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

ICBR Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday!

Wishing you and yours a joyous Thanksgiving. Best wishes from your friends at UF | ICBR! ICBR will be closed all day Thursday and Friday (November 27th and 28th); returning on Monday (December 1st). We here at ICBR are thankful for you, and hope you enjoy the holiday! And a special thank you the near thousand users that came through our doors this year, including 300+ PIs from over a hundred UF departments! We look forward to working with you 2025! Normal business hours will resume...

Covid-19 Vaccines Enhance the Effectiveness of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Fighting Cancer

Covid-19 Vaccines Enhance the Effectiveness of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Fighting Cancer Steven J. Madore, PhD (ICBR Associate Director for Science, UFHCI Associate Director for Shared Resources) Tumor cells fend off the attacks of immune system T-cells by expressing proteins like PD-L1 on their cell surface. The PD-L1 on the surface of the tumor cell binds to a T-cell surface receptor protein called PD-1 and silences the killing action of the T-cells. Blocking the binding of PD-L1 to PD...

ICBR Closed Tuesday (11/11) for Veterans Day

ICBR Closed Tuesday for Veterans Day ICBR will be closed Tuesday, November 11th in observation of Veterans Day We will not be accepting packages or samples on Tuesday. Our normal business hours will resume on Wednesday (11/12). Enjoy the the long weekend! Please refer to our staff directory for additional details. ...

ICBR Closed for Homecoming, Friday, October 17th

UF | ICBR will be closed on Friday, October 17th in observance of UF Homecoming. Please enjoy the long weekend! Normal business hours will resume on Monday, October 20th. ...

ICBR Closed Monday for Labor Day

ICBR Closed Monday for Labor Day ICBR will be closed this Monday (9/1) in observation of Labor Day We will not be accepting packages or samples on Monday. Our normal business hours will resume on Tuesday (9/2). Enjoy the the long weekend! Please refer to our staff directory for additional details. ...

UF plant biologist Anna-Lisa Paul receives SURA’s Distinguished Scientist Award

UF plant biologist Anna-Lisa Paul receives SURA’s Distinguished Scientist Award by Joe Kays University of Florida plant molecular biologist Anna-Lisa Paul has been named a recipient of the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s (SURA) 2025 Distinguished Scientist Award, recognizing her groundbreaking contributions to space biology and her leadership in advancing scientific exploration beyond Earth. Paul is the director of UF’s Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR),...

Environmental DNA – It’s All Up in the Air

Environmental DNA – It’s All Up in the Air Steven J. Madore, PhD (ICBR Associate Director for Science) (Note: this article has been summarized from UF News “Environmental DNA floating in the air tracks wildlife, viruses — even drugs” June 3, 2025 by Eric Hamilton) Scientists can now use the power of genetic information to identify biodiversity by sampling environmental DNA or eDNA. “The level of information that’s available in environmental DNA is such that we’re only starting to consider what t...

UF Investigators Identify Mechanism of Drug Resistance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

UF Investigators Identify Mechanism of Drug Resistance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Steven J Madore, PhD (ICBR Associate Director for Science) Summarized from J. Clin. Inv. 2025;135(6); e185149 Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite a combination of surgery and chemotherapy, survival rate remains low due to cancer cell metastasis and drug resistance. Mutations in the oncogene KRAS are frequently found in human cancers, including up to ...