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Haverford College
Department of Biology

Haverford Biology Instruments

To schedule instrument time:

  • Check instrument availability
  • Log into the 'Reserve Equipment' calendar
  • Choose an available time slot

Contact George Neusch if you need help operating any instrumentation.

Instrument Scheduling

Reserve a specific time for the instruments below via Google Calendar.

Instruments and Resources

Microscopes

Compound Light Microscopes

Compound Light Microscope (L004)

This compound light microscope has a 100x oil immersion objective and is capable of phase contrast. It has a high resolution color camera operating on the SPOT Advanced Third Party Software.CLM004

Confocal Microscope (L007)

The confocal microscope is equipped with an epi-fluorescence attachment and a confocal scan-head allowing you to observe your samples in the scope as well as on the monitor. The scope itself has 5 opticl filters for viewing DAPI, GFP, TRITC, CY GFP, and Y GFP. The confocal has three laser options 405nm, 488nm, and 543nm with three detectors 515/30, 605/70. It has a motorized focus for creating 3D images using NIS-Elements Advanced Research (Ar) software.Confocal Microscope

Immunofluorescence Microscope A and B (L006)

The IMF scopes are equipped with 100x oil immersion objectives, black and white Photometrics high resolution cameras, and optical filters for viewing DAPI, GFP, and TRITC. They operate using NIS-Elements (F). IMF Scope

SMZ 1500 Stereoscope (L006)

Disecting microscope with epi-fluorescence attachment and oblique coherent contrast. This scope has a 1x objective with a maximum magnification of 112.5x and a high resolution color camera. The operating software is NIS-Elements Basic Research (Br). The camera driver is the DS-U3. SMZ1500

Inverted Compound Light Microscopes

Nikon TS100 Microscope (S114)

The Nikon TS100 has a 4x, 10x, 20x, and 40x objective and is capable of phasecontrast. It is equipped with a high resolution digital camera, the DS-Ri, and a fluorecence attachment with one optical filter for viewing DAPI. The operating software for this scope is NIS-Elements (F). The inverted micrscope provides a higher magnification than a stereoscope with a much larger working distance than a standard compound light microscope.NikonTS100

Nikon TE2000-S Microscope (S207A)

The TE2000-S has a maximum objective magnification of 60x with multiple optical filters including ND, D, GIF, and NCB. The fluorescence attachment contains one filter for viewing DAPI. The DS-Fi high resolution camera utilizes both the NIS-Elements Basic Research (Br) and (F).Nikon TE2000-S

Electron Microscopes

Scanning Electron Microscope (L008)

The JEOL JSM-6510 scanning electron microscope is equiped with an environmental stage and capable of both high and low vacuum. This device also has a backscattered electron detector which is excellent for looking at biological samples at low vacuumScanningElectronMicroscope

Transmission Electron Microscope (L009)

The JEOL JEM-1400 is capable of accelerating voltages of 40, 60, 80, 100, and 120kV. The maximum resolution is approximately 3.8nm. It employs a Gatan CCD Digital camera using Digital Micrograph imaging software.TransmissionElectronMicroscope

 

Flow Cytometers

FACS Aria II Flow Cytometer (S211)

The FACS Aria II has three lasers and is capable of diquishing up to 9 colors. This cell sorter is able to sort up to four different cell types at a much faster rate than the FACS Calibur.FACSAria II

FACS Calibur Flow Cytometer (E106)

The FACS Calibur is a flow cytometer capable of distinguishing 4 colors and sorting up to four different cell types.

FACSCalibur