Cormac Toler Scott, a MSc student in Leander lab (Dept of Zoology), studies the sea spider with the Zeiss Crossbeam 350 SEM. SEM images of the ventrum of the anterior of a juvenile sea spider (left), a single stalked ciliate protist nestled between the plates of the sea spider’s exoskeleton (centre), and the papillae of […] Read More
A TEM micrograph of iPSC derived 3D heart organoid, Image was acquired with the FEI Tecnai spirit 120kV TEM by Meilin An, a PhD student in Penninger lab (Dept of Medical Genetics). Read More
Evan McKenzie, a PhD student in Phil Matthews lab (Dept of Zoology) studies the structure of hydrostatic organs (air sacs) in aquatic insects. The insect tissues are embedded in resin and sectioned with the Leica UC7 ultramicrotome for TEM analysis. Evan uses a small camera mounted right next to the sample block (left image) so he […] Read More
Dr. Arash Momeni (Cullis lab, Biochemistry) performs CryoTEM using the Tecnai G20 200kV TEM to examine the lipid nanoparticles. Left: 5 nm iron oxide nanoparticles and anticancer drug in lipid nanoparticles, Middle: mRNA loaded lipid nanoparticles, Right: 5 nm gold nanoparticles in lipid nanoparticles. Read More
Sean Ritter, a PhD student in Wasteneys lab (Botany), uses the PerkinElmer Spinning disk to look at cell file organization in the Arabidopsis root labelled with the plasma membrane marker LTI6b:GFP (left) and microtubule organization in the clasp-1 mutant as labelled with pUBQ1:neonGreen-TUB2 (Right). Read More
Dr. Jingqian Chen, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Orlando Rojas’ lab (UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering), uses a Zeiss Crossbeam350 FIB-SEM to visualize monodispersed lignin particles (left, Dr. Jingqian Chen’s sample). She also used a Tecnai Spirit TEM to show branched silica particles with bacteria cellulose fibers (center, Dr. Dong Wang’s sample). Finally, Dr. Chen […] Read More
TEM micrograph of axons with myelin (shaded regions) in the corpus callosum of the mouse brain, acquired by Tecnai Spirit TEM. Image courtesy of Andrew Thompson, a PhD student in Bamji lab, Dept of Cellular and Physiological Sciences. Read More
The UBC Bioimaging Facility provides microscopy access, training and service to researchers across and beyond UBC.
- Optical microscope infrastructure for light/fluorescence, confocal, multi-photon,and live-cell imaging.
- Electron microscopy infrastructure and advanced sample preparation including cryo-preparation for electron microscopy, routine SEM, TEM and FIB-SEM, Cryo-SEM, Cryo-TEM, TEM tomography, Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM), and CryoFIB-SEM.
- Training and technical support for users from diverse research disciplines from life sciences to material sciences.
The UBC Bioimaging Facility is a shared research platform funded through a partnership between the Faculties of Science, Applied Science, Medicine, Forestry and Land and Food Systems, the Departments of Botany and Zoology, Professor and CFI-JELF grant holder Mark MacLachlan (Chemistry), BioSEED CFI grant led by Professors Lacey Samuels and Orlando Rojas, and the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation.
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FOSI seminar on Nov 25 (Mon) at 2:30pm in MSL Rm 102 or Zoom
Tuesday Nov 5, 2024
Dr. Arash Momeni (Research Associate, Cullis lab) will present the seminar “CryoTEM basics and lipid nanoparticles imaging”. Andrew Thompson (PhD candidate, Neuroscience, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health) will present the seminar “The Role of the Palmitoylating Enzyme, ZDHHC9, in Oligodendrocyte Development and (Re)myelination.” Before the talk (2:15-2:30pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the seminar room. For more information, Read More>
Evident SpinSR Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopy seminar (Nov 14) and Hands-on workshop (Nov 18)
Monday Nov 4, 2024
The SpinSR Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope will be installed soon at the BIF! We will host a seminar and hands-on workshop on the SpinSR system on November 14th and 18th. Registration is required for all events. For more information, Read More>
FOSI seminar on Oct 31st (Thu) at 2:30pm in LSC1003 or Zoom “UBC Imaging Facility Expose!”
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar will take place on Thursday, October 31st at 2:30 pm in LSC 1003 or Zoom (Hybrid). “UBC Imaging Facility Expose!”. Before the talk (2:15-2:30pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the seminar room. For more information, Read More>
FOSI seminar on Sept 24th (Tue) at 2pm in MSL102 or Zoom “UBC Imaging Facility Expose!”
