CS Histology & Electron Microscopy

The Core Service provides services to FLI researchers for standard histological techniques, including processing of tissues, sectioning and preparation of samples for the EM. EM service for external users is available upon arrangement.

Some standard histological stainings are also available, carried out either by the CS staff or by users themselves with guidance provided by the CS staff where appropriate.

The major services include paraffin sections, cryo-sections and histological stainings (H&E, Masson-Trichrome, NADH, Sirius Red, COX, Sudan-3).

The CS maintains the following equipment:

  • Tissue processor
  • Embedding center
  • 2 Microtomes
  • Ultramicrotome for EM
  • 3 Cryostats
  • Automatic stainer for H&E staining
  • Cover slipper
  • Transmission electron microscope
  • Some secondary antibodies (fluorescent and Peroxidase), available upon request

Contact

Tobias Sperka
CS Manager
+49 3641 65-6822
tobias.sperka@~@leibniz-fli.de

Sections:
Contact Sabine Landmann-Weinsheimer (sabine.landmannweinsheimer@leibniz-fli.de)

Stainings:
For H&E contact Sabine Landmann-Weinsheimer (sabine.landmann-weinsheimer@leibniz-fli.de), for all other stainings Katrin Buder (katrin.buder@~@leibniz-fli.de).

Electron microscopy:
Contact either Tobias Sperka (tobias.sperka@~@leibniz-fli.de) or Katrin Buder (katrin.buder@~@leibniz-fli.de).

Internal users:
Guideline for Histology Users Download (pdf in English) |  Download (pdf in German)

External users:
Please inquire with Tobias Sperka.

Team*

NamePhoneEmailPosition
Katrin Buder+49 3641 656173/ 0206184 (IPHT)eMailTechnical Assistant
Sabine Landmann-Weinsheimer+49 3641 656033/6036eMailTechnical Assistant

* incomplete due to Data protection

For publications of individual CS members:  publications search