Electron Microscopy

CORE OVERVIEW

ICBR Electron Microscopy supports researchers in visualizing microscopic structures through imaging projects and user training. We strive to aid scientists in solving problems and to help push their research forward by providing the tools needed for successful publication and grant applications. Major service categories include: room temperature and cryo transmission and scanning electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, sample preparation and user training.

Looking for optical microscopy services? Please visit ICBR Cytometry.

CORE NEWS

Advancing Spatial Transcriptomics Research with 10x Genomics Visium CytAssist

Advancing Spatial Transcriptomics Research with 10x Genomics Visium CytAssist The UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) is excited to announce that the 10x Genomics Visum CytAssist will be arriving to our Gene Expression and Genotyping core in May to help advance research in understanding mRNA and protein expression in normal and diseased tissue. The relationship between cells and their relative locations within tissue is critical to understanding normal development and d...

ICBR Contributes to Unveiling Regulatory and Stress-Responsive Networks in Passion Fruit

ICBR Contributes to Unveiling Regulatory and Stress-Responsive Networks in Passion Fruit The Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core at the UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (UF ICBR) has co-authored a study published in the journal Nature Communications that provides valuable insights into the networks that regulate stress in passion fruit during storage, utilizing information from the Plant Metabolic Network (PMN) and STRING to understand these mechanisms. The study, titled ...

Fueling Discoveries Together: Acknowledge UF ICBR in Your Publications

Fueling Discoveries Together: Acknowledge UF ICBR in Your Publications In our pursuit of advancing scientific discovery, the UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (UF ICBR) is committed to facilitating seamless acknowledgments for your invaluable contributions. We introduce Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs), ensuring a straightforward and precise referencing system for our resources. Simply copy and paste the relevant core RRID, conveniently located here. Proper acknowledgm...

Nadia Brown Joins UF ICBR as Assistant Director of Operations

Nadia Brown Joins UF ICBR as Assistant Director of Operations The University of Florida Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) welcomes Nadia Brown as the Assistant Director of Operations. Nadia brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the position with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in accounting and finance from Kansas State University, and a Master of Science in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences with a financial planning concentration ...

ICBR Electron Microscopy Core Acquires Talos L120C

ICBR Electron Microscopy Core Acquires Talos L120C The University of Florida Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research is excited to announce the latest addition to its Electron Microscopy core: the Thermo Scientific Talos L120C G2, a 120 kV Transmission Electron Microscope. This state-of-the-art instrument brings a new level of flexibility and imaging capabilities for researchers. One of the key advantages of the Talos is its user-friendly interface, which allows our staff to easily...

Feeding the Community: UF ICBR’s 6th Annual Backpack Food Drive Competition

Feeding the Community: UF ICBR's 6th Annual Backpack Food Drive Competition

Feeding the Community: UF ICBR’s 6th Annual Backpack Food Drive Competition The 6th Annual Backpack Food Drive Competition was recently held by UF ICBR, with tremendous success. During this competition, all of our cores came together to make a significant impact by donating a total of 9,540 servings of food. “Food insecurity is always a concern and especially in recent years as food prices have increased,” shared Erica Boyd, Human Resources Generalist III at ICBR, who organized...

High School Students Dive into Biotechnology at the UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research

High School Students Dive into Biotech at the UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research Last week, high school students from Mount Dora Christian Academy visited the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR). During their visit, they explored the expansive world of biotechnology and they learned about the ICBR’s pivotal role in advancing discoveries in the life sciences at UF. “Hosting visits of young aspiring scientists like this allows students with an interes...

Dr. Alberto Riva at ISMB/ECCB2023: Advancing Bioinformatics Cores and Inspiring Collaboration

Audience at the BioInfo Core Session at ISMB 2023 Dr. Alberto Riva at ISMB/ECCB2023: Advancing Bioinformatics Cores and Inspiring Collaboration Dr. Alberto Riva, the Scientific Director for the ICBR Bioinformatics core, recently attended the highly acclaimed Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) conference, renowned as the largest and most prestigious gathering in the field of computational biology and bioinformatics. This year’s conference, held in Lyon, France in partnership w...