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The Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Microscopy Core (RRID SCR_022373) is located in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Our facility houses thirteen light microscopes, a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and three image analysis workstations. We are open to the entire University of Pennsylvania community as well as to researchers from other institutions and companies in the area. Our services include assisted imaging sessions, in-depth training on our microscopes, and consultation on sample preparation or image analysis.
Announcements
Training Lecture
The next training lecture (which is required prior to training on any confocal microscope) will take place on Monday, February 9, 2026, 12:30 - 2:00 pm in room 253 BRB. Register for this session here. Further details on our training sequence may be found here (click on the + symbol for each category of microscope).
Bi-Monthly Core Image Analysis Workshops
- Introduction to Fiji for Beginners (second Tuesday of every other month): Next one is Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm in room 1101 BRB. Register here.
Leica THUNDER Cell Spinning Disk Workshop
We are pleased to be hosting our local Leica Microsystems team for an on-site demo/workshop of their new Leica THUNDER Imager system, which combines their popular THUNDER widefield microscope with a CrestOptics CICERO compact spinning disk confocal scan head. This workshop has two components:
- Introductory Seminar (with food!): Tuesday, February 3, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm in room 251 BRB. RSVP here
- Hands-on workshop: February 10-12, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm in suite 1-126 SCTR. If you would like to bring samples and try out the system yourself, sign up for a time here
For more information you can email our local Leica account manager, Alexandra Pipinos