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.
Equipment All Nikon Microscope Systems Zeiss 880 Upright Confocal Microscope Bruker Light-Sheet Microscope PerkinElmer Quantum GX uCT Spectral Ami Optical Imaging System MiLabs VECTor+ PET/SPECT/CT NEO Plate Reader Nikon Offline Analysis PC Zeiss Offline Analysis PC Animal Offline Analysis PC |
Building Bindley Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Bindley Bindley Hansen Hansen |
**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.
Xiaoguang (Shawn) Zhu, Director
zhu410@purdue.edu
Hours | Location |
Facility Hours: Opens 24/7
Staff Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm |
Bindley Bioscience Center, Room B071 1203 Mitch Daniels Blvd. West Lafayette, IN 47907
Hansen Life Sciences Building, Room B032 201 S. University St. West Lafayette, IN 47907 |
*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.
Microscopy U - The Source for Microscopy Education
Zeiss - Education in Microscopy and Digital Imaging
Olympus - Microscopy Resource Center
MiLabs
Super Resolution STORM Imaging information can be found with these documents
TIRF STORM Training for Purdue
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."
Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
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Xiaoguang (Shawn) Zhu |
Facility Director
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765-496-3148
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zhu410@purdue.edu
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LILY B129
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Dinh Nhan Lai |
Teaching Assistant
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lai220@purdue.edu
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