Multiphoton Fluorescence Microscopy Resources

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Advanced Light Microscopy Group

Attached to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), the is headed by Ernst Stelzer. Among the numerous techniques available at the facility are scanning confocal microscopy, single-lens theta microscopy, and photon-force microscopy, a derivative of multiphoton microscopy.

Caltech Biological Imaging Center: Two-Photon Microscopy

Assembled by Steve Potter and Scott Fraser, this site reviews equipment, images, and time-lapse cinemicrography developed at the center. Among the features included on the website are a list of literature references to original research papers on two-photon microscopy.

Cellular Animal Physiology

Dr. Bruce Jenks, a researcher at the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands, has constructed a single-page tutorial on confocal and multiphoton laser microscopy. This site is well illustrated and contains basic information about the techniques.

Center for Ultrastructural Research

The located on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, is one of the premier electron microscope laboratories in the southeastern United States. The Center is dedicated to providing the University of Georgia system and the scientific community-at-large with expertise in the use and application of light and electron optical methods to a wide variety of problems.

Cornell University Chronicle - Multiphoton Microscopy

This article describes the development of multiphoton microscopy by Cornell professor Watt W. Webb and his colleagues. Although the article is brief, it does contain some historical information about the technique.

Debye Institute at Utrecht University

Sponsored by the Molecular Biophysics research group at Utrecht, this website features information about the faculty, who are active in the fields of fluorescence microscopy, spectroscopy and computer simulations and their applications to biological systems. Also included are several links to other websites that are focused on multiphoton fluorescence microscopy.

High Resolution Optical Microscopy

Housed in the Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany, the optical microscopy facility website offers a list of current publications and a digital image gallery. This department is headed by Dr. Stefan W. Hell, a noted expert in fluorescence microscopy. Also included is a list of faculty and staff members and their contact information.

Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI)

Located at the University of Wisconsin, LOCI is charged with developing advanced optical and computational techniques for imaging and experimentally manipulating living specimens. Among the instruments housed at LOCI are several multiphoton microscope systems.

National Facility for Multiphoton Excitation Fluorescence Spectroscopy on Biomolecules

Sponsored by the University of Genova, this facility offers several tutorials and publications in portable document format. Also available on the website is a listing of faculty and staff, research projects, and a catalog of the resources offered by the facility.

TILL Photonics

Based in Germany, TILL offers equipment, software and services for all areas of fluorescence microscopy. Their modular approach allows the assembly of fully integrated systems which can grow with increasing research interests and requirements. The company supplies a limited number of lasers and accessories for two-photon microscopy.

University of Delaware Multiphoton Microscopy

Sponsored by the Department of Biology, this website features a short tutorial on multiphoton fluorescence microscopy. Also included are a number of specific applications by department faculty members.

Vanderbilt Two-Photon Laboratory

Directed by David W. Piston, this laboratory studies a wide spectrum of biological phenomena utilizing multiphoton fluorescence microscopy. Included in the website is a short tutorial and a listing of pertinent publications.

Watt W. Webb Publications

A quick reference guide to the publications of Cornell's Dr. Watt W. Webb, principal investigator of the group at Cornell University that introduced the multiphoton fluorescence microscopy technique.

Yale University Center for Cell Imaging

The confocal microscopy facility was jointly established in 1989 by the Department of Cell Biology and the Yale Liver Center. It now is supported directly by the School of Medicine to assure access for all investigators. The center offers laser scanning confocal and multiphoton excitation microscope systems that are available for associated faculty members.