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Microscope Facility 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 September 1, 2007 (prior rates).

 
Members
Non-Members
Facility Membership (12 month commitment)
 
For new and renewed memberships effective 9/1/2007.
$120.00
/ mo
n/a
For renewed memberships effective prior to 9/1/2007.
$115.00
/ mo
n/a
First 2 hours of unsupervised microscope use
by each member group for each month
no charge
not eligible
Basic network and image preparation training
no charge
not eligible
         
Equipment use
Microscope use, unsupervised (self-use)
$25.00
/ hr
not eligible
Supervised/assisted microscope use
$115.00
/ hr
$115.00
/ 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)
$10.50
/ hr
Leica Cryostat only
$10.50/hr
Computer workstation and image analysis (Volocity, IPLab, AIM, etc.)
no charge
$10.50
/ hr
 
Projects/Services        

Custom specimen preparation and imaging
   ("Projects" for any Facility user; lab supplies included)

$115.00
/ hr
$115.00
/ hr
Film processing and developing (additional $1.20 per negative)
$115.00
/ hr
$115.00
/ hr
       
Penalties
Oil left on lens
$115.00
/ episode
n/a
"No-show" Penalty:
   Missed or >30 min late for equipment reservation
$57.50
/ episode
n/a
Excess reservation time not used
   (Zeiss LSM 510-Meta Confocals only)
$12.50
/ hour
n/a
       
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