Old revisions Backlinks Rename Page This is an old revision of the document! Area MICROSCOPY The Microscopy Area is a research laboratory equipped with: two laser scanning confocal microscopes for fluorescence studies of cell systems, intact organisms and biological tissues; an Olympus IX81 inverted microscope 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. Confocal Microscopy Unit Electron Microscopy Unit Live-Imaging Microscopy Unit