Wednesday Sept 18, 2024
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar will take place on Tuesday, September 24th at 2:00 pm in Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) 102 or Zoom (Hybrid). “UBC Imaging Facility Expose!”. Before the talk (1:45-2pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the seminar room. For more information, Read More>
LSI Imaging Workshop: Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) and tauSTED
Friday Sept 06, 2024
LSI Imaging Facility is organizing a workshop on Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy and tauSTED in September 2024. We have 21 spots for the hands-on sessions in this workshop. Read More>
Tuesday Sept 03, 2024
If you have used gloves that do not have toxic chemicals, please put them in a recycling bin in front of Rm 0132. Used gloves will be recycled into plastic pellets used in the construction and textile industries. Read More>
BINA Image Contest 2024: Submit your light microscopy images by August 30 (12pm, PT)
Thursday July 18, 2024
BINA Image Contest is back for this year. Please submit your light microscopy images by August 30 (12pm, PT). For more information, Read More>
Monday July 8, 2024
LSI imaging facility will host the imaging event (July 22 to August 9) called Empower Your Confocal Imaging Experiments featuring Evident FV4000 Confocal laser scanning microscope.For more information, Read More>
Microscopy Society of Canada -Microscopy Image Contest and Opening for a BC student chapter-
Thursday April 18, 2024
Microscopy Society of Canada is having its 50th anniversary this year. As part of this year’s Annual Meeting (June 4-7, Ottawa), the Microscopical Society of Canada invites all undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs and research technicians across Canada to the microscopy imaging contest. For more information, Read More>
FOSI seminar April 22 (Mon) 1-2pm in MSL101 or Zoom by Brian Duarte and Elsa Cyr
Tuesday April 9, 2024
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar will take place on Monday, April 22nd at 1:00 pm in Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) 101 or Zoom (Hybrid). Brian Duarte will give a talk titled “Unravelling the life cycle of Cronartium ribicola, the causal agent of white pine blister rust” and Elsa Cyr will give a talk titled “Live cell imaging in mosquito taste sensory system”. Before the talk (12:45-1pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the seminar room. For more information, Read More>
UBC Tissue Clearing and Expansion 2024 workshop
Friday March 22, 2024
UBC Tissue Clearing and Expansion 2024 workshop will be held on May 2, 2024. Registration is required. For more information, Read More>
FOSI seminar March 26 (Tue) 3-4pm in LSC RM 1003 by Sophie Roth and Timothy Wong
Friday March 15, 2024
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar will take place on Tuesday, March 26th at 3pm in LSC Rm 1003 or Zoom (Hybrid). Sophie Roth from Auld lab and Timothy Wong from Nabi lab will give a talk. Before the talk (2:45-3pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the seminar room. For more information, Read More>
Monday Feb 5, 2024
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar will take place on Wednesday, February 21st at 12:30pm in MSL Auditorium or Zoom (Hybrid). Prof. Claire Brown will give a talk titled “The Power of Networks to Accelerate Scientific Discovery”. Before the talk (12:15-12:30pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the MSL Auditorium. For more information, Read More>
Zeiss online webinar about 3D Volume Electron Microscopy starts on Jan 25th, 2024.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Zeiss online webinar about 3D Volume Electron Microscopy starts on Jan 25th, 2024.If you are interested in exploring Volume EM using the FIB-SEM, please register from
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Zeiss Dynamic Profiler webinar on Jan 16th, 10am
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Zeiss Dynamic Profiler is a new technique to extract molecular quantifications from live cell. If you are interested, please register from
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Monday Jan 15, 2024
Zeiss Lunch & Learn: Next Generation Confocal and Live Cell Super Resolution Imaging takes place on Jan 24th, 11:30am in BioSci Rm 3157. If you would like to attend this event, please contact Read More>
Zeiss LSM980 Airyscan2 & Dynamics Profiler Hands-on Demo in January 2024
Wednesday Dec 6, 2023
Zeiss is going to set up the LSM980 with Airyscan2 & Dynamics profiler for you to try ”
Next Generation Confocal and Live Cell Super Resolution Imaging”. The demonstration will start on January 9th, 2024, at the UBC Bioimaging facility. Read More>
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
FOSI in-person workshop will take place on November 27th (Monday) at 1 pm in Michael Smith Laboratory (MSL) Rm 101 (multipurpose room). Guang Gao (Facility manager of LSI imaging) and Miki Fujita (Research manager at Bioimaging facility) will provide an in-person workshop about best practices for sample preparation, live cell imaging, 3D segmentation, documenting and reporting microscopy data, and preparation of the image figures for publications. Read More>
Evident/Olympus seminar (Nov 22) and workshop (Nov 21-Dec 1) about the IXplore SPin SR System
Friday Nov 10, 2023
We are very excited to announce that there will be a seminar and workshop about their IXPlore SpinSR system provided by Evident/Olympus. Read More>
