Zeiss Confocal in need of good home

[Nobby Clark]

Hello List,
We are in the look out for someone who potentially might be interested
in our Zeiss Confocal. We purchased this unit in July of 2009 and have
never set it up. It was purchased used but was only used about 8
times. We have lost our funding and now find ourselves in a situation
to sell for alot less then we paid for it. Consequently, we must find
a good home. Perhaps someone knows of anyone who is looking for a
wonderful instrument.
Thanks






ZEISS CONFOCAL LSM510NLO MICROSCOPE

This unit is NLO ready. Unit DOES NOT include air table.

Dual-Photon-Ready CSLM On Fully Motorized AxioImager Z.1 Mot Stand, 3
x Laser Cart (2x HeNe, Ar). Delivered vai Single Optical Fiber,
Non-linear Optics And AOM For Pulsed IR Dual-Photon Laser.5 x PMTs (3
Descanned PMTs, 1 Non-Descanned PMT For 2P Imaging, Plus 1
Transmitted-Light PMT For Simultaneous DIC). X-Y-Z Motorized Stage
With 8-Slide Holder Insert & Microtitre-Plate Holder Insert, Software
Included.

Additional Modules: Physiology, Multi-Time Series, Topography, 3D,Plan
Apochromat Objectives , DIC Sliders, Senarmont Compensator Polarizer,
75W XBO Lamp, Filters 02, 09, 00. 100W HAL, Test Slide
Standards/Samples, (2) EPI 10X/20 Eyepieces, With Laser Module WSB
Piezodrive 05.
Nobby Clark
Carmet Scientific

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[Kevin W Eliceiri]

Postdoctoral Research Positions at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in the Campagnola laboratory are available in the following areas:

1. Nano/microfabrication of models of the ovarian extracellular matrix (ECM) to study early stages of ovarian carcinoma.
This project will study the dynamics of invasion and metastasis of ovarian cancer by making 3D models of the basal lamina and stroma via multiphoton excited photochemistry. Methods will be developed to fabricate crosslinked gradients to study the roles of cell adhesion and migration on invasion/metastasis. In addition, super-resolution fabrication will be developed via stimulated emission depletion (STED) to create more biomimetic models of the native ECM.

2. Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) imaging of breast and ovarian cancer.
This project will be in collaboration with LOCI (http://www.loci.wisc.edu) and will further SHG imaging tools for studying breast and ovarian cancer. Methods will include directional analysis, polarization analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, and image analysis methods to optimize the information content from tumors. In addition, adaptive optics schemes will be implemented to enable deeper tissue imaging.

The position requires a PhD in optics, biophysics, biomedical engineering, or physical chemistry with experience in laser spectroscopy, non-linear optical imaging, and/or instrument development.

Position is available starting July 2010.
Please send CV and names of three references to:

Prof. Paul J. Campagnola
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Medical Physics
University of Wisconsin, Madison
[hidden email]
http://www.loci.wisc.edu/people/paul-campagnola

Kevin W. Eliceiri
Director
Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation
http://www.loci.wisc.edu
Room 271 Animal Sciences
1675 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]