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Services

The Imaging and Histology Core Facility (IHCF) offers a variety of services to faculty, students, and the Flagstaff community. Visit our Rates page to view pricing for these services.

Consultation and training

The staff is happy to provide consultation on experimental design and approach, including:

  • Project/protocol planning and design
  • Optimum specimen collection and preparation
  • Instrument operation and training
  • Image/data collection

Electron and microscopy (EM) services

We offer users a full spectrum of both transmission (TEM) and scanning (SEM) electron microscopy services at modest rates. Services can be performed by IHCF staff or by trained users utilizing IHCF equipment and materials.

These services include:
  • Specimen preparation (including chemical fixation, microwave tissue processing, sectioning of cells and tissues or preparation of non-cellular materials)
  • Operation of equipment
  • Data acquisition
  • Data interpretation
  • Training on all aspects of EM analysis
  • Microanalysis

Histology

We provide a broad range of histological services available on a fee-for-service basis, which include:
  • Tissue fixation
  • Standard paraffin processing and embedding methods
  • Sectioning
  • Routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining of paraffin sections
  • Additional special stains to highlight specific cells, tissue components, bacteria, or other cellular features are available upon request
  • Coverslipping

Light microscopy and other services

The IHCF houses a confocal microscope, digital microscope, and a variety of dissecting and compound microscopes. Staff are available to train users on proper technique and sample preparation.

Welcome
Location
Room 103 Building 88
Wettaw
PO Box 5640
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Email
ovpr@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-6725