The Confocal Microfluorometry and Microscopy Core provides instrumentation, expertise, training and mentoring in confocal microfluorometry and microscopy. Core capabilities include: microfluorometry of fast Ca2+ signals in cultured and native epithelial tissues; subcellular visualization of molecules, including the 3-dimensional reconstruction of labeling; co-localization experiments where maximal resolution and color separation through emission fingerprinting are necessary; and advanced co-localization techniques such as FRET, for which emission scanning is critical. These capabilities are used every day by COBRE investigators and K-State faculty.
Contact Joel Sanneman for more information [jsanneman@vet.k-state.edu; 785-532-4535 and -4861]