Blatt BioImaging Center News

General Topics in Microscopy Lecture from Zeiss Representative
Dr. Kevin O'Keefe, Product Applications Specialist from Zeiss Microscopy will be giving a lecture on March 28th at 2pm in 106 LSC (Lundgren room) on topics in microscopy.

Advanced Microscopy Class
Dr. Hehnly's Spring Advanced Microscopy Course is almost here!

PAIR-UP Workshop
The Blatt Imaging Center is hosting the first national PAIR-UP (Partnering to Advance Imaging Research for URM Scientist Program) workshop on image processing. The invited instructor for the 3-day virtual workshop will be Dr. Teng-Leong Chew, Director of the Advanced Imaging Center at HHMI Janelia Research Campus.

NIH funds high resolution confocal microscope
The first NIH S10 application in SU history provides funding to purchase the new Zeiss LSM980 with Airyscan2 technology. The confocal microscope is on order and will be available for researchers by the end of December 2020.
COVID-19 Guidance for Researchers
The latest Syracuse University-wide Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for researchers can be found on the University’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) website: Return to Campus Research.

Why do microvilli translocate?
Ligand sensing structures like microvilli translocate in the plane of the plasma membrane. What is the functional significance of this and what are the mechanisms of force production and structural integrity?