MERIMAGE: Light and electron microscopy platform

Description

Type of entity	Platform
Main activity	The facility focuses on two activities: Electron microscopy: for ultrastructural analysis of the cell and its components. It includes the transmission and scanning electron microscopy and the preparation of samples Optical microscopy: for the vizualisation and analysis of structure and dynamic processes at the cellular level.
Keywords	Electronic and Optical Microscopy, Cryomethods, Immunohistochemistry, Ultrastructural Study, Negative Staining, Cellular Migration, Confocal Microscopy, Fluorescence
Labels	Biogenouest Recognised French National Research Infrastructure (IR) EMBRC-France EMBRC-ERIC
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Services

Training and open access to the optical pole equipment Entreprise

Biological sample preparation and MEB observation Entreprise

Biological sample preparation and MET observation Entreprise

Owned/operated by

Website Roscoff Marine Station

Location and contact

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Adress	Station biologique de Roscoff - Place Georges Teissier
Address line 2	CS 90074
Zip code/Postcode	29688
Town/city	ROSCOFF

Services

Training and open access to the optical pole equipment Entreprise

Concerned publics	Companies Research partners Other researchers All Institutions Others
Terms of access	Research collaboration access Full service access
Access url	http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/fr/station-biologique-de-roscoff/services/plateformes-technologiques/plateforme-d-imagerie/plate-forme-imagerie-formation
Movable ?	yes no
Description	Imaging core facility Merimage : training and supervision function for students and researchers. The training request form must be downloaded and completed as well as the rules of procedure and must be referred to by the person in charge of the requesting team before being returned to the platform

Biological sample preparation and MEB observation Entreprise

Concerned publics	Companies Research partners Other researchers All Institutions Others
Terms of access	Research collaboration access Full service access
Access url	http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/fr/station-biologique-de-roscoff/services/plateformes-technologiques/plateforme-d-imagerie/plate-forme-imagerie-prestations
Movable ?	yes no
Description	A service request form must be downloaded and completed, as well as the rules of procedure, and must be endorsed by the person in charge of the requesting team before being returned to the platform.

Biological sample preparation and MET observation Entreprise

Concerned publics	Companies Research partners Other researchers All Institutions Others
Terms of access	Research collaboration access Full service access
Access url	http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/fr/station-biologique-de-roscoff/services/plateformes-technologiques/plateforme-d-imagerie/plate-forme-imagerie-prestations
Movable ?	yes no
Description	Conventional techniques of fixation, dehydration, inclusion and cuts for ultrastructural analysis. immunocytochemical technique with colloidal gold immunolabeling. Cryo-techniques with cryo-fixation, cryo-substitution and cryo-sections. Negative staining of macromolecules and cell fractions.

Description

Category	Land-based tests and test sites for engineering and ocean observation Analyses, measurements and metrology
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Scientific disciplines	Bioinformatics Genomics / Genetics
Strategic areas of action	Environmental and coastal planning and development Marine biological resources
Examples of work	Prestation : Setalg. Projects: X-life, ASSEMBLE+
URL works	http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/fr/station-biologique-de-roscoff/services/plateformes-technologiques/plateforme-d-imagerie/plate-forme-imagerie-publications

Owned/operated by

Website Roscoff Marine Station
The Roscoff Marine Station is a research and teaching centre for marine biology and ecology. It depends on the CNRS and Sorbonne University.