Optical sectioning

Seven Laser scanning fluorescence microscopes (LSM) providing point by point, high resolution scanning of samples with excellent optical sectioning.

Two camera-based spinning disk confocal imaging systems providing optical sectioning and high image capture rates.

Axons (long “tubes”) and synaptic terminals (right) in the Drosophila fly visual system labelled with a plasma membrane marker. Data courtesy of the Sanchez-Soriano lab.

Microscopes:

• LSM 900 (Nuffield building)
• LSM 900 (William Henry Duncan building)
• LSM 880 MP
• LSM 880 BioAFM
• LSM 800
• LSM 780
• Leica SP5
• 3i Marianas spinning disk
• Andor Dragonfly spinning disk