TIC Microscopy Facility

Translational Imaging Center hosts a large microscopy facility with a wide range of cutting edge instruments.

Shared Microscopes

Zeiss Elyra Superresolution PALM SIM

Photo-Activated Localization Microscope (PALM)
Structured Illumination Microscope (SIM)
405nm, 456nm, 488nm, 561nm, 642nm excitation
Heated Chamber

Zeiss Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope 780 Upright

HeNe 633: 633nm
DPSS 561-10: 561nm
Diode 405-30: 405nm
Argon: 458-488-514nm
HeNe 594: 594nm
2-Photon excitation
Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO)
Non-Descanned Detectors (NDD)

Zeiss Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope 700 Inverted

2 channels
DIC configuration
motorized stage
incubation
excitation solid state lasers: 405nm, 488nm, 555nm, and 635nm
Heated Chamber

M-Squared Aurora Microscope

Airy beam light sheet microscope
Multi-immersion objectives
Deconvolution to isotropic resolution
405nm, 457nm, 488nm, 515nm, 561nm, 633nm excitation
Excitation solid state lasers: 405nm, 488nm, 555nm, and 635nm
Website: http://www.m2lasers.com/microscopy-aurora.html

Booking Facility Microscopes

Microscopes Booking instructions, Policies and usage Manuals

Instructions for USC personnel:

In order to use the reservation system, you need to setup an account in the FBS ( https://usc.fbs.io) system.
USC PIs have access to the system by deafult. PIs need to add personnel from their group in the FBS system. For further instructions please refer to the Priority Software FBS on the USC Research webpage , particularly in the principal investigator section "Adding a Lab Member".
Once your account is active, you must:

arrange for a training class with the TIC microscopy manager, and
submit the Project/Collaboration Registration Form per the instructions on the form to
Jason Junge at junge@usc.edu

Instructions for non-USC personnel:

please contact junge@usc.edu for information on account registration, training and using
the microscopes of the Translational Imaging Center Cores at USC.