Microscopes for Open Access Imaging (MOAI)

Microscopes for Open Access Imaging is a distributed Core facility of light/fluorescence and atomic force microscopes and ancillary instruments. Each microscope has its own supervisor and training mechanism so be sure to visit the individual web sites for each instrument listed below for additional contact information. For general information your can contact the MOAI Director: james.bamburg@colostate.edu

Microscopes:

In Molecular and Radiological Health Sciences (MRB)

  • Keyence All-In-One Inverted Fluorescence Microscope with Structured Illumination
  • Nikon Eclipse Ti Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Inverted Microscope (N-STORM Super Resolution)
  • Nikon Inverted Epifluorescence Microscope
  • Olympus IX83 Spinning Disk Inverted Confocal Microscope
  • Olympus SZX16 Sterozoom Upright Microscope with Fluorescence, Darkfield and Polarization Optics
  • Zeiss LSM900 Airyscan Inverted Confocal Microscope (Super Resolution)

In Microbiology

  • Vectra Polaris Tissue Scanning Inverted Fluorescence/Brightfield Microscope for Multispectral Imaging
  • Zeiss LSM510 Meta Laser Scanning Inverted Confocal Microscope

In Scott Engineering Building

  • Nikon+Bruker Atomic Force and Spinning Disk Inverted Confocal Microscope

In Translational Medicine Institute (TMI; South Campus)

  • Zeiss Airyscan LSM980 Inverted Fluorescence Microscope (Super Resolution)

Ancillary Instruments in MRB

  • Plasma Etch Model PE-25 Coverslip Cleaner
  • Campden Instruments Moving-Coil Micropipette Puller Model 753
  • Physitemp TS4 Piezio Thermo stage (-20o to 60o C) for 35 mm dishes w/o strengthening ring
  • Fiber-Lite Illuminator for side illumination of glass slides (esp. for silver grains in emulsions)
  • Micromanipulators
  • Grass Stimulator
Other Imaging Resources at CSU (https://www.research.colostate.edu/moai/imaging-resources)

In addition to the microscopes in the MOAI Core Facility, there are various other imaging facilities across the CSU campus that may serve your needs including flow cytometers and electron microscopes. Please visit the OVPR website (https://www.research.colostate.edu/cores/) for more information about these other resources. Macroscopic imaging resources such as fluorescence/chemiluminescent detectors for gels and blots and radioisotope imaging are available on a fee for use basis through the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (https://www.bmb.colostate.edu/flourescence-microscopy-image-analysis-center).