Training
Potential users are to request training directly from the Director of the Center for BioHealth Microscope Facility.
Training sessions will be scheduled as they are needed. The sessions will be held in the CBH building 5th floor
conference room or in the CBH 507. The number or people per training session will be kept small. These sessions will
consist of 4-5 hours of instruction both in the classroom and on the microscope. Microscope guidelines will be available
and sent to potential users prior to training. Before becoming an unsupervised user, each user must show proficient
knowledge of the components and software they are to use.
The training will consist of several parts:
- General training on the use and safety of the system
- Start up/shut down procedures
- Loading software
- Application specific instruction
- Application specific analysis
- Saving files
If you have already had some training on a similar system, you must still demonstrate your knowledge of the system. Special consideration will be given to those users. Users must still undergo general safety and usage guidelines for our facility before approval is given.
Usage
Prior to approval, each user must provide information regarding current account information and an administrative contact number. Users are responsible for providing up-to-date and valid account information for billing purposes. Once the account has been verified, users will be permitted to signup through email, phone or in person.
The facility is equipped with a keycard entry, where only qualified
users will be given access. Your UNTHSC ID badge will give you access to CBH507. This is a privilege, and at no time is your ID to be given to a
non-registered user. After hours or weekend usage, is allowable, but approval must be given.
Hours of Operation - For approved UNT Health Science Center students and employees, the microscope is currently available at any time. For non-UNT Health Science Center users, the microscope is available for use between 7:00AM
- 5:00PM (Monday through Friday). If special hours are required, arrangements can be made.
Coming Soon: Online microscope signup page using your
University of North Texas Health Science Center Novel login ID. Once there, they will be able to freely signup for the
microscope for any time of the day.
Cancellation
Users are asked to give at least 1 hour cancellation notice. This is core facility and shared among colleagues. If you are unable to come at your scheduled time, please notify the facility so that someone else could use your scheduled slot. Please be considerate of other users. If you are having problems with any users failure to follow the poilices of this facility please contact the director immediately.
Acknowledgements
For all submitted manuscripts that have collected data from this facility, we request that the UNT Center for BioHealth Microscope Facility be acknowledged and grant #NIH/NCRR22570. Images and links to any published works will be provided on our website. For our records, please inform us of any manuscript or grant acknowledging this facility.
Letters of Support
Our facility is committed to providing excellent training and support for the University of North Texas Health Science Center. We would be happy to provide a letter of support for grant applications.