The following equipment is available:

  • Leica TP1020 (Room: 02.511)
    For tissue fixation, dehydration and infiltration

  • Leica EG1150  incl. stereo-microscope (Room: 02.571)
    For comfortable tissue embedding in paraffin

  • Leica RM2255 incl. waterbaths and heating plates (Room: 02.571)
    Rotary microtome for motorized paraffin sectioning 

  • Leica CM3050 S (Room: 02.511)
    Cryostat for routine cryo-sectioning 

  • Leica DM750 (Room: 02.511)
    Routine microscope to check sections 

  • Leica VT1000 S (Room: 02.571)
    Vibrating-blade microtome to generate slices/sections of fresh (living) and fixed/stained samples