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Once your grids are ready, submit them to staff members (Prerana or Sudheer) at the Singh Center.
Overview of Services
The Beckman Center for Cryo-Electron Microscopy provides access to state-of the art cryo electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and cryo electron tomography (cryo-ET) for structural investigation of macromolecules within and outside cells. The facility currently houses a 300 keV Titan Krios G3i microscope equipped with phase plate, K3 Summit Direct Detector camera and Bioquantum GIF energy filter. In the near future, it is set to incorporate a Glacios operating at 200 keV to its equipment. Additionally, the facility has Vitrobot cryo plunger and all accessories needed to perform sample preparation for cryo-EM. The facility is available to Penn research groups and external academic research groups in the greater Philadelphia area. You can reach out to us at cryo-em@lists.upenn.edu.
The Beckman Center for Cryo-Electron Microscopy is exclusively for cryo-EM screening and data collection on the Titan Krios microscope. For cryo-ET data acquisition and advanced sample preparation towards cryo-EM/cryo-ET, reach out to cryo-et@lists.upenn.edu. As part of the cryo-ET branch, there is a Zeiss LSM900 laser scanning confocal light microscope designed to facilitate correlative cryogenic workflows, specifically for targeted cryo-EM and cryo-ET data acquisition. Additionally, a Zeiss Crossbeam 550 (equipped with a cryostage, a Delmic Meteor in-chamber fluorescence microscope, high signal-to-noise primary and secondary electron detectors and superior electron optics) is capable of conducting volumetric scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reconstructions and thinning of biological specimens in a targeted fashion for subsequent cryo-ET.
We offer the following services at the Beckman Center for Cryo-Electron Microscopy:
Advanced cryo-EM:
Note: The “advanced cryo-EM” branch does not provide cryo-EM data processing and reconstruction services. However, we may be able to assist - please inquire if you need help with data processing.
Advanced cryo-ET:
Research Resource Identifier (RRID)
Our RRID is RRID:SCR_022375. Please cite us using this identifier when publishing your results.
Faculty Director
Vera Moiseenkova-Bell, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology
Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics
Core Directors/Managers
Advanced cryo-EM:
Sudheer Molugu, Ph.D.
sudheer.molugu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Prerana Gogoi, Ph.D.
prerana.gogoi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Advanced cryo-ET:
Shrawan Kumar Mageswaran, Ph.D.
shrawan.mageswaran@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Elaine Mihelc, Ph.D.
elaine.mihelc@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Hours
24/7
Location
Krios and Glacios:
3205 Walnut St.
G011 Singh Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
LSM900 and Crossbeam 550:
B33A Anatomy Chemistry Building
3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
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Vera Moiseenkova-Bell |
Faculty Director
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215-898-1154
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vmb@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Ingrid Schafroth |
Core Facilities Coordinator
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215-898-8022
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Ingrid.Schafroth@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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242 Anat-Chem Bldg.
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Sudheer Molugu |
Core Director
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sudheer.molugu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Prerana Gogoi |
Core Director
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prerana.gogoi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Shrawan Kumar Mageswaran |
Cryo-ET Technical Director
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shrawan.mageswaran@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Elaine Mihelc |
Cryo-ET Technical Director
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elaine.mihelc@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Service list |
► Services (1) | |||
Name | Description | Price | |
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Staff Time | Inquire | ||
► Equipment Charges (4) | |||
Name | Description | Price | |
Glacios 6-hour flat rate | Inquire | ||
Glacios daily rate | Inquire | ||
Glacios hourly rate | Inquire | ||
LSM 900 hourly rate | Inquire | ||
► Consumables (1) | |||
Name | Description | Price | |
Quantifoil holey carbon grids |
Internal
$8.00
each
Academic (External) $13.00 each Corporate (External) $16.00 each |
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