Neuroscience Microscopy Service (NMS)

Overview of Services

The NMS provides access to high-end, capital-intensive microscopy equipment that is often not available to individual labs.

All NMS equipment is in the basement of the Stanford Neurosciences Building with the exception of the LSM710 Confocal Microscope. It is located in SIM1.

Available equipment includes

• Zeiss LSM980 with Airyscan 2 Confocal Microscope (Stanford Neuroscience Building)
• Zeiss LSM710 Confocal Microscope (SIM1 basement)
• LaVision Biotec Ultramicroscope II light sheet microscope (Stanford Neuroscience Building)
• Bruker/Prairie Technologies Two-photon Microscopes (Stanford Neuroscience Building)
• Zeiss AxioImager Motorized Widefield Fluorescence Microscope (Stanford Neuroscience Building)
• High-powered image analysis workstations (Stanford Neuroscience Building):
• Imaris 3D imaging and analysis software and Neurolucida tracing software

Leadership

Getting Started

• Stanford Users:  LOGIN or REGISTER for an iLab account using valid Stanford credentials (SUNet ID). 

• Non-Stanford Users:  Click to LOGIN with approved iLab credentials. Or, click to SIGN UP for an iLab account. 

• Visit the Customer Help Manual for further guidance using iLab's Core Facility Services.

Links and Resources

1. NMS website in Wu Tsai Neurosciences Community Labs

Contacts