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Optical Biology Core Shared Resource Facility
The primary objectives of the Optical Biology Shared Resource Facility (OBC) are to:
- Provide state-of-the-art instrumentation and expertise in optical methods to support basic science and clinical research projects
- Disseminate novel technological information to all researchers
- Foster the development and dissemination of new technology
- Develop clinical diagnostics and therapeutics through the continuing partnership with the Beckman Laser Institute
- Offer technical instruction, service and support
- Interface with the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD); the Beckman Laser Institute LAMMP; the Center for Complex Biosystems; the Stem Cell Research Center
SERVICES PROVIDED
- Confocal microscopy
- 2-photon microscopy
- Lifetime imaging microscopy
- TIRF microscopy
- Single particle tracking
- Image Correlation Spectroscopy (ICS)
- Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy (RICS)
- Velocity mapping
- Mapping of molecular aggregates from the N&B analysis
- Fluorescence Liteime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM)
- FRET via FLIM
- Training and workshops to inform users of the capabilities and systems available
FURTHER INFORMATION
To view the Optical Biology Shared Resource flyer click here.
For more information about this resource or to request the use of one of its microscopes, please visit the Opitical Biology Core home page.
Director:
J. Lawrence Marsh, Ph.D.
Phone:
949.824.6677
Facility Manager: Adeela Syed
Phone: 949.824.3226
Location: 5203 Biological Sciences II, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697
Financial Manager: Andrea Wiley
Phone: 949.824.4706
Location: 2104 Biological Sciences III, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697