UPenn Cell & Developmental Biology
Rates
Light microscopy rates:
Microscope |
Assisted imaging |
Unassisted imaging - peak hours |
Unassisted imaging - off-peak hours |
| Zeiss 2-photon (Richards Building) | $80/hour |
$30/hour |
$15/hour |
| Zeiss confocal (10th floor BRB) | $85/hour |
$35/hour |
$17.50/hour |
| Leica confocal (1st floor SCTR) | $85/hour |
$35/hour |
$17.50/hour |
| Spinning disk confocals 1 & 2 (10th floor BRB) | $80/hour |
$30/hour |
$15/hour |
| Deconvolution microscope (10th floor BRB) | $75/hour |
$25/hour |
$12.50/hour |
| Zeiss or Leica widefield (Richards or BRB) | $60/hour |
$10/hour |
$10/hour |
Peak hours are from 8 am - 8 pm Monday - Friday.
Training: $50 per person for lecture; $200 per person for hands-on training plus credit for the first three hours of unassisted use (unassisted sessions must take place within one month of hands-on training in order to qualify).
Scanning electron microscopy rates:
Description of service |
Rate |
Assisted imaging OR training |
$75/hour |
Unassisted imaging |
$25/hour |
Unassisted sputter coating |
$20/set |
| Sample preparation A: mount & Au/Pd sputter-coat, set of 1-6 samples | $70/set |
| Sample preparation B: fix, dehydrate, chemical drying, set of 1-6 samples | $80/set |
| Sample preparation C: critical point drying, set of 1-6 samples | $100/set |