The Microscopy Area is a research laboratory equipped with:
three laser scanning confocal microscopes for fluorescence studies of cell systems, intact organisms and biological tissues;
an Olympus IX81 inverted microscope and a Zeiss LSM 900 system for the live-imaging microscopy technique;
two field emission scanning electron microscopes for high resolution imaging of biological systems;
a transmission electron microscope for the ultrastructural analysis of biological systems;
the tools necessary for the preparation of samples for both scanning and transmission electron microscopy.