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Electron Microscopy Core Facility (EMCF)
The EMCF provides technical and scientific support for transmission EM and scanning EM to all members of the University of Heidelberg. It is supported by the cluster of excellence ‘CellNetworks’, Heidelberg Molecular Life Sciences (HMLS) and the medical faculty of the University of Heidelberg.

Our equipment consists of three microtomes, a freeze-substitution machine, two transmission EMs and a scanning EM that can be booked via an online system

Zeiss EM900 transmission EM with CCD camera

 

 

 

Arabidopsis shoot meristem, scanning EM
TECHNIQUES

We provide resin-embedding, high pressure freezing and freeze substiution, Tokuyasu cryo-sectioning and immuno-labeling, preparation for SEM and negative staining EM.

 

 

 

 

 

Leica UC6 for Tokuyasu cryo-sectioning and immuno-labeling

The Golgi complex labeled with anti-GM130

 

 

 

CONTACT

If you are interested in using the facility please write an email to:

 

EMCF [ aT ] Bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de

 

EMCF Bioquant INF 267, room U19
69120 Heidelberg
Phone +49 6221 5451412

     

 

       Resin embedded rat pancreas

 

STAFF

Scientific staff
Dr. Ingrid Hausser
Dr. Jacomine Krijnse Locker

Technical staff
Annette Stradtmann
Brita Heck

 

Spindle pool body in yeast after high pressure
freezing and freeze substitution