MacBiophotonics

 

 

MacBiophotonics is an international imaging facility providing access to the latest and best in microscopy, fluorimetry and high content screening.

The facility's systems and expertise allows users to push the boundaries of research with novel techniques or improve the quality of data from established protocols.

The facility is located in the Health Sciences Centre (below) at McMaster University and was formally opened in May 2006 to serve McMaster, Ontario, national and international researchers. Systems are available for use by internal, external, and external-academic researchers on a user cost basis.

Contact us to discuss facility access, training, services provided and collaborative projects.

  • Widefield fluorescence

  • Confocal immuno-fluorescence

  • Live-cell confocal

  • Multi-photon confocal

  • Long term imaging

  • Image stitching-and-tiling

  • Colocalisation analysis

  • Deconvolution

  • Ratio-imaging

  • Fluorescence lifetime imaging

  • FCS, FIDA, FCCS

  • High-content screening

  • Cytometry and cell sorting

Current System Status

CARV2 Ratio imaging workstation installed for calcium and biosensor imaging.

MATLAB installed at facility.

 

 

 

Updated 12/30/2009

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