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
We are very excited to announce that we have additional Leica events about their Stellaris 8 Dive Multicolor Multiphoton Microscope.Read More>
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of October, and will take place on Monday, Oct 30th at 12:30pm in MSL Auditorium or Zoom (Hybrid). Shelby Thornton and Olivia Sullivan from Molecular and Advanced Pathology Core (MapCORE) will give a talk titled “A Roadmap to HALO AI Image Analysis”. Prior to the talk (12:15-12:30pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the MSL Auditorium. For more information, Read More>
Leica Stellaris Confocal Microscopy Seminar (Oct 23) and Workshop (Nov 6- 10)
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Lianne Dale from Leica will give us a talk about their Stellaris confocal microscopy system on October 23rd (Monday) from 11 am to 12 pm at the Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) auditorium and run the workshop from November 6th to 10th at the BIF. Read More>
BINA image contest 2023 (Deadline October 2)
Wednesday Sept 13, 2023
Bioimaging North America is open to accepting subscriptions for light microscopy images for BINA image contest 2023! For more information, Read More>
Friday Sept 8, 2023
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of September, and will take place on Monday, Sept 25th at 12:30pm in MSL Auditorium or Zoom (Hybrid). Directors, managers and staff from 7 UBC Imaging Facilities will give a talk about their facilities. Prior to the talk (12:15-12:30pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the MSL Auditorium. For more information, Read More>
LSI imaging workshop_Leica Stellaris on July 6 and 7″
Thursday June 29, 2023
LSI imaging workshop_Leica Stellaris on July 6 and 7, Read More>
Tuesday April 11, 2023
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of April, and will take place on Monday, April 24th at 1pm in MSL Auditorium or Zoom (Hybrid). Our speaker is Farid Jalali, Senior Advanced Microscopy Systems Specialist from Evident Scientific. Prior to the talk (12:45-1pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the MSL Auditorium. For more information, Read More>
Monday March 13, 2023
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of March, and will take place on Monday, March 27th at 1pm in MSL Auditorium or Zoom (Hybrid). We have two speakers, Claire Atkinson, Facility manager in UBC High Resolution Macromolecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy and Guillermo Gaballero Silva (Strynadka lab, Biochemistry). Prior to the talk (12:45-1pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the MSL Auditorium. For more information, Read More>
Demonstration of AMIRA software for cell biology on March 23rd 9-10 am”
Thursday March 9, 2023
AMIRA software is available in BIF for the image editing/analysis. If you want to know more about AMIRA software, there will be a live webinar held on March 23rd (Thursday) 9-10am. Please visit the link below for registration. Registration is required. For more information, Read More>
UBC-UVic Fiji/ImageJ Workshop 2023 on April 5th 10-3pm via Zoom”
Tuesday February 21, 2023
Please join us on Apr 5 10am-3pm for the 2023 UBC-UVic Fiji/ImageJ workshop. Fiji/ImageJ is an essential, freely available, open source tool in any research discipline for image processing and analysis. We will cover the do’s and don’ts of image editing, suggestions for better research data management practices, Fiji/ImageJ basics, analysis tools and concepts (ROI’s, thresholding, particle counting, and colocalization) and how to make a macro. Presented by the UBC BioImaging Facility, the Dynamic Brain Circuits Research Cluster, the NeuroImaging and NeuroComputation Centre, and the UVic Neuroscience Graduate Student Association.For more information, Read More>
Tuesday February 7, 2023
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of February, and will take place on Monday, February 27th at 2pm in MSL Auditorium or Zoom (Hybrid). Miki Fujita, Research manager in UBC Bioimaging facility, Lucas Andrew (MacLachlan lab, Chemistry) and Sam Livingston (Keeling lab, Botany) will be giving a talk about overview of Zeiss Crossbeam 350, applications in material and biological samples”. Prior to the talk (1:45-2pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the MSL Auditorium. For more information, Read More>
Monday January 9, 2023
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of January, and will take place on Monday, January 30th at 1pm in MSL Auditorium or Zoom (Hybrid). Thorsten Knipfer, Assistant Professor in UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems, will be giving a talk titled “Plant-water relations using X-ray imaging”. Prior to the talk (12:45-1pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the MSL Auditorium. For more information, Read More>
Friday October 7, 2022
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of October, and will take place on Monday, October 31st at 1:30pm in MSL Auditorium or Zoom (Hybrid). Ashley Ambrose from Gold lab Microbiology and Immunology Department will be giving a talk titled “Dissecting the Immune Synapse with Super-resolution Microscopy”. Prior to the talk (1:15-1:30pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person outside the MSL Auditorium. For more information, Read More>
The Bioimaging North America 2022 Image Contest is open!”
