iLab Account, Training, and Workshops

• All users must be trained by the UIC staff prior to the initial use of the instrument.
  

• Users must observe the policies and sunrise safety protocols for using the facility.

• There are fees for using the UIC resources.

• Microscopes are available to trained users 24/7 with the following limits:

• You will be billed for the maximum time between reserved time and actual logged time.

• If your usage exceeds your reservation will be billed for the usage.

• Should your reservation exceed your usage time charges still apply for the time you've blocked off on the calendar.

The University Imaging Centers (UIC) is a fee-for-use facility open to investigators and projects of members of the University of Minnesota community as well as external users. All external users are subject to the UIC external rates. An External Sales agreement is required for all users outside the University of Minnesota.

UIC staff will reach out to discuss the project and details of the experiment and work with you to select an appropriate microscopic modality. In this way, everyone is fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses in the experimental design, and the UIC personnel can provide maximum methodological and instrumental support throughout the project. If necessary to increase the sophistication of experiments, formal collaboration between the UIC and the PI's laboratory is possible.