Ultraview confocal microscope: the facility has recently upgraded the 405nm and 561nm lasers. With installation all lasers were optimised and this has greatly improved the instrument capabilities. Please note previous laser power settings may need to be adjusted for the system. If you have any questions or need help with setup with the new lasers […]
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CHIRI Image of the Year Winner
Congratulations to Miheer Sabale for winning Image of the Year! The Nikon camera award was presented at the CHIRI Focus on Microscopy Workshop. A big thanks to everyone who helped judge images throughout the year and for Coherent Scientific/Nikon for sponsoring! Also, thanks to everyone for their submissions, participation and engagement throughout the year. All entries […]
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CHIRI Image of the Month – November
Congratulations to Imran Khan as the final “Image of the Month” winner. Image of the Year and prize winner will be announced at the CHIRI Microscopy Workshop this Wednesday! Click image to see larger version.
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Technology Platform Update – October
Histology suite: The new Leica cryostat has arrived and is ready to use. The Leica automated tissue processor has also been commissioned and is ready to use. If you require training on either of these please contact Connie Jackaman: connie.jackaman@curtin.edu.au Nikon A1+ confocal microscope: A new multi-immersion 20x objective (for water, oil and glycerin mounted […]
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CHIRI Focus on Microscopy Workshop
Wednesday, 16 November 2016 from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM (AWST) Curtin University, Bankwest Theatre, Building 200A, Room 220, Kent Street Bentley, WA 6102 Australia The Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute’s Focus on Microscopy Workshop will combine technical talks on confocal microscopy as well as emerging and complementary techniques from around WA. The presentations will provide […]
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CHIRI Image of the Month – October
Congratulations to Dorji for winning October’s ‘Image of the Month’. “Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of Bordetella pertussis biofilm with self-produced extracellular polymeric matrix (dark green) and other cellular substances (white and purple)”. Colour courtesy: Rob Harvey.
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2nd CHIRI-Focus on Microscopy Workshop
Save these dates! Wednesday 16th November – Presentations Thursday 17th November – Master Classes using CHIRI-based equipment This workshop will combine technical talks on confocal microscopy as well as emerging and complementary techniques from around WA. These presentations will provide an overview of different applications to enable you to best design and run experiments. This […]
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CHIRI Image of the month – September
Congratulations to Miheer Sabale for winning the latest ‘Image of the Month’! Fluorescent ICC staining in stably transfected Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast (Mef) cells Cells have been stained with a Presenilin antibody (green) and an anti-FLAG antibody (red). The yellow colour of this composite image is indicative of a significant overlap between the two antibodies. Nuclei are stained […]
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Technology platforms
Ultraview – A new laser has been ordered to replace the progressively failing laser 488nm. Installation should be complete by approximately end of September. This laser is critical to the whole alignment of the system and hopefully should further improve the instrument capabilities. Although, please note that data generated with the new laser will not […]
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