Thursday Sept 22nd, 2022
The Bioimaging North America 2022 Image Contest is open! Submit light microscopy images into contest by October 7th. For more information, Read More>
Friday May 27th, 2022
We are getting new Focused Ion Beam (FIB)-Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) set up in the BIF. Are you interested in what the FIB-SEM applications are? Please check out this upcoming seminar on June 10th at 11am. Registration is required. For more information, Read More>
Wednesday May 11th, 2022
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of May, and will take place in person or Zoom (Hybrid) on Monday, May 30th at 1:30 pm in MSL Auditorium. Sam Livingston will be giving a talk titled “3D modelling of peculiar cellular structures in eukaryotic parasite genus Selenidium “. Prior to the talk (1:15-1:30pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided in Michael Smith Laboratory Building, main floor. For more information, Read More>
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of April, and will take place in person on Tuesday, April 26th at 1:30 pm in LSI Rm 1.330. Mathias Delhaye, Kurt Haas, Peter Hogg, Jeffrey LeDue and Jack Price will be giving a talk titled “Accessing new spatiotemporal scales with advanced imaging at the UBC Centre for Brain Health”. Prior to the talk (1:15-1:30pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided at Rm 1.310 in Life Sciences Institute Building, main floor. For more information, Read More>
Friday April 8, 2022
Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition and Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition Call for Entries April 30th, 2022.For more information, Read More>
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar is back for the month of March, and will take place on Monday, March 28th at 1pm in LSC 3 or Zoom (Hybrid). Guang Gao from LSI imaging centre will be giving a talk titled “Full-scale imaging techniques at LSI imaging Core Facility: Subcellular structures examined with super-resolution imaging”. Prior to the talk (12:45-1pm), Snacks and Coffee will be provided for those attending in person at LSC 3 (LSC1003) in Life Sciences Institute Building, main floor. For more information, Read More>
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Focused On Scientific Imaging (FOSI) seminar series is back for the month of February. Jonathan Mark Wilson from Wilfrid Laurier University will give a talk titled “Antigen retrieval in immunohistochemistry” For more information, Read More>
Zeiss Elyra7 with Lattice SIM Super-Resolution Microscopy (Webinar Nov 9 and Demo Nov 10-17)
Thursday Nov 4, 2021
Please join us for an introductory webinar on Nov 9th 11am and schedule an in-person demo from Nov 10 to 17. For more information, visit the link or Read More>
LSI Virtual Seminar Series: Dr.Jacky Goets “Forces shape tutor metastasis” on Oct 29th, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
For more information, visit their website Read More>
UBC Tissue Clearing and Expansion Workshop on Sept 22nd and 23rd, 2021
Friday September 3 2021
For more information, visit their website Read More>
Tuesday June 22 2021
This webinar is organized by Olympus. For those who use the Olympus BX53 microscope and cellSens in automatic modes, you may want to check it out! For more information, visit their website Read More>
Image Editing Workshop on July 21st, 2021
Monday June 21 2020
Please join us for free online image editing workshop! Registration is required Read More>
CellProfiler workshop for beginners on June 24th, 2021
Wednesday April 28 2021
CellProfiler workshop for beginners on June 24th, 2021. CellProfiler is the free, open source image editing software, and the free interactive virtual workshop will be held on June 24th, 2021 from 1-5pm (UTC) (6am to 10am in Vancouver time). Read More>
Ready for CAMiLoD’S Summer imaging competition 2020?
Thursday Aug 12 2020
Ready for CAMiLoD’S Summer imaging competition 2020? This competition is open to all researchers and students in Canada. Read More>
Thursday July 16 2020
Congratulations to Miki for winning a Canadian Network of Scientific Platforms Scientist Award Read More>
BIF will re-open on an appointment-only basis on June 10th.
