The CBIA core supports a wide range of research applications from Cell Biology to Engineering. The success of the Researchers is our main goal.
Cell Biology and Image Acquisition
The Cell Biology and Image Acquisition (CBIA) Core Facility provides state-of-the-art advanced microscopes, image analysis tools, and technical support to facilitate your microscopy research.
Our latests
Cours de microscopie en Français!
Un cours complet de microscopie photonique en français est offert pour la première fois en PERSONNE, à Montréal.
Ce cours s’adresse à toute personne étudiant ou travaillant dans le domaine de la recherche et utilisant un microscope dans ses activités.
Dates : du 12 au 16 mai 2025.
Cours Complet - 500$ (PLACES LIMITÉES) ou Cours Théoriques seulement - 100$
Bourses sont disponibles
La date limite des candidatures est le 27 février.
CFMO info et inscriptions
Ce cours s’adresse à toute personne étudiant ou travaillant dans le domaine de la recherche et utilisant un microscope dans ses activités.
Dates : du 12 au 16 mai 2025.
Cours Complet - 500$ (PLACES LIMITÉES) ou Cours Théoriques seulement - 100$
Bourses sont disponibles
La date limite des candidatures est le 27 février.
The new Observer7 with Sample Finder!
The new Observer7 equipped with the latest Sample Finder (that's why we call it SoFia!) is ideal for tissue imaging!
It is also equipped with the latest Zeiss objective 40x NA 1.4: high resolution and brightness all in one!
SoFia widefield inverted microscope
It is also equipped with the latest Zeiss objective 40x NA 1.4: high resolution and brightness all in one!
Acknowledge our facility
When using our instruments, please acknowledge the facility in your publications and reference the Cell Biology and Image Acquisition Core RRID: SCR_021845.
Publication policies
CBIA core success
22
Microscopes
84
Labs
325
Users
What's new?
What can uOttawa's core facilities do for you?
Core facilities are your collaborators who will never say no.
Watch the video produced by uOttawa's Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI).
Connect to R:drive
Due to some windows update we lost the "Medmap" tool on our workstation to connect to the Research drive.
New instructions here:
Need something to read? Check our useful links!
- A Cell Biologist's Guide to Expansion Microscopy (ExM) the latest review
- A Monomeric StayGold (mStayGold) Fluorescent Protein: the monomer version we have been waiting for
- Colour Me Better: fixing figures for colour blindness
- Creating Clear and Informative Image-based Figures for Scientific Publications
- Deep Learning for Live Cell Imaging to Reduce Phototoxicity
- Effective Image Visualization for Publications
- Expansion-assisted Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy for Nanoscale Imaging of Centimeter-Scale Tissues
- Labelizer: systematic selection of protein residues for covalent fluorophore labeling
- Publishers Unite to Tackle Doctored Images in Research Papers and Check the Guide about Image Integrity
- Reproducibility
- Reproducibility and Metadata
- Sharper Signals: how machine learning is cleaning up microscopy images
- The Hunt for Red Fluorescent Proteins
- Tutorial: Guidance for Quantitative Confocal Microscopy
- When Antibodies Mislead: the Quest for Validation
- When Light Meets Biology - how the specimen affects quantitative microscopy
"Following Story" at FacMed devoted to CBIA core: "Not just a pretty picture"
Contact us
Cell Biology and Image Acquisition Core Facility
Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa
RGN 3171
451 Smyth Road
Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5
Who to contact?
Core Director
John W.R. Copeland, PhD
Phone: 613-562-5800 ext. 8641
Microscopy specialist Senior and Facility Manager
Chloë van Oostende-Triplet, PhD
Phone: 613-562-5800 ext. 8376
Microscopy specialist
Liyuan Wang, PhD
Phone: 613-562-5800 ext. 8983