| (Reprinted from the U.Va. School of Medicine Research Support Facilities, 1997 brochure.)
The CEM facility is a comprehensive service and user facility for biomedical research. These services include Transmission Microscopy, Scanning Microscopy and Confocal Microscopy. Equipment available includes Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopes; Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope; High Resolution Vacuum Evaporator; Ultramicrotomes; Critical Point Dryer; Sputter Coater; Freeze-substitution Unit and Gatan Cold Stage and Cryotransfer Unit. Facility staff will assist in specimen preparation and train investigators in the use of the equipment. Also, technical assistance is available for special applications such as immuno-cytochemistry, autoradiography, cryotechniques, negative staining and image processing. Written inquiries should be addressed to: Central Electron Microscope Facility Telephone Number: Director: Charles Flickinger, M.D. |