.edu

Contacts