Providing advanced imaging technologies with the Bioimaging Research Hub
Concept to completion application support across light microscopy for researchers and external partners.
Book the facilityThe Bioimaging Hub at Cardiff University is a major research facility within the School of Biosciences that provides advanced imaging technologies and associated knowledge and expertise to Cardiff researchers and external partners.
Multiple state-of-the-art imaging systems
Including confocal, lightsheet, multimodal high-throughput, high-content, and widefield microscopes.
In-house expertise
Concept-to-completion training and application support across all imaging platforms.
Collaboration with affiliate imaging laboratories
Such as, the Biophotonics laboratory at the School of Biosciences.
“Almost all the work in my group requires optical imaging and the service provided by the Bioimaging Hub is the most reliable and productive I have encountered over my fifty years at Cardiff University, or indeed of those at other establishments world-wide. ”
— Professor David Lloyd, MBE, Honorary Professor of Microbiology
The Bioimaging Research Hub incorporates a full histology slide preparation service and multiple state-of-the-art imaging systems, including confocal, lightsheet, multimodal high-throughput, high-content and widefield microscopes, with capabilities from subcellular to whole organism imaging.
Associated in-house expertise provides concept-to-completion training and application support across all imaging platforms, including provision for data analysis and interpretation, report writing and grant and manuscript preparation.
The Bioimaging Hub collaborates with affiliate imaging laboratories, like the the School of Biosciences' Biophotonics laboratory, and other equipment spokes across Cardiff University. This facilitates access to additional cutting-edge imaging platforms, such as Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) and multiphoton microscopy, laser capture microdissection, and in vivo imaging, together with essential knowledge and expertise.
The Hub is also active in the development of educational and learning resources to facilitate research, teaching and science outreach and engagement at Cardiff.
The Bioimaging Research Hub
A LEAF-accredited research facility that provides state-of-the-art technology and expertise in light microscopy, from experimental concept to project completion.
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