The Microscopy Imaging Laboratory (MIL) is a core imaging service in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine providing electron microscopy and light microscopy imaging capabilities to students and scientists in basic, medical and industrial research.
Operation of the unit is on a fee-for-service basis. We offer full service (all work carried out by staff) or you may be trained to use the equipment on an hourly or per-session fee basis. A one-time on-boarding fee is charged for door access to the facility or instruments. For complete information, please review our Electron Microscopy Rates & Fees and Light Microscopy Rates & Fees pages.
Booking & Cancellations
New users should contact the MIL to get started. Returning users may use BookMyLab to reserve instrument time.
Reservations may be cancelled or modified up to 24 hours before the scheduled start time using BookMyLab. Reservations canceled less than 24 hours before the scheduled start time, will result in a charge equivalent to one hour of use. In the event of extenuating circumstances, please contact MIL staff to discuss your situation.
Please note that MIL will not accept cancellation requests less than 2 hours before the start of the reservation time.
When applicable, if you have not logged into Book My Lab on the computer associated with the instrument and started the session within 30 minutes of the reserved start time, the reservation will be automatically canceled and a fee equivalent to one hour of use will be charged.
If you encounter any issues with the instruments, please let MIL staff know immediately. Staff will confirm the status of the instrument in question and, if malfunctioning or out-of-service, they will help you cancel or adjust your reservation. You will not be charged if an instrument is malfunctioning or out-of-service during the scheduled reservation.
For more information, choose your specific imaging modality:
