MIPS Imaging and FACS

Overview of Services

A central facility availible to both Monash Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharamaceuitucal Sciences and external staff and students. Offering optical microsocpy imaging, flow cytometry, whole animal imaging, SEM and image analysis. The facility contains all the equipment, support and expertise to image from "mouse to molecule".

Leadership & Staff

Cameron Nowell | Head

Sandy Fung | FACS Manager

Location and hours of operation

Training and Access

All staff and students that require access to the imaging and FACS systems need to complete some preliminary training before being given an instrument specific induction. Once you have completed the required background learning contact Cam about getting an induction.

For all microsocpy access users first need to work through the modules on MyScope linked below. Once complete you need to complete the assesment in the Light and Fluorescence Microscopy part and send Cam a copy of your certificate showing you acheived more than 80%

MyScope
Microscopy Concepts

Light and Fluorescence Microscopy

These additional recorded presentations may be useful in reinforcing and offering a difernt view of digital imaging and microsopce types

The Digital Image
https://bit.ly/3tZyo1V

Microscope and Detector Types
https://bit.ly/3JbMovY

Depending on the instrument you wish to have an induciton on there is a range of other prep videos to watch

Leica Confocal

Leica SP8 Confocal and LIGHTNING - Software
https://bit.ly/3KMdOZU

Leica SP8 Galvo Stages and Live Imaging
https://bit.ly/3u3ZKE8

Nikon

Nikon A1R and Widefield - Software
https://bit.ly/3wf7dTA

Perkin-Elmer Operetta

Operetta - Software
https://bit.ly/3KLcOoK

Remote Access to Analysis Workstations

All image analysis workstations can be accessed remotely through TeamViewer. To get added to our corporate licence for teamviewer go to www.teamviewer.com and sign up for a free account. Then go here https://login.teamviewer.com/cmd/joincompany  and Cameron's monash email address (cameron.nowell@monash.edu) to join the company.  Let Cam know once you have done it as TeamViewer doesn't always notify him. Once added you can use the TeamViewer client to access the systems from any internet connection, including from home.

Contacts