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Equipment Booking

The facility is operating on an appointment-only basis to restrict the number of people in the facility at one time. Each appointment will be coordinated through Miki. All the work has to be performed during BIF business hours 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. The work should be finished by 5:30 pm to permit the custodial staff access after 6 pm and no work is permitted on weekends.

To request equipment booking, please fill in and submit the “Equipment Booking Enquiry Form” below. After submission, we will contact you shortly.

To make a general appointment with us, please contact Miki (bif.manager@ubc.ca).

Equipment Booking Enquiry Form

Name*
First Last
Email*
Department
Your Supervisor's Name*
First Last
Your Supervisor's Email
Speedchart*
Consent*
I agree to the BIF policy.
It is mandatory for BIF users to read through and agree to the BIF policy.
BIF policy is available on the link below.
https://www.bioimaging.ubc.ca/about/bif-policies/
*
I have read BIF guidelines for re-opening and understand the additional precautions being taken during this time in order to reduce our risk from COVID-19.
BIF guideline for re-opening is available on the link below.
https://www.bioimaging.ubc.ca/bif-guideline-for-re-opening/
Reservation Date and Time:*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY

BIF is open from 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. The equipment status is available on the online calendar (https://booking.bioimaging.ubc.ca).
Start Time*

: HOUR

MINUTE
End Time*

: HOUR

MINUTE
Please choose the equipment you would like to book (one equipment at one time)*
- FEI Tecnai G20 TEM (Rm 0142)
- Hitachi H7600 TEM (Rm 0136)
- Hitachi S4700 SEM (Rm 0132)
- Hitachi S2600 SEM (Rm 0125)
- Olympus BX53 Light/Fluorescence Microscope (Rm 0126)
- Olympus FV1000 Confocal/Multiphoton Microscope (Rm 0128)
- Olympus SZX10 Stereomicroscope (Rm 0135)
- PerkinElmer Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope (Rm 0127)
- Leica UC7 Ultracut microtome (Rm 0137)
- Leica UCT Ultracut microtome (Rm 0139)
- Leica UCE Ultracut microtome (Rm 0135)
- Pelco Laboratory Microwave (Rm 0144)
- Cressington Sputter Coater (Rm 0144)
- Tousimis Critical Point Dryer (Rm 0144)
- Leica Automatic Freeze Substitution (AFS2) (Rm 0141)
- Leica High Pressure Freezer (HPF) (Rm 0141)
- SEM/TEM Sample preparation in the fume hoods (Main lab Rm 0144)
- Sample preparation for optical microscopy in tissue culture room Rm 0129
- AMIRA computer (Rm 0131)
- Inspect 3D computer (Rm 0131)
- Other purposes: Please provide the detail information below.
Do you need a 60x water lens? (for Olympus FV1000/Olympus BX53 users only)
- Yes
- No
Do you need technical assistance?*
- Yes
- No
Do you have key card access to enter BioSci Bldg, stairwell 10 and BIF?*
- Yes, I do!
- No, I don't think so.
If NO, please provide your student number (or employee ID) below.
The BioSci Bldg remains locked and only key card access permitted during phase 1.
Prioritization of Access will be considered for some circumstances. Provide the information below.
Prioritization of Access will be given IF 1) Research personnel working on COVID-related research, including work for which an exemption was already granted. 2) Research personnel who are working on time-critical projects for reasons including: grant deadlines, time-sensitive papers, and students close to degree completion.
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UBC Bioimaging Facility

Vancouver Campus

Rm 0120 Biological Sciences Building

6270 University Blvd.

Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Tel 604 822 3354

Website www.bioimaging.ubc.ca

Email bif.manager@ubc.ca

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