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About the Center

Location and Directions

Data Management System

Equipment Reservation

A/V and Laptop Checkout

Services
Poster Printing
Archival Photo Printing
CD/DVD Duplication

FAQ and Protocols

Downloads

Imaging Center Policy on Digital Image Manipulations

Rates

Links

Acknowledgements and Collaborations

Past Meetings

Scanning Tips

Netfiles

Staff Lounge

Contact Information:

Director
Mark A. Sanders

Staff
Gail Celio

Students
Chemi Banari
Alex Cramer
Alex Schauer
Ashleigh Skaalen

University of Minnesota
Imaging Center
Rooms 23-35 Snyder Hall
1475 Gortner Avenue.
University of Minnesota,
St. Paul, MN 55108

Hours: 9:00-5:00 weekdays
Closed holidays

FAQ and Protocols

General

• OCF Scheduler quick start guide - guide for our new OCF scheduling system
• Pixel size charts for our equipment
• After-Hours Access to the Imaging Center

Connecting to the Imaging Center Transfer Server

• Mounting the Server on your Mac OS 9 Desktop
• Mounting the Server on your Mac OS X Desktop
• Mapping a Network Drive to Transfer server on your Windows XP or Vista PC
  

Spatial Calibrations (for measurement analysis and/or mag bar creation)

• Nikon E800 Excel File.

Specimen Preparation

• Adhering suspended samples onto coverslips .html .pdf
• Embedding of cell monolayers .html .pdf
• Embedding of cells in suspension .html .pdf
• Embedding of tissue samples .html .pdf
• Embedding of yeast in spurr resin .html .pdf
• Immunolabelling of LR white-gold sections .html .pdf
• Immunolabelling of ultrathin cryosections .html .pdf
• Preparation of cryosamples .html .pdf
• Immunofluorescence Mountant .html .pdf
  

Microwave Protocols

• The Use of Microwaves for in vivo DNA Staining of Living Biological Samples .html .pdf
  
• Protocol for Microwave-assisted Immuno-labeling .html .pdf
  

Biorad 1024 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

• Operation Instructions
• Transferring Files via the Network
  
  

Fuji Pictrography 3000

• Printing Instructions
• Printable Area
• Converting to Printable Format (EPS)
• Color Calibrating
  
  

Nikon E800

• Start-up Instructions
• Image-Pro Plus Application Notes
  
  

Image Processing

• Image-Pro Plus Application Notes
• Installing Image Pro NetHASP support for Clients
• Vaytek Deconvolution
  
  

Nikon Coolpix Digital Camera

• Nikon 990 User's Guide (Off-site)