OiVM - Optical Imaging & Vital Microscopy

Optical Imaging & Vital Microscopy (OiVM) Core Facility at the Baylor College of Medicine

We are a Light Microscopy Core Facility Specializing in Optical Sectioning Tools for Fluorescence Microscopy

The mission of the Optical Imaging & Vital Microscopy (OiVM) Core is to give our investigators the tools and technical expertise they need to obtain reliable, reproducible scientific data using state-of-the-art microscopy modalities.  We have over 20 years of experience educating, training and assisting scientists with experiments using the latest cutting edge imaging methodologies.

Our core specializes in vital and intravital imaging of cellular processes within cells, intact tissue explants, developing embryos and functioning organs within the live animal.