In order to maintain our high quality of service while also increasing capacity as our technology continues to advance, MIL has instituted an annual lab membership fee of $500 per year, per laboratory beginning fiscal year 2018-19 (May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019). The fee will be automatically added in the first month for which a lab has usage. Rates listed are the prime time rate which is Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. A discount of 50% will be applied for usage outside of prime time hours.
RATES as of January 5, 2016 {Rates for Users From the Temerty Faculty of Medicine}
1. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) | |
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Hitachi H-7000 TEM | $56.00/hr |
2. Confocal (LSM) and Fluorescence Microscopy | |
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Zeiss LSM 880 Elyra Superresolution Confocal | $50.00/hr |
Zeiss Spinning Disk Confocal | $30.00/hr |
Zeiss Apotome Live Cell System | $25.00/hr |
Zeiss Axioscan Z.1 Slide Scanner: Brightfield | $8.00/slide |
Zeiss AxioScan Z.1 Slide Scanner: Fluorescence | $12.00/slide |
Zeiss IHC Fluorescence AxioScope A1 | $20.00/hr |
3. Specimen Preparation | |
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Carbon Coating | $55.00/run |
Liquid N2 | $3.00/L |
High Resolution Gold Sputter Coating | $24.00/run |
Critical Point Dryer | $55.00/run |
Ultramicrotome (user supplies diamond knife) | $47.00/hr |
Vitrobot | $15.00/hr |
Materials Fee (for samples prepared with MIL material) | $10.00/sample |
4. Technician Time | |
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Training in Microscope Use and Technique | $78.00/hr |
Specimen Preparation (by technical staff) | $78.00/hr |
Negative Staining (by technical staff) | $59.00/sample |
5. WORKSTATION (Image Analysis) | |
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Image Analysis Computer Time (Zeiss Zen and/or BitPlane Imaris Software) | $10.00/hr |
NOTE: Images on workstations are automatically erased after 30 days. |
For additional information, please contact any of the individuals listed below.
Dr. Lindsey Fiddes, PhD
Microscopy Technician
Phone: (416)978-6232
Lindsey.fiddes@utoronto.ca
Dr. Stephen Girardin, PhD
Academic Supervisor
Phone: (416) 978-7507
stephen.girardin@utoronto.ca