Research Imaging Facility Pricing

Service

Internal Rate

External Rate

Technical Assistance 
$47.00/hour $68.80/hour
Electron Microscopy
   
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
$41.00/hour $57.40/hour
Ultramicrotome  $13.00/hour $18.20/hour
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) $41.00/hour $57.40/hour
TEM Training/Teaching (30 hours/half-days)
$550.00 per 2 weeks $770.00 per 2 weeks
Critical Point Dryer 
$25.00/run $35.00/run
Sputter Coater 
$25.00/run $35.00/run
Vacuum Evaporator 
$20.50/run $28.70/run
Tissue Processing
   
Vial + all reagents 
$25.00/vial $35.00/vial
Reagent Alone
   
Osmium Tetroxide 1.5% in buffer
$4.30/vial $6.00/vial
Gluteraldehyde 2.5% in buffer
$6.60/100 ml $9.24/vial
Dessicant: HMDS
$ 0.36/gram $0.50/gram
Stubs: Hitachi 
$3.00 each $4.20 each
Confocal Microscopy
   
Scope/Computer time (≤10 consecutive hrs)
$34.00/hour $47.60/hour
Scope/Computer time (≥10 consecutive hrs)
$25.00/hour $35.00/hour
Image Analysis Station
   
Workstation use 
$18.00/hour $25/hour
Training (2 to 5 hours) 
$47.00/hour $65/hour
Xenogen Lumina Bioluminescence Imager
   
Imager use 
$33.00/hour $46.20/hour
Anesthesia/O2 
$12.25/hour $17.15/hour
Chemiluminescence Imager
   
Imager use
$23.00/hour $32.20/hour
Li-Cor Near IR Imaging System
   
Imager use 
$23.00/hour $32.20/hour
Real-time PCR (Step One Plus or QS3)
$20.00/run $28.00/run
 
   
Cryostat
$10/hour $14/hour
Glass strips 
$7.60/Strip $10.64/Strip
EM long single edge razor blades
$68.25/box
$95.50/box
Diamond knife for thick sections
$15.00/block $22.50/block