Core Facilities

Laser Capture Microdissection Instrument

Photo of Laser Capture Microdissection Instrument.

The Veritas  instrument provides the ability to capture individual cells from a tissue sample, and then image the cells to verify that the correct cells were harvested for down stream extraction of RNA or DNA.  Cells are captured using a NIH developed technique that uses an IR laser to attach a cap to the cells of interest.  Larger samples can be collected by cutting out the area of interest with a UV laser and attaching the sample to the cap with a few anchor points.

  • Manufacturer: Molecular Devices Corporation
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  • Location: 121 Institute for Genomic Biology
  • Contact Person: Shiv Sivaguru, 333-9896
  • Fees & Consumables: See Fees page