Usage
 
Users are required to register for an account with the Live Cell Imaging Facility. You will need to supply a six-digit UT Southwestern account number and the contact information for the administrative assistant who pays your bills. This will give you access to the online sign up calendars for the microscopes you are approved to use. Your actual time logged on for each session will be automatically recorded and we will bill you monthly for hours used. Users are responsible for backing up their own data at the end of each session. We provide CDs and DVDs free of charge. You may bring removable hard drives if you wish. Our computers are networked via the campus LAN and each one has an ftp site with a fixed IP address for efficient transfer of data. The computers can be accessed from off campus if you are using a VPN connection.

Cancellation

Due to heavy use of the microscopes we require that you cancel sessions at least one hour before the scheduled start time.  If you are off campus and cannot connect to the scheduler, please email Kate or Abhi to cancel. Failure to cancel will result in you (or your PI) being billed for the entire scheduled duration.

Acknowledgement

We respectfully request that you acknowledge the UT Southwestern Live Cell Imaging Facility in any publications resulting from use of our microscopes. For our records, we would also like to be notified of manuscripts submitted and/or published that acknowledge the facility.

Letters of Support

We are happy to furnish letters of support for grant applications. In return, we would like to have a copy of the proposed budget for our records. Contact Kate Phelps.

Click here to download a template letter.