Reduced CMIF operation during coronavirus pandemic
CMIF is operating with significant service reductions. For your safety and ours we need you to strictly adhere to the CDC and NC State safety rules as posted. We are currently in phase III of...Continue reading "Reduced CMIF operation during coronavirus pandemic"

Imaris Open Analysis Day April 5th, 2019 10 am – 5 pm
CMIF is hosting an Imaris Open Data Analysis Day with Dr. James Shaw (BITPLANE, South East Regional Sales Engineer) on Friday, April 5th, 2019. Agenda: 10:00 am – 11:30 am Imaris Overview and introduction (3503...Continue reading "Imaris Open Analysis Day April 5th, 2019 10 am – 5 pm"

Nina Strömgren Allen Plant Biology Graduate Student Research Endowment
Did you know that Dr. Nina Strömgren Allen, eminent cell biologist and previous director of CMIF, has established a Plant Biology Graduate Student Research Endowment in cooperation with the Department of Plant Biology? The endowment...Continue reading "Nina Strömgren Allen Plant Biology Graduate Student Research Endowment"

New equipment reservation procedure in effect
In an effort to better serve our customers, CMIF has switched to an online Lab Management system for equipment reservations, training requests, and billing. This replaces our “faces” reservation system. Through the new system, users...Continue reading "New equipment reservation procedure in effect"

Exciting addition to CMIF: Zeiss LSM 880 with Airyscan is ready for action
We are excited to announce the acquisition of a new state of the art Zeiss LSM 880 laser scanning confocal microscope with Airyscan to CMIF. This purchase was made possible by a successful 2016 NSF...Continue reading "Exciting addition to CMIF: Zeiss LSM 880 with Airyscan is ready for action"

Seminar announcement: Stefano Di Talia
Please join us for the next “Allen Distinguished Microscopy” seminar by Stefano Di Talia on Nov. 9, 2016 at 3 pm in the Stephens room (3503 Thomas Hall). Click here for more details....
Seminar announcement: Enrico Gratton
Please join us for the next “Allen Distinguished Microscopy” seminar by Enrico Gratton on Oct. 14, 2016 at 1 pm in the Stephens room (3503 Thomas Hall). Click here for more details....
NCSU research image contest winners annouced
The winners of this year’s NC State research image/video contest just got announced and entries taken on our microscopes won top prizes!!! Congratulations to Tyler Allen for winning first price in the video category with “Dangerous...Continue reading "NCSU research image contest winners annouced"

A new way for therapeutic stem cells to exit the bloodstream
Tyler Allen, a graduate student in Dr. Ke Cheng’s laboratory at the Department of Biomedical Sciences discovered that stem cells can be actively expelled from the bloodstream by epithelial cells in the blood vessels. The process is...Continue reading "A new way for therapeutic stem cells to exit the bloodstream"

It’s finally here: CMIF’s brand new web page
Please take a look at our exciting new web page and submit your images and stories. We will keep you up to date with the latest facility news and other happenings in the world of...Continue reading "It’s finally here: CMIF’s brand new web page"