Confocal microscope
Confocal microscopy is a specialised microscopy technique for investigating structures in three dimensions. It is also suited to experiments investigating co-localisation and quantification of fluorescence.
The Confocal Microscope facility at Victoria University of Wellington has an Olympus FV1000 spectral imaging microscope, with four lasers enabling imaging of fluorophores between 405-700 nm. With an inverted microscope equipped with a temperature controlled live-cell chamber, time-course experiments can be conducted on live cells.
The Total Internal Reflective Fluorescence (TIFF) microscopy facilities to enable visualisation of rapid protein trafficking and the image analysis facilities are equipped with Image Pro Plus 3D enabling quantification of 3D images.
For further information please contact:
Associate Professor · Neurobiology
School of Biological Sciences
Laboratory Technical Officer - Cell and Dev Biology
School of Biological Sciences