Microscopes in Winship Cancer Institute


3i Lattice Light Sheet | lightsheet | WCI


  • High spatiotemporal resolution with minimal photobleaching and phototoxicity
  • Four laser lines [nm]: 405, 488, 560, 640
  • Live-cell imaging with CO2 and temperature control
  • Ideal for sub-cellular dynamics / cell biology experiments
  • Tunable light sheet to match your sample
  • Dithered, SIM, and SRRF imaging modalities for your spatiotemporal resolution needs
3i Lattice Light Sheet

Leica SP8 | inverted confocal | WCI


  • Point scanning confocal
  • Six laser lines [nm]: 405, 458, 488, 514, 561, 633
  • Z-stacks, timelapse, multi-point imaging, tiling
  • Live-cell imaging with stage top incubator
  • Galvano and 8 kHz resonant scanners for faster and gentler live-cell imaging
  • FRAP, FLIP, FRET, photoactivation, reflection
  • Inverted microscope body
Leica SP8

Nikon CrestOptics X-Light V2 L-FOV | inverted confocal | WCI


  • Fast and gentle spinning disk confocal
  • Large field of view
  • Seven laser lines [nm]: 404, 446, 477, 522, 546, 634, 748
  • Z-stacks, timelapse, multi-point imaging, tiling
  • Live-cell imaging with stage top incubator
  • Motorized disk bypass mode for widefield imaging
  • Has water immersion objectives (20x/0.95 and 40x/1.15)
Nikon CrestOptics X-Light V2 L-FOV

Olympus IX51 | inverted widefield | WCI


  • Five filtercubes: DAPI, FITC, TRITC, Texas Red, Cy5 
  • Fluorescence, bright field, phase
  • Five objectives from 2x to 40x
  • 1.4 megapixel monochrome CCD
  • Inverted
  • Use for quick sample checks
Olympus IX51

Zeiss Observer.A1 | inverted widefield | WCI


  • Five filtercubes: DAPI, CFP, GFP, Rhodamine, Cy5
  • Fluorescence, bright field, color bright field, DIC
  • Five objectives from 5x/0.13 to 40x/0.75
  • Color camera for histology/pathology
  • Inverted
Zeiss Observer.A1