Microscopy Core Rates
Microscopy & Histology Rates
All labs and companies must properly cite our grant: NINDS P30 NS047101.
You must be affiliated with an established laboratory or For-profit corporation for access to our resources. No residential addresses will be accepted as a laboratory. No personal checks are acceptable for payment. You must provide a current approved BUA and/or animal protocol.
If you wish to do any live cell imaging in the core, you must have approval by submitting a BUA authorization form to core staff along with a copy of your BUA report listing the proposed research material.
Microscopy - Business Hours
Business Hours:
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday – Friday
Rates: All prices are per hour unless otherwise specified.
Training Fees: A training fee is charged for each instrument. Training fees include all on demand follow up Technical Assistance during business hours. There is no training charge for software or the Olympus MVX10 MacroView system. Keyence training is 1/2 price.
|
Microscope Resource (Business Hours) |
UC San Diego Users | Corporate/ For-Profit |
Non-UC San Diego / Non-Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatan 3View Serial Block Face Secitoning EM |
$38 |
$95 |
$57 |
| Technical charges for Gatan |
$350 |
$875 |
$525 |
| Confocal Microscopes |
$38 |
$95 |
$57 |
| Zeiss Elyra 7 Lattice SIM | $38 | $95 | $57 |
| Zeiss Z.1 Light Sheet Microscope | $38 | $95 | $57 |
|
Olympus VS200 Slide Scanner |
$30 |
$75 |
$45 |
| Keyence Widefield Microscope |
$30 |
$75 |
$45 |
| Olympus MVX10 MacroView Stereoscope |
$18 |
$45 |
$27 |
| Computer Software |
$18 |
$45 |
$27 |
| Scheduled Technical Assistance |
$80 |
$275 |
$120 |
| All Instrument Training |
$235 |
$587 |
$352 |
| Keyence Specific Training |
$118
flat rate
|
$294 | $176
flat rate
|
Overhead: All Non-UC San Diego Users are charged an overhead for any and all services, reflected in posted prices
Microscopy - After Hours and Weekends
After Hours (5:00 p.m. – 9:00 a.m., Monday – Friday) & Weekends:
- UCSD Users and Academic Non-UCSD Users: 40% discount after hours
- Corporate / For-Profit: 20% discount after hours
Exception: No after hours special pricing for Software, Olympus MVX10 and Gatan 3View system.
Histology
Histology services include CLARITY tissue processing, sample prep for serial block face sectioning and array tomography.
| Histology Resource | UC San Diego Users | Corporate/ For-Profit |
Non-UC San Diego/ Non-Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARITY - 1 Tissue |
$100 |
$200 |
$150 |
| CLARITY - Each Additional Tissue |
$50 |
$100 |
$78.75 |
|
Serial Block Face Embed/Stain |
$770 | $2275 | $1115 |
|
Histology Hourly Charge |
$80 |
$275 |
$116 |
Citation Guidelines for Using the SOM Microscopy Core
All publications using SOM Microscopy Core resources must cite the following grant numbers:
NS047101, OD030505, OD036455
Example acknowledgment:
Microscopy imaging was performed at the UCSD SOM Microscopy Core
(NS047101, OD030505, OD036455).