Facility user policies:
- COVID-19 related policies and phased reopening plans
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- Reservation schedule
Starting from 11/01/2021, we are back using Badger system to make instrument reservations. For experienced users, who do not need assistance from facility staff, please make reservations directly in Badger system following the facility user policies. For non-experienced users, who need staff assistance or training purposes, please contact the facility staff to confirm availability before making reservations in Badger. New users must finish all the user registration steps and are able to login Badger with their accounts before scheduling training.
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- General user policies
- General
- Safety
- Reservation
- Off hours policy
- Acknowledgement
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- Computer use policy:
CryoEM Data Processing Computer
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Image Reconstruction Computer (Window OS with Amira/Avizo and other softwares)
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Badger instruction:
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Badger Dashboard: http://cuny1.badgerlms.com/badger/DashboardIS-1.html
Instrument instructions and documents:
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Titan Halo 300kV TEM
SOP_Titan Halo 300kV TEM Procedure_2021 e2
SOP_Cryoholder controller & puming station
serialEM-note02-Single particle data collection – stitching MMM – MR e3
serialEM-note03-setup-LD-with-mP-and-nP e2
serialEM-note04-Multiple Record Setup Dialog e2
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Titan Themis 200kV S/TEM
200 kV Titan Themis Alignment_2022_v2
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Tecnai Spirit 120kV TEM
120 KV Tecnai Spirit TWIN TEM_2022(Updated)
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Helios Nanolab 660 FIB-SEM
FEI Helios NanoLab 660 Dualbeam FIB-SEM
TEM Lamella Sample Preparation
2D Image Stack Using Auto Slice & View
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WITec Raman microscope
WITec Raman Microscope alpha300R
- Leica STED
Guide to STED Sample Preparation
- FEI Vitrobot
- Fischione NanoClean
Fischione NanoCleam M1070 Procedure
- Leica EM ACE600 coater
Leica EM ACE600 Coater Procedure
Forms:
Other resources:
General
- Visotor information (building access, travel by public transportation and by car, parking facilities) (https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/about/visitor-information/)
Nanoscience
- ASRC Sensor CAT (https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/about/sensor-cat/)
Structural Biology
- Online class “Getting Started in cryoEM” by Grant Jensen at Caltech (http://www.cryo-em-course.caltech.edu/)
- Lectures on structural biology software including cryo-EM packages hosted by SBGrid consortium (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVetO1F9gm_oa–j37yrjzJ4yVJYzPVN5)
- Lecture series on EM given at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (ftp://ftp.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/pub/scheres/EM-course)
- Lectures from workshops organized by the National Resource for Automated Molecular Microscopy (NRAMM) (http://nramm.nysbc.org/workshops-and-courses/?lcp_page0=2#lcp_instance_0)
FIB-SEM/TEM reference operation videos:
- Basic SEM Operation by Michigan Center for Materials Characterization https://youtu.be/pMhtseDpFTE
- FIB TEM Lamella Prep Tutorial by Nicholas Rudawski https://youtu.be/M46Ol4gltbI
- TEM holder insertion and extraction by Nicholas Rudawski https://youtu.be/A4CN5yBRGC8