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. MOAI Core microscopes have their own supervisor and training mechanism so be sure to visit the individual web sites for each instrument listed below for additional contact information. MOAI affiliated microscopes do not offer training and require fee-for-service or collaborative research. For general information your can contact the MOAI Director: james.bamburg@colostate.edu

MOAI Core Microscopes:

In Molecular and Radiological Health Sciences (MRB)

  • Two Keyence All-In-One Inverted Fluorescence Microscopes with Structured Illumination
  • Nikon Eclipse Ti Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Inverted Microscope (N-STORM Super-resolution)
  • 3i (Olympus IX83 base) Spinning Disk Inverted Confocal Microscope. Will be decommissioned 12/25 and replaced with a 3i Marianas super-resolution spinning disk/TIRF molecular dynamics 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 Biomedical Engineering Building

  • Bruker Atomic Force and Nikon Spinning Disk Inverted Confocal Microscope

In Translational Medicine Institute (TMI; South Campus)

  • Zeiss Airyscan LSM980 Inverted Fluorescence Microscope (Super-resolution)

In Biology

  • Leica Stellaris Upright Confocal Microscope

MOAI Affiliated Microscopes

In Scott Biomedical Engineering

  • Multiphoton and Transient Absorption Inverted Microscope

In Anatomy/Zoology

  • Custom Single-cell Picking Microscope and for TIRF/HiLO imaging
  • McIlwain Tissue Chopper and Roller Incubator for Long-term Slice Culture

Ancillary Instruments

  • Andor iXon Life EMCCD Camera
  • Plasma Etch Model PE-25 Coverslip Cleaner
  • Argolight POWERHM2 Meter Slide (also with grids for fluorescence resolution)
  • Physitemp TS4 Piezo 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 quantification of light scattering by dust or silver grains from 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).