Purdue Imaging Facility (PIF)

Overview of Services

The Purdue Imaging Facility (PIF) provides the instruments and expertise needed to visualize molecules in preparations ranging from single cells to entire animals. All facility users receive individualized instrument training as well as project-specific advice for optimal data acquisition. Consultation on sample preparation, image rendering and data analysis are also available. Collaborations and contract research services are encouraged.

Our PIF is distributed in two different buildings, Bindley B071 and Hansen B032. 

**For NON Purdue individuals: Before you register, you must be assigned a Business Partner Number and given a PUID to register/login.  

Please contact zhu410@purdue.edu.  An email will be sent to you with your PUID and instructions on how to get registered. 

Leadership

Xiaoguang (Shawn) Zhu, Director

zhu410@purdue.edu

Location and Hours of Operation

*Swipe card access to both facilities, Bindley and Hansen, is controlled by Natasha Nikolaidis (nnikolai@purdue.edu, 765-494-5997), Operations Associate Director, Bindley Bioscience Center. Access is granted after completion of safety training. 

*If you need 24hrs/7day access to HANS, a building key is required to Hansen and must be provided by Keith Marron (krmarron@purdue.edu, 765-496-6548), Hansen’s Building Deputy.

Links and Resources

Purdue Imaging Facility

Microscopy U - The Source for Microscopy Education

Zeiss - Education in Microscopy and Digital Imaging

Leica Microsystems

Olympus - Microscopy Resource Center

Spectral Instruments Imaging

MiLabs

Super Resolution STORM Imaging information can be found with these documents

TIRF STORM Training for Purdue

STORM

STORM Protocol

N-STORM Sample Prep

Acknowledgements:

In publications that describe research that took place at the facility, authors will be required to include a statement acknowledging the user of the facility and the Bindley Bioscience Center:  "The author(s) acknowledge the use of the facilities of the Bindley Bioscience Center, a core facility of the NIH-funded Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute."

Contacts