TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ferrando-May, Elisa
A1  - Hartmann, Hella
A1  - Reymann, Jürgen
A1  - Ansari, Nariman
A1  - Utz, Nadine
A1  - Fried, Hans-Ulrich
A1  - Kukat, Christian
A1  - Peychl, Jan
A1  - Liebig, Christian
A1  - Terjung, Stefan
T1  - Advanced light microscopy core facilities : balancing service, science and career
T2  - Microscopy research and technique
N2  - Core Facilities (CF) for advanced light microscopy (ALM) have become indispensable support units for research in the life sciences. Their organizational structure and technical characteristics are quite diverse, although the tasks they pursue and the services they offer are similar. Therefore, throughout Europe, scientists from ALM‐CFs are forming networks to promote interactions and discuss best practice models. Here, we present recommendations for ALM‐CF operations elaborated by the workgroups of the German network of ALM‐CFs, German Bio‐Imaging (GerBI). We address technical aspects of CF planning and instrument maintainance, give advice on the organization and management of an ALM‐CF, propose a scheme for the training of CF users, and provide an overview of current resources for image processing and analysis. Further, we elaborate on the new challenges and opportunities for professional development and careers created by CFs. While some information specifically refers to the German academic system, most of the content of this article is of general interest for CFs in the life sciences.
KW  - user and staff training
KW  - instrument performance tests
KW  - user/staff/instrument ratio
KW  - core facility administration
KW  - microscopy room requirements
Y1  - 2016
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/45761
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-457618
SN  - 1097-0029
SN  - 1553-0817
SN  - 1059-910X
N1  - This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
VL  - 79
IS  - 6
SP  - 463
EP  - 479
PB  - Wiley-Liss
CY  - New York, NY [u. a.]
ER  -