The Department of Biological Sciences, IISER – Kolkata offers a state-of-the-art imaging facility that comprises of a Zeiss LSM 710 confocal microscope, an Olympus IX81epifluoresence microscope with a motorized stage and SZX16 stereo microscope with fluorescence attachment. Besides the routine imaging, this facility is extensively used for live cell imaging. This facility is available for researchers of IISER – Kolkata and they also provide hands-on training in imaging techniques to the undergraduate and graduate students.

Faculty in-charge: Dr. Bidisha Sinha (email: bidisha.sinha@iiserkol.ac.in) & Dr. Arnab Gupta (email: arnab.gupta@iiserkol.ac.in)
Technician: Ritabrata Ghosh (email: ritabrata.ghosh@iiserkol.ac.in) & Shreya Ghosh (email: shreya08@iiserkol.ac.in)

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