Microscopy New Zealand

Ōtautahi (Christchurch) Microscopy

Contact any of the people listed below if you have any questions regarding their facilities.

University of Canterbury

Christchurch is home to the University of Canterbury (Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha), a number of Crown Research Institutes nearby and the agriculture focused Lincoln University (Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki) 30 minutes from the city centre. 

University of Canterbury

Confocal

Biological Science houses an inverted Leica TCS SP5 confocal microscope is equipped with a full range of lasers from 405nm to 633nm, as well as incubation and heating/cooling chambers.The confocal microscope is accessible to outside organisations on a contract or collaborative basis.

Contact

University of Canterbury

Claire Galilee

claire.galilee@canterbury.ac.nz

AgResearch Lincoln

AgResearch: Lincoln

TEM

Located opposite Lincoln University, AgResearch has transmission electron microscopes on site and experience with imaging and image analysis of biological and bio-derived samples (e.g., food, meat, wool) using a range of light, electron and x-ray imaging methods.

Contact

AgResearch Lincoln

Dr Duane Harland 

duane.harland@agresearch.co.nz

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Mouse intestine, 20x, Labeled with anti-SMA (green) and DAPI (blue). Theano Stafidas, ATA Scientific Australia.