Hello, 
we have lost our funding and must now sell our LSM510 NLO confocal. Does
anybody know anyone who wants an incredible instrument at and incredible
price . We are trying to find a home with in the next two weeks. Ite
instrument is located in Northern California and was under severice
contrcat.
Thanks again for anybodys help
Nobby





On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:24:21 -0600, Craig Brideau <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> We have large windows by our desks in the adjacent room, but the
> windows in the imaging room itself are covered.  I'd recommend a
> blacked out and windowless room for the actual microscopes, but the
> analysis room with just computers and people should be bright and
> spacious.  You should avoid having your microscope in the same room as
> desk space and student sitting areas.  This is both for the mental
> health of the workers, as well as the safety and lifespan of the
> microscopes themselves (easier to keep clean and dust free in a
> separate room).
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Shawn Galdeen
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> These comments bring up a question I've long had regarding the
>> intersection
>> between the practice of microscopy and the business of running an
imaging
>> facility:  Windows -- not the OS, but the objects themselves.
>>
>> It seems to me that one way to encourage return visits to a facility is
>> by
>> providing an environment that users find inviting, or at least not
>> frightening.   One easy way to do this is to have analysis areas or
main
>> lab
>> spaces that are windowed.  However, every room with windows is one that
>> is
>> necessarily restricted in terms of function (as Craig and Ammasi
>> mention).
>>  While I understand that scientific concerns are paramount and
questions
>> of
>> ambience should not matter, I've had more than one experience where
users
>> have told me that they would not return to a facility because it was
'too
>> depressing'.  Some may argue that what is depressing is their
commitment
>> to
>> their projects, but we have little choice concerning motivation.
>>
>> I don't know that there's a right or wrong answer to windows in a
>> facility,
>> but could some of you with more experience comment on the net
>> benefit/cost?
>>  It would help me (and hopefully others) when thinking about such
>> designs in
>> future.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>> Shawn Galdeen, Ph.D.
>> Research Support Specialist
>> Bio-Imaging Resource Center
>> Rockefeller University
>> 1230 York Ave.
>> New York, New York  10065
>> 212.327.7487
>>
>>
>>
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>> On Oct 26, 2009, at 2:19 PM, Craig Brideau wrote:
>>
>> If you have control over the construction/renovation of the room;
>> don't put windows in it!
>>
>> Craig
>>
>>
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>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Periasamy, Ammasi (ap3t)
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello
>>> I always prefer the basement for microscopy facility. In the basement
or
>>> ground floor you will not have floor vibration issue and also it
>>> provides
>>> light proof if you would like to do lifetime imaging. Otherwise, you
>>> have to
>>> hang curtains, etc., to cover the light leak. First floor is ok, all
>>> other
>>> floors are not ok because of vibration of the floor if someone hammer
>>> the
>>> wall the confocal scanner will go crazy.
>>> Right now our center is in the ground floor (13 years) and we are
>>> planning
>>> to move to the new building ( more space!!)in the basement in another
>>> two
>>> years.
>>> You may miss the daylight but it's good for the microscope system if it
>>> is
>>> protected well regarding all the water leaks, etc.
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Ammasi Periasamy, Ph.D.
>>> Director, Keck Center for Cellular Imaging (KCCI)
>>> Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering
>>> Biology, Gilmer Hall (064), McCormick Rd
>>> University of Virginia
>>> Charlottesville, VA 22904
>>> Voice: 434-243-7602 (Office); 982-4869 (lab)
>>> Fax:434-982-5210; Email:[log in to unmask]
>>> http://www.kcci.virginia.edu
>>> ************************
>>> Workshop on FRET Microscopy, March 9-13, 2010
>>> http://www.kcci.virginia.edu/workshop/workshop2010/index.php
>>> *************************
>>