COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING CORE
Welcome to the Computational Imaging Core for the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC). Our facility provides microscopy, stereology, digital imaging, histology and consultation services, primarily for the CNPRC, and also for all campus departments on a recharge basis. Our goal is to assist faculty, staff and students with their research needs for qualitative and quantitative applications. We can assist with the production of publication quality images and offer consultation on experimental approaches for use with our equipment. Instrumentation housed in our facility is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for trained CNPRC users. Consultation, training and support service, along with access to the equipment for other departments, is available from 8-5 Monday through Friday.
The facility houses the following equipment:
- A Cryostat for frozen sections.
- Microtomes for paraffin or plastic sectioning.
- An Olympus BX61 research microscope with SIS image analysis software and Intelligent
Imaging Innovations Slidebook software for stereology and data collection. - A second Olympus BX61 microscope with Intelligent Imaging Innovations Slidebook
software for stereology technique development by the Core's staff. - A graphics workstation, a flatbed scanner, and a high-quality color printer.
- A Delta Vision Microscopy System for very high resolution multi-dimensional fluorescence imaging.
- A CAST Grid Stereology System for data collection.
- A computer workstation for offline analysis of stereology data.
- PhotoShop and Illustrator software.
- A fluorescence stereomicroscope.
- A dual-head stereomicroscope.
Anticipated future equipment additions:
- A hyperspectral camera and advanced image analysis software.
- A confocal microscope with spectral separation.
- A multiphoton system.
Technical Contact
Computational Imaging Core Staff
California National Primate Research Center
University of California, Davis
Road 98 & Hutchison Drive
Davis, CA 95616
CICtechsupport@primate.ucdavis.edu
Phone: 530-752-2368
Fax: 530-752-2880
