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Pitt’s shared research facilities house special-purpose equipment and offer expert consultation to support a wide range of technical areas across the University.

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When: Monday, October 19th, 2026 from 2pm-5pm

Where: University Club, Ballroom B (second floor)

Who: Open to all Pitt faculty, students, and staff

Light appetizers and drinks will be provided.

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CBI Electron Microscopy Lab

Overview of Equipment and Services

The CBI Electron Microscopy Lab is part of the Center for Biologic Imaging, one of the largest microscope based imaging centers in the US, equipped with almost all light and electron optical equipment and expertise. This iLABS service page is limited to the EM components of the Center which runs as a traditional billing facility. Importantly please do not request services through iLABS without making initial contact between the PI of the research group and one of the EM facility faculty or staff (contact page here). For a limited description of some of the EM platforms available in the Center, see the "Schedule Equipment" tab. If you are interested in the light microscopy components of the CBI please refer to this site www.cbi.pitt.edu

Location and Hours of Operation

Biomedical Science Tower S-224, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2548

Days of the Week	Hours open
Monday – Friday	9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Resources

The CBI EM facility offers all traditional electron microscopy services. The resource is equipped with multiple TEM and SEM devices and all support equipment. The facility specializes in standard plastic based TEM preparation, sectioning and microscopy, negative staining of particulates followed by TEM, post embeddment immuno-TEM. It is also fully equipped for conventional SEM approaches as well as material characterization methods. Preparation technologies include; freeze substitution, critical point drying, freeze fracture, freeze etch, carbon and gold coating and ultramicrotomy. For more information please see our website:

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