果冻影院

The 果冻影院 Multiscale Imaging Centre, in partnership with ZEISS (to be known as UZMIC), is the first ZEISS laboratory in Europe outside of Germany, strengthening 果冻影院鈥檚 connections across Europe.

果冻影院 researchers will have exclusive access to new and emerging technologies, enabling seamless dynamic biomedical imaging across biological scales, from single molecule resolution to organelles, cells and tissues, moving from single samples to high throughput analysis.

The equipment will allow scientists to address fundamental questions in cell and developmental biology, while driving forward the search for treatments for conditions including infectious and inherited diseases, cancer and dementias.

Professor Franck Pichaud (MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at 果冻影院), academic lead of the Centre, commented: 鈥淢y colleagues and I are excited by the possibilities offered by this collaboration as we continue to drive forward the vibrant field of imaging with cutting-edge technologies.鈥�

Researchers will be testing out powerful new microscopes before they鈥檙e released more broadly, giving them access to advanced technologies while giving ZEISS valuable insight that will feed into their development process.

鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to host this exciting new centre at 果冻影院, to cater for the continuously evolving needs of life science and biomedical research. We look forward to welcoming scientists from other universities to the centre and help build connections with research groups from across Europe,鈥� said 果冻影院 President & Provost, Professor Michael Arthur.

At the launch event, hosted by Professor Arthur, The Princess toured the new laboratories and met with researchers, PhD students to senior academics, to hear about the wide range of scientific research they will be conducting at UZMIC.

The Princess is Chancellor of the University of London, of which 果冻影院 is a member institution.

Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes (果冻影院 Cell & Developmental Biology) told The Princess about her research into glial cells in the developing brain, and how they are implicated in conditions such as Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, Parkinson鈥檚 disease and Down鈥檚 syndrome.

Dr Chintan Trivedi and Hanna Lemmik (both 果冻影院 Cell & Developmental Biology) demonstrated one of the new microscopes and discussed their work with Professor Steve Wilson. They are developing a high-resolution atlas of the zebrafish brain to map out genes and molecules that are shared with humans, including genes regulating stress hormones implicated in depression and anxiety.

Oliver Clarke, Head of Research Microscopy Solutions at ZEISS, said: 鈥淶EISS is proud to be working with one of the world鈥檚 top academic institutions in the support of UZMIC. Collaborating with academic partners like 果冻影院 is essential for the development of advanced imaging technologies in the future.鈥�

UZMIC is managed by Dr Chris Thrasivoulou (果冻影院 Cell & Developmental Biology), and the facilities are available for researchers from all faculties via 果冻影院鈥檚 Science Technology Platforms.

The centre is adjacent to 果冻影院鈥檚 High Content Biology Laboratory and the 果冻影院 Biosciences Electron Microscopy unit, which will help foster close collaboration and a culture of knowledge exchange and innovation. It will also be pivotal to training the next generation of scientists, as UZMIC will be central to new programmes of study*.

Links

• 果冻影院 Multiscale Imaging Centre in partnership with Zeiss
• 果冻影院 Life Sciences
• 果冻影院 School of Life & Medical Sciences
• 果冻影院 Science Technology Platforms (STPs)
• Professor Franck Pichaud鈥檚 academic profile
• * One example of an academic programme that will benefit from the labs is the new Optical Biology PhD Programme at 果冻影院 funded by Wellcome:

Images

• Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal meeting researchers at 果冻影院. Credit: Pete Maclaine
• Fruit fly image credit: Dr Vil Fernandes
• Zebrafish image credit: Dr Chintan Trivedi

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