Our OMX Blaze system (GE Healthcare) is capable of 3D structured illumination microscopy (SIM), deconvolution microscopy (DV), total internal reflection microscopy (TIRF), localization microscopy (such as dSTORM or similar), and differential interference contrast microscopy (DIC). It features the following: 405, … Continued
Quite possibly the most important piece of equipment in our lab, the Miele CM 6350 provides delicious coffee from either pre-pulverized grounds (if we are desperate) or from whole beans lovingly ground just before brewing. With its detachable milk steamer, … Continued
Chip-based TIRF decouples the excitation and emission pathways, resulting in lower image background and lower light exposure to the sample. Because of this decoupling, lower NA objectives can be used and thus large field-of-view TIRF imaging is now possible. We … Continued
Our DeltaVision Elite deconvolution microscope (GE Healthcare) is an excellent alternative to confocal microscopes for many applications. It provides much higher speed with lower light exposure than confocal systems, although it suffers in 3D sectioning capability for thick samples. Long-term … Continued
Awarded only once every two years, a team of researchers has been awarded the Tycho Jæger Prize in Electro-Optics for their work developing chip-based microscopy and nanoscopy at UiT. The prize, worth 100,000 NOK, was awarded at the 2018 Norwegian … Continued
Balpreet Ahluwalia was awarded UiT’s annual research and development prize for his extensive work in optics, including developing the “next generation microscope”. More information, and photo from https://uit.no/nyheter/artikkel?p_document_id=581590&p_dim=88205
We currently have three optics labs for our group; the largest with three optical tables, and the smallest with one optical table as well as a biosafety cabinet and chemical fume hood. The optics labs are where we develop and … Continued
Krishna Agarwal was selected as one of five researchers in Norway for the Digital Life Excellence program. The two year program supports young researchers in norwegian biotechnology through mentoring and professional development technology. Read more on Digital Life Norway’s website.
A new implementation of MUSICAL have been released as a plugin for ImageJ/FIJI. MUSICAL is an algorithm used in fluorescence microscopy for obtaining super-resolution images, and up to now was available only in MATLAB. This new version is a new … Continued
The International Microscopy Congress is only held once every four years, with this most recent meeting held September 9th-14th, 2018, in Sydney, Australia. The “New Researcher Award” is open to PhD students and those within 4 years of completion of … Continued