Laboratory of Analytical, Cellular, and Molecular Microscopy

Scientific Overview

General Overview

Our imaging instruments allow the lab to visualize cells and the components within them with striking clarity, allowing researchers to determine where in a cell specific molecules are located. The lab provides paraffin and frozen-section staining of tissues and a process using a laser for micro-dissection of cells from a sample. An archive of pathology tissues in paraffin blocks is being accumulated with the cooperation of local hospitals, and the data on the samples is being converted to computerized files. The lab also carries out research that will lead to the ability to quantify images, so that one will be able to state not only that a particular protein is present in an image, but also answer the question of “how much is there?”