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How do your core facilities compare globally? Results from the 2021 International Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Surveys

Posted by kczymmek@danforthcenter.org, on 6 October 2026

By Jessica Back, Kirk Czymmek, Derek Davies, Peter O'Toole How does your facility stack up against others around the world? How many instruments per staff member is typical? What does everyone charge for an assisted session on a cell sorter? These are questions that core facility managers and directors wrestle with constantly, often without any reliable

International Microscopy Facility Survey

Posted by Paul McMillan, on 9 November 2024

Some of you may have seen this already (thanks if you have already filled this in). I have been running an International Microscopy Facility Survey over the last few months. It is based on the excellent BioImaging UK survey that was published a few years ago, but with an extended focus to include Optical Microscopy,

Education Strategies of Imaging Cores

Posted by Daniel Doucet, on 1 April 2024

Over the past two decades, high profile research institutions have come to rely on distinct core facilities for much of their data and image analysis. The benefits of the newest technologies are often softened by the costs of purchasing and maintaining such equipment for regular use. For microscopy and imaging, it only made sense that

Enhancing Global Access: interview with CZI grantee Mark Scimone

Posted by Mariana De Niz, on 24 January 2024

A NEW PROTOTYPE FOR IMAGING CORE FACILITIES As his project for the Cycle 1 imaging scientist call, Mark Scimone proposed a new prototype of what the standard imaging core facility could be. This includes facilitating collaborations between vendors, researchers and cores; generating structured microscopy and optics education courses which also introduce new research technologies; and recruiting new

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