Zeiss Lattice SIM 5 laser scanning structured illumination super - resolution light microscope and Associated Supplies or Equal

2026-11-03

The U . S . Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ), National Institutes of Health ( NIH ), National Cancer Institute ( NCI ) Center for Cancer Research ( CCR ), Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics ( LCBG ), CCR Microscopy Core requires one ( 1 ) new , commercially available , Zeiss Lattice SIM5 super - resolution light microscope . The National Cancer Institute is the principal federal agency for cancer research and training . It leads , conducts , and supports cancer research to advance scientific knowledge and improve cancer prevention , detection , diagnosis , and survivorship . The Center for Cancer Research ( CCR ) is the largest division of the NCI ’ s intramural research program with both basic and clinical research groups exploring the cutting edge of cancer research involving a wide spectrum of biological and biomedical problems that range from visualizing and understanding the structure of genes and proteins and developing novel assays to detect and potentially treat patients . The CCR Microscopy Core , the main microscopy core in the CCR , serves the imaging needs of a wide range of NCI researchers studying the cell biology of cancer . The core facility has five high - quality research - grade instruments , including confocal , multi - photon and super - resolution microscopes , to apply to the numerous research projects from the over 45 labs / branches within NCI , that use the Core annually . To satisfy the demands for super - resolution fluorescence microscopy , the CCR Microscopy Core requests a new Zeiss Lattice SIM5 structured illumination super - resolution microscope . Structured illumination super - resolution microscopy is an established method for acquiring high resolution images of biological samples and is in high demand from NCI researchers . The demand arises from the need to understand the molecular interactions of cellular proteins and the gene expression profiles of tumor cells . Super - resolution microscopy provides researchers the ability to visualize these molecular interactions within cells , and the newest SIM technology available from the requested Zeiss Latice SIM5 microscope will allow researchers to image these interactions in live cells . Thus , providing this cutting - edge technology to NCI researchers to apply to their cancer research projects and further improve our understanding of the cell biology of cancer .

Maryland

2026-04-08