Cellular and Molecular Imaging Facility NCSU

11/18/2020

*****Deadline for registration: 11/20/20 5pm ET*****

interactive tutorials covering state-of-the-art open source solutions for biological image reconstruction and analysis, as well as social interaction between developers, researchers, and students

Structure Tutorials We will use Zoom hosted by HHMI Janelia to hold the tutorials. This enables video+audio communication, screen-sharing, and chats. Each tutorial will last up to 4h and will be held twice, once in the morning hours of the tutor’s work-day and once in evening hours of the tutor’...

10/27/2020

03/27/2019

March 27 the day of giving to the NC State pack is only hours away. Please consider a gift to the Nina Strömgren Allen Plant Biology Graduate Student Research Endowment that encourages and rewards academic achievement by plant biology students and provides support for their imaging projects at CMIF. Instructions on how to contribute can be found here:

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 encourages and rewards academic achievement by plant biology stude...

08/23/2018

Check out new research discovery from Marcela Rojas-Pierce lab published in PNAS with images taken on our Zeiss LSM 880. Congratulations Marcela, Carla and Jiameng!

Little-studied plant cellular protein complex plays critical and surprising role in plant growth and development process.

04/20/2017

Our latest confocal microscope is waiting for your samples. Don't miss the special events in May.

The Cellular and Molecular Imaging Facility has recently acquired a new state-of-the-art Zeiss LSM 880 confocal microscope and is eager for researchers on campus to learn how to use it. Check out two opportunities to see it in action.

08/04/2016

Testing Google forms. Can't wait to see the responses.

07/25/2016

CMIF has an exciting new webpage. Please check it out. https://research.ncsu.edu/cmif/its-finally-here-cmifs-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 light microscopy.

06/29/2016

Congratulations to Tyler Allen (grad student in Dr. Ke Cheng's lab) for getting his first paper published! Visit the link to the paper and watch Tyler's movies of stem cells exiting the blood stream captured with the Zeiss Lightsheet Z.1 microscope in CMIF.

New way out: stem cells exit bloodstream in a unique way

04/28/2016

Congratulations to Rozalynne Samira for winning the third prize in the Life Science category of the prestigious 11th Graduate Research Symposium held at the McKimmon Center, NC State University on March 24, 2016. She is a 5th year PhD candidate of the Plant and Microbial Biology Department, NCSU and currently working under the supervision of Dr.Terri Long. She is also the President of Plant Biology Graduate Student Association.

04/25/2016

We have another exciting seminar in the "Allen Distinguished Microscopy" series this Wednesday (4/27/16) 11:30 am at the Hunt Library Auditorium. Dr. Scott Fraser from USC, LA presents his research on " Sensing and imaging the molecular signatures of embodied cells." His lab has a special interest in live imaging applications in the development of several animal model species, including insects, fish, amphibians, and avian species. Dr. Fraser is currently Provost Professor and Director of Science Initiatives at USC.

03/31/2016

A few more pictures from tonight's water color event at the Crafts Center. I wish I had a side by side comparison for all the greeting cards.

03/31/2016

I had a lot of fun tonight. Laura Azzi is an amazing teacher and the students were very talented.