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About the core facility

The Microscopy Core, located at the basement of CSRB (Collaborative Science Research Building), is dedicated to aiding in any bio-science research related to microscopy and imaging, including but is not limited to, consultation and training, from basic to advanced techniques, and from light to electron microscopes.

News & Announcement

  • New additions of equipment in the Core: Leica Stellaris5 Confocal, Leica Thunder M205FA, Zeiss LightSheet 7, Phenom XL G2 SEM in 2026.
  • Please visit Covid19.usask.ca for the latest COVID-19-related actions and announcements, such as PPE mandate, lab access, etc. [2021-7-9]
  • RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESOURCES FOR OPERATING IMAGING CORE FACILITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. [2020-5-28]
  • Paper of interest: "Tutorial: guidance for quntitative confocal microscopy", Nature Protocols. [2020-3-31]
  • The lab is closed until further notice due to the Covid-19. [2020-3]
  • Congratulations to Evelyn Osorio and Zach Balzer on their winning images taken in the Microscopy Core in the 2019 U of S Research Photo Contest ! [2019-4-12]
  • All microscopy instruments have been moved to new home: room B121 area in CSRB. [2018-8-30]