The Western Advanced Microscopy Core (Western AMC) provides high resolution, state-of-the-art light microscopy equipment and technologies for imaging and analyzing the molecular and structural organization of cells, tissues and bioengineered materials. Western AMC is open to the Western and London research community as well as clinical and industry partners to provide advanced microscopy imaging tools and analysis capabilities. Western AMC is located at the Robarts Research Institute Room 3260 & 3281.
For more information on our services and for training, please contact, Claudia Seah (email: cseah@uwo.ca; phone: 519-931-5777 X 24151). To access Western ACM, please fill out and follow the instructions on this form. Western AMC is jointly directed by Dr. Jane Rylett, Dr. Stephen Pasternak, and Dr. Marco Prado.
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Instrument |
University Researcher |
External Researcher |
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| Prime Time 8 am–6 pm |
Non-Prime 6pm-8am |
Prime Time 8 am–6 pm |
Non-Prime 6pm-8am |
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| Leica TCS SP8 Confocal Inverted-Live or fixed cells |
$25 | $20 | $50 | $40 |
| STELLARIS STED (Confocal + STED Super-resolution) Inverted- Live or fixed cells cells/tissue |
$35 | $30 | $70 | $60 |
| STELLARIS 5 Confocal Upright/ Fixed materials |
$25 | $20 | $50 | $40 |
| UltraMicroscope Blaze II Whole mount fixed tissue |
$TBA | $TBA | $TBA | $TBA |
| Leica GSD Super-Resolution Upright/Fixed cells/tissue |
$20 | $15 | $40 | $30 |
| Leica AM TIRF Invested/Live |
$20 | $15 | $40 | $30 |
| Zeiss Imager M2 ApoTome2 with MBF Stereology Upright/Fixed material |
$15 | $10 | $30 | $20 |
| IMARIS Analysis | $5 | $3 | $10 | $6 |
| Training | $100 | – | $200 | – |
| Assisted | $60 | – | $120 | – |
| Full-Service Imaging | $200 | – | $400 | – |
Prime time: Mon-Fri 8am to 6pm
Non-Prime time: Mon-Fri 6pm to 8am & weekend/public holiday