Using Our Services

For Stanford researchers, to use the resources of the Neuroscience Microscopy Service (NMS), you will need:

  • an authorized Interdepartmental Request Form (SU-13),
  • APLAC approval for any studies involving laboratory animals or tissue from them,
  • training from the NMS appropriate to the resources you wish to use.
Additionally, if you plan to use either of the two-photon microscopes, you will need to take Stanford's online laser safety training course.

Non-Stanford researchers may use the facility on a limited basis. Contact the NMS director at 650-723-8818 to make arrangements.

Follow the links at left for more information.

If you've been trained on a piece of equipment, you can schedule time on that equipment using the Online Scheduling link. For ease of use in scheduling, the online calendar pages do not have a navigation bar (because the calendars are wide). However, you can still easily navigate to the rest of the site using the "breadcrumbs" links at the top of the page.