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COVID-19 and lockdown

We would just like to inform our users that we may conduct analyses for those who have essential services permits already during level 4 of lockdown. When we have more details on the return of staff and students during level 3 we will post again, but if you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate …

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A look back at 2019: Staff training on Super-resolution microscopy in Scotland

Lize Engelbrecht, manager of the Fluorescence Microscopy Unit was the first South African selected to attend the ESRIC super-resolution microscopy Summer School 2019 in Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium (ESRIC) is a National Super-resolution Imaging Facility with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and training. It is a joining of expertise across a broad scientific …

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A look back at 2019: Arrival of the new AMNIS ImageStreamX

Stellenbosch University was awarded a NRF National Equipment Programme Grant to purchase a new imaging flow cytometer which would be housed at Tygerberg Medical Campus.  The instrument arrived in June 2019 and CAF staff, along with the key applicants, prof Samantha Sampson and prof Carine Smith, along with their research group members received intensive training …

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