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