Slide Scanning Services

Establishing your iLab Account

All customers requesting slide scanning services through the UIC are required to have an active iLab account. Your iLab account will be utilized for billing purposes using the chart string provided in your order form.

If you do not currently have an iLab account, you must complete the registration process before your order will be fulfilled.

Establishing your MSI Account

The UIC partners with the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI) to deliver data to UMN researchers. If you are an external researcher not affiliated with the University please contact us at [email protected] to discuss data delivery options.

For more information on creating your MSI account, please visit our Transfer, Access, View, and Analyze Your Data page.

Submitting a slide scanning service request

After you have established your iLab and MSI accounts, please submit a slide scanning service request submission form. 

Slide Scanning Service Submission Form

After we receive your order a UIC staff member will reach out to confirm your order. Slides can be dropped off at any UIC location.

• Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building: Room 1-220
• Jackson Hall: Outside of room 1-151
• Snyder Hall: Room 23

Data Delivery:

When your slide scans are completed, UIC staff will transfer your scan data to your PI's MSI group. Your physical slides will also be put back at the drop off location for you to pick up.

UMN researchers will have their data delivered to the "data_delivery" folder in your group's folder on MSI's primary filesystem (home/GROUP/data_delivery/uic/slide_scanning).

We will then contact you via the email provided on your submission form to notify you that your service request has been completed and data delivered. Instructions for viewing your files will also be included in the email. Should you need additional assistance with the analysis of your data, please include a note in your submission form and a member of our team will contact you to discuss your analysis goals.

MSI instructions for accessing and transferring your data

Deliverables:

Brightfield Slide Scanning

The type of scan data we will deliver is based on the software selected on the slide scanning service request submission form.

Widefield Fluorescence and RNAscope Slide Scanning

Scan data is delivered in the Nikon .nd2 format. Nikon Elements Viewer and FIJI can be used to open your files.