Nikon Imaging Center at Harvard Medical School

The Nikon Imaging Center at Harvard Medical School (NIC@HMS) maintains 18 optical microscopes, including widefield fluorescence, point scanning confocal, spinning disk confocal, TIRF, light sheet and super-resolution instruments.

We provide consultations on imaging experimental design, microscope training and workshop courses on a variety of optical microscopy techniques.

Website: nic.med.harvard.edu
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The Shadowing Offer

Main focus

Aspects related to user access

Quality management

Software tools

Core facility management

Other Activities

Developing an educational program

Microscopy courses

Preferred position of applicant

Facility manager

Imaging specialist

Duration of stay

Up to 1 week

Exchange of Experience Annual conference for representatives of imaging communities and imaging scientists from around the globe

Working Groups Working groups focused on subjects of interest to the international imaging community

Documents International recommendations on various topics of interest to the global imaging community

Training Events Courses organized around the globe focused on topics of facility management and image data

Job Shadowing On-the-job learning opportunity for imaging facility managers and staff to visit facilities around the globe

Virtual Training Platform Training resource for researchers and imaging scientists who use imaging and microscopy in their daily work

This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation.