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Effective July 1, 2010:
Rates drop 13%!
*Average 13%; Range 9%(Memb)-44%(Multiphoton)
Expected savings (most labs): 10%
Fees to use the Microscope Facility
effective July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 (FY11)
go to current rates
Payment arrangements for Facility services must be established in advance. Typically, a single account is used for charging expenses from an entire lab group, generating monthly billing statements. Below are the rates effective July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 (prior rates; current rates).
Members |
Non-Members |
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| Lab Membership in Facility (12 month commitment) | ||||
| Membership fee per lab (under one faculty PI) | $105.00 |
/ mo | n/a |
|
| First 2 hours of unsupervised microscope use by each member group for each month |
no charge |
not eligible |
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| Basic network and image preparation training | no charge |
not eligible |
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| Equipment use | ||||
| Microscope (incl. multiphoton) use, unsupervised (self-use) |
$22.50 |
/ hr |
not eligible
|
|
| Supervised/assisted microscope use | $105.00 |
/ hr | $105.00 |
/ hr |
| Training (prepare for unsupervised self-use) | $100.00 |
/ hr | not eligible |
|
| Certification (allows unsupervised self-use) | $25.00 |
/ 15 min | not eligible |
|
| Specimen preparatory equipment, unsupervised self-use (supplies not included) |
$10.00 |
/ hr |
Leica Cryostat only $10.00/hr |
|
| Computer workstation and image analysis (Volocity, IPLab, AIM, etc.) | no charge |
$10.00 |
/ hr | |
| Projects/Services | ||||
Custom specimen preparation and imaging |
$105.00 |
/ hr |
$105.00 |
/ hr |
| Film processing and developing (additional $1.20 per negative) | $105.00 |
/ hr |
$105.00 |
/ hr |
| Penalties | ||||
| Oil left on lens | $105.00 |
/ episode | n/a |
|
| "No-show" Penalty: Missed or >30 min late for equipment reservation |
$55.00 |
/ episode | n/a |
|
| Excess reservation time not used (Zeiss LSM 510-Meta Confocals only) |
$11.25 |
/ hour | n/a |
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