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ALERT The final week of February, 2019 (Feb. 25 - Mar 1), iLab Operations Software will be conducting an internal event with all product staff. iLab Support will be staffed at significantly reduced levels and will focus on critical issues only (i.e. issues that prevent key workflows from completing). For urgent matters, please add "Urgent" to the ticket/ email subject or press "1", when prompted, to escalate a call on the iLab Support phone (regional numbers can be found here) and we will prioritize those requests first. Regular support tickets will be monitored periodically and processed in order of submission starting March 4th, 2019. During this time, you can also refer to the iLab Help Site and iLab Status Page for site information. Please note that this will not affect standard Core Facility Operations.
The Cell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR) is an institutional, fee-for-service, advanced microscopy resource. The CISR provides researchers with access to state-of-the-art imaging equipment and expert technical support for sophisticated microscopy and analysis of tissue and cellular anatomy and physiology. As of October 2016, the CISR independently manages 16 advanced optical microscopes, one transmission electron microscope and two environmental scanning electron microscopes. All are fully operational and in excellent working condition. Thirteen of these 16 instruments have been acquired through Shared Instrumentation Grants or Center Grant Supplements. These instruments and the array of advanced capabilities offered by them are available to support any investigator with an appointment at Vanderbilt University.
The Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Pathology, Biological Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Epithelial Biology Center, and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute provide space for the CISR. The CISR consists of five separate suites within Vanderbilt University. The overall philosophy of the resource has been to place instrumentation in several consolidated locations rather than a single central location. This helps maximize use of the instrumentation. All five locations for CISR equipment are within easy walking distance (3 of the 5 buildings are contiguous and connected) so staff can move easily between instruments as needed.
Jenny Schafer, Ph. D.
Managing Director
615-343-3750
jenny.c.schafer@Vanderbilt.Edu
Sean Schaffer
Research Specialist Senior
615-936-3706
sean.schaffer@Vanderbilt.Edu
Evan Krystofiak, Ph. D.
EM Research Specialist Senior
615-343-6691
evan.krystofiak@Vanderbilt.Edu
Bob Matthews Ph. D.
Research Associate Professor
615-343-3750
robert.matthews@Vanderbilt.Edu
Bryan Millis Ph. D.
Research Specialist, Senior
615-875-8339
bryan.millis@Vanderbilt.Edu
Mary Dawes MS
Electron Microscopist
615-343-6691
mary.l.dawes@Vanderbilt.Edu
Maria Vinogradova
Research Assistant II
615-343-6691
maria.vinogradova@Vanderbilt.Edu
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Matt Tyska, Ph. D.
Scientific Director
matthew.tyska@Vanderbilt.Edu
Jenny Schafer, Ph. D.
Managing Director
jenny.c.schafer@Vanderbilt.Edu
Jay Jerome, Ph. D.
Co-Director EM Core
jay.jerome@Vanderbilt.Edu
