Tāmaki-makau-rau (Auckland) Microscopy
Contact any of the people listed below if you have any questions regarding their facilities.
The University of Auckland (Waipapa Taumata Rau) has a number of microscopy facilities and a wide range of expertise. The Biomedical Imaging Research Unit is a very good starting point. It houses both light and electron microscopes, a team of highly trained staff with a breadth of knowledge across experimental design, image acquisition and image analysis. It also has a mass spectrometer, high content screening and whole section imaging resources.
Light Microscopy
Confocal Microscopes
Zeiss LSM 800 Airyscan inverted
Zeiss LSM 710 inverted
Olympus FV1000-slide imaging
Olympus FV1000-live cell imaging
Widefield Microscopes
Nikon TE2000E inverted
Zeiss Axio Imager M2 upright
Nikon BioStation-live cell imaging
V-slide whole section imaging
Electron Microscopy
Transmission EM
FEI Tecnai
Scanning EM
Hitachi tabletop TM3030Plus
Other
Super Resolution
Abberior Facility Line STED
Zeiss LSM 800 Airyscan inverted confocal
Mass Spectroscopy
Bruker MALDI-TOF
Holotomography
Nanolive 3D Cell Explorer
Tissue Processing
TEM specimen preparation
High Content Screening
Molecular Devices ImageXpress Micro XLS
Software
Image processing and analysis
Analysis notes and resources
Contact
Biomedical Imaging Research Unit
Jacqui Ross
jacqui.ross@auckland.ac.nz
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research
Rangahau Ahumāra Kai
Contact the person listed below if you have any questions regarding their facilities.
The core microscopy facility is based at Plant and Food’s Mt Albert Research Centre in Auckland and provides facilities and specialist preparation equipment for both light and electron microscopy. Our work typically relates to plants, foods, fish, insects, related microorganisms and the interactions between these. We specialise in imaging to create more efficient and environmentally friendly food production systems.
Light Microscopy
Confocal Microscopes
Olympus FV3000 inverted with optional stage top incubators capable of temperatures both above and below ambient.
Widefield Microscopes
Nikon Eclipse Ni-E upright (Brightfield, DIC, Fluorescence)
Olympus IX83 inverted (Brightfield, DIC, Fluorescence and stage top incubators)
Leica FLZIII Stereo-fluorescence
Electron Microscopy
Scanning EM
TESCAN Clara FESEM with STEM detector
cryoSEM (QuorumTech PP3010)
Other
Tissue Processing
Vibrating blade microtome for unembedded material (Leica VT1000S)
Motorised rotary microtome with retraction for wax or resin (Epredia HM355S)
Ultramicrotome for resin (Leica UC7)
Cryostat for frozen material (Leica CM1950 with CryoJane)
Contact
Microscopy and Imaging
Ria Rebstock – Science Team Leader, Microscopy and Imaging
ria.rebstock@plantandfood.co.nz