1. Our systems are available to GIMM researchers and external users. Check the equipment hourly fees.
2. You need to use GIMM's booking system (Agendo) to book our equipment. If you are not registered in Agendo yet, please follow these instructions.
3. Please fill in our Bioimaging Welcome Form to give us more information about your experiment and your imaging needs.
4. We will schedule a meeting with you to discuss the next steps. Depending on your needs and usage frequency, you may receive training on a particular system for independent usage, or acquire data with our assistance (check details below).
5. Don't forget to check our Policies.

Consultation - The first step is to meet us to discuss your needs and determine the most appropriate microscope.

Test First - If necessary, we will give you permission in the booking system to schedule a test (with us) to decide the appropriate system.

Assisted Acquisition - We will give you in training access and assist you with data acquisition, no training required.

If you use a microscope system regularly, we can train you to become fully independent:

Training is mandatory for independent use, even if you have already used the microscope elsewhere. We book the training session.

Assisted Use must occur within 1 week after training. We will help you during acquisition.

Independence - Once you are comfortable with using the microscope on your own, you will be given regular user privileges.

Image Analysis - We can help you analyze your data more efficiently by developing image analysis and processing tools.

Publication - We can also help you writing materials and methods and preparing figures for a manuscript with microscopy data.

Please Note

• After you are a fully independent user, you can request technical assistance when necessary (e.g. for troubleshooting, new settings, etc.)
• If you do not book a microscope for assisted sessions within 1 week after training, you may need to be trained again
• If you do not use a microscope for more than 1 month, we may contact you to assess the need for re-training
• If you misuse a microscope or fail to follow turn on/off procedures, you will be re-trained and go back to Assisted Use

• We are always available for consultations and advice on all things related to microscopy. Feel free to contact us (☎ 47305 in Lisbon, 4533 in Oeiras), we will gladly help you with your microscopy needs and discuss your ideas.

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