Monday June 8 2020
BIF will re-open on an appointment-only basis on June 10th (Wednesday).Read More>
BIF is closed until further notice.
Tuesday Mar 17 2020
BIF is closed until further notice.Read More>
Friday Feb 21 2020
Please join us for ibidi lunch and learn seminar on March 4th at 12pm in LSI Rm 1330.Read More>
Seminar: Genome folding in development by Dr. Alistair Boettiger Feb 10 2:30pm LSC 3
Thursday Jan 30 2020
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Discussion Group Presents Read More>
Nikon Multiphoton Imaging Talk on Feb 4th at 1pm, BioSci Rm 4223.
Thursday Jan 30 2020
Nikon Multiphoton Imaging Talk on Feb 4th at 1pm, BioSci Rm 4223. Read More>
BIF will move to new space in late January 2020.
Wednesday Dec 4 2019
BIF will move to new space in the BioSci Bldg in the week of January 27th 2020. Read More>
FOSI seminar Nov 28th in the LSI Rm1.416 at 3:30pm”.
Monday November 25 2019
FOSI returns for the month of November! On November 28th at 3:30 pm in the LSI room 1416, Dr. Kurt Haas from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health will present a seminar, “Ultra-fast 3D Two Photon Microscopy (for in vivo imaging of the whole-neuron activity in the awake brain.”Read More>
FOSI seminar Oct 31st in the LSI Rm1.416 at 3:30pm”.
Friday October 25 2019
The FOSI seminar series has returned for October! Dr. Stefano Rubino from Soquelec will speak about Improving Throughput for Cryo-Electron Microscopy with a focus on Gatan direct detection cameras. Josh Scurll from the UBC Institute of Applied Mathematics will present on StormGraph for clustering analyses of single-molecule localization microscopy data. Read More>
Our move has been postponed to January 2020.
Wednesday October 2 2019
Our move has been postponed to January 2020 Read More>
Introduction to UBC imaging facilities-FOSI seminar Sept 26th in the LSI Rm1.416 at 3:30pm”.
Monday Sept 23 2019
The FOSI seminar series has returned for the academic year! On September 26th at 3:30pm in the LSI room 1416, we will feature a seminar, “Introduction to imaging facilities at UBC: From confocal to super resolution to electron microscopy.” Dr. Guang Gao from LSI Imaging will speak about confocal microscopy and STED, while Dr. Miki Fujita from the Bioimaging Facility will present on multiphoton imaging and electron microscopy. Read More>
Gairdner Symposium Oct 21st 3:30pm-6pm at LSC2
Tuesday Sept 10 2019
Please join us the Gairdner Symposium hosted by Dr. Michael Hayden! This free inspiring public lecture will feature Read More>
Our move has been postponed to the week of October 21st.
Tuesday Aug 27 2019
Our move has been postponed to the week of October 21st, Read More>
Online Calcium Booking Calendar will become unavailable from July 5 to 8.
Wednesday June 26 2019
If you plan to use the equipment during this time, Read More>
Our move has been postponed to mid-September.
Wednesday June 26 2019
Our move has been postponed to mid-September. Read More>
Join us for the FOSI seminar by Dr. Eric Betzig on June 18th in the LSI LSC1 at 2pm”.
Monday June 17 2019
The FOSI organizing committee invites you to attend a seminar by the esteemed Dr. Eric Betzig Read More>
Our move has been postponed to late July and August.
Thursday May 9 2019
Our move has been postponed to late July and August. Read More>
Tuesday April 30 2019
We have a New Olympus Light/Fluorescence BX53 microscope! And with a fond farewell, we have decommissioned the venerable Zeiss Axioplan2 after 18 years of service at the BIF. What’s new about Olympus BX53 upright microscope? Read More>
Register FREE AMIRA workshop (May 24th 2-5pm)
Tuesday April 23 2019
AMIRA is a powerful 3D reconstruction and image analysis software and is available for both BIF and CHTP users. This half day workshop Read More>
BIF will be moving to new space in June!
Thursday March 14 2019
We will move back to our original location in the basement of BioSci Buidling in June. Some downtime of the equipment will be expected in June and Read More>
Annual Meeting of Microscopical Society of Canada (MSC-SMC) 2019
Tuesday March 5 2019
Annual Meeting of Microscopical Society of Canada (MSC-SMC) 2019 will be held May 21-24, 2019 in UBC Vancouver campus. The UBC imaging facilities including BIF will be hosting hands-on workshops on May 21 and 24. Read More>