# Live Cell Imaging Shared Resource

> **NIH NIH P30** · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · 2020 · $80,895

## Abstract

Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center 
Live Cell Imaging Shared Resource (Translational Research Resource) 
Project Summary/Abstract 
The Live Cell Imaging Shared Resource maintains and provides access to ten light microscopes and three 
image processing workstations. The microscopes range from relatively simple instruments for taking pictures of 
histologically stained samples to sophisticated two photon microscopes for imaging in live animals and thick 
tissues. Trained, trusted users may use the microscopes for an hourly fee. Facility staff provides individual 
training and assistance. The resource is an institutional core facility serving the whole UT Southwestern 
research community. Cancer Center members account for more than 50% of the users of the facility and 70% 
of the hourly use of the instruments. The Resource Director and Facility Manager provide individual training 
and assistance to Cancer Center users of the facility at no cost, while fees charged to members for services 
are reduced according to the amount of support provided by Cancer Center. 
Services also include advice on protocol development, troubleshooting of experiments and help with the 
appropriate interpretation and effective presentation of imaging data. Investigators who wish to use the facility 
typically meet with the Director to discuss which microscope would be most suitable for their project and to 
determine appropriate protocols for sample preparation and experimental design. The Director serves as 
consultant or collaborator on projects requiring more than routine microscope imaging. The facility manager 
trains new users. To maximize the efficiency and efficacy of training, users are trained on the actual specimens 
they will be imaging and are only taught the features that pertain to their experiment. The facility manager is 
available during normal working hours to assist users. Approved users may check out a key for after-hours 
access. A web-based calendaring system is used to reserve time. It is integrated with a user accounts 
database and an authentication server for tracking actual usage.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10260743
- **Project number:** 3P30CA142543-10S3
- **Recipient organization:** UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** KATHERINE J LUBY-PHELPS
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $80,895
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2010-08-03 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10260743

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10260743, Live Cell Imaging Shared Resource (3P30CA142543-10S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10260743. Licensed CC0.

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