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The Bio Electron Microscopy (BioEM) Core provides biological electron microscopy services including sample preparation, SEM and TEM imaging, array tomography, and cryo-EM plunge freezing.
The BioEM Core is a core component of the Micro/Nano Technology Center (MNTC).
Services
- Biological Sample Resin Embedding
- Biological Sample Dropcasting
- rOTO Enhanced Contrast Sample Preparation
- Cryo EM Plunge Freezing
- Critical Point Drying
- Sputter Coating
- Vacuum Curing
- Ultramicrotomy
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Transmission Electron Microscopy
Equipment & Instruments
- Tousimi Critical Point Dryer
- Ted Pella Sputter Coater
- Blue M Vacuum Curing Oven
- Leica EM UC7 Ultramicrotmome
- Leica UCT Ultracut Ultramicrotome
- ThermoFisher Scientific Apreo SEM
- Hitachi-7700 TEM
- Leica GP2 Plunge Freezer
Serving
- UofL Researchers
- External-Academic
- External-Industry
Core Acknowledgement
Researchers are strongly encouraged to acknowledge the use of this core facility in publications and presentations. Doing so documents the role of shared infrastructure in advancing UofL research and supports the core’s continued operation and growth.
Consider using the suggested language below when making acknowledgements in your work:
This [publication, project, or research] was made possible, in part, by the Micro/Nano Technology Center Bio Electron Microscopy Core at the University of Louisville.
Core Personnel
Sung Jin Kim
Director, MNTC
Julia Aebersold
Director of Operations