Research Focus: Core Facilities
Electron Microscopy Core Facility

Faculty responsible:
Judy Brunso-Bechtold, Ph.D.
Phone: (336) 716-4386
Email:jbrunso@wfubmc.edu
Fax:(336) 716-4534

Laboratory supervisor:
Constance Linville
Phone: (336) 716-4388
Email:clinvill@wfubmc.edu

Administrative assistant:
Pam Pitts
Phone: (336) 716-0083
Email:ppitts@wfubmc.edu
Fax: (336) 716-0237

Location of facility:
Gray Building, Room 4089

Laboratory Purpose:
The purpose of this facility is to provide electron microscopic capabilities dedicated to research projects and graduate teaching endeavors, combined with facilities for thin-sectioning and printing of electron micrographs. Electron micrograph negatives can also be scanned and the digital images assessed with the state-of-the-art Image Analysis capabilities of the Imaging Core.

Laboratory capabilities:
TEM (100 keV)
Film Processing Dark Room
Photographic Dark Room

Instrumentation:
TEM Ziess 10C
LKB V Ultramicrotome
LKB Nova Ultramicrotome
Durst point light, source enlarger

Use of this core facility is open to all members of the Center for Investigative Neuroscience, as well as other faculty in the institution. Use of the facilities is on a first-come-first-serve basis, and must be scheduled in advance with the laboratory supervisor. Users purchase their own consumable supplies (i.e. film, dark room chemicals, and photographic paper) and fees based on service contract costs will be shared yearly by all users apportioned according to use.