Equipment/Technology

Established in 1985, the RCMI EM Core facility provides complete scanning and transmission services, from specimen fixation/dehydration/critical point drying/embedding/polymerization/block trimming/sectioning/slide-making/formvar-coating, to examination and documentation of prepared samples utilizing JEOL 820 scanning and JEOL 1200EX transmission electron microscopes.

Service Charges

$150 per sample preparation; $300 for off-campus users $2.50 per TEM negative

This includes

1. Complete preparation of samples (i.e. fixation, dehydration, critical point drying, sputter coating, embedding, polymerization, knife-making, trimming, H/E slide preparation, sectioning, formvar-coated grid preparation and subsequent grid staining).
2. Examination and documentation of prepared specimens utilizing Transmission and/or Scanning Electron Microscope.
3. EM negatives developed and scanned onto CD for investigator.

There is a $35.00/hr charge for microscope- only access; $70/hr for off-campus users.

Contact Information

Dr. Woo-Kuen Lo
Electron Microscopy Core Leader
Phone: (404) 752-1558
Email: wlo@msm.edu

Lawrence Brako
Lab Technician
Phone: (404) 752-1688
Email: lbrako@msm.edu