Prof. Takashi Hiiragi fährt fort:
“To study embryo development in the uterus, we established a new interdisciplinary collaboration with the Prevedel group at EMBL Heidelberg and the industry partner Prospective Instruments to build the intravital microscope. We have extensively tested each microscope component to identify and observe the embryo-uterus interaction, and optimized and finalized its design. The mammalian implantation process is largely enigmatic, and the dynamic embryo-uterus interaction and its underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. This new intravital microscope will provide a fresh window and potentially transform the research of early mammalian development. Fortunately, Prospective Instruments could provide the level of customizable design we needed to enable our imaging research.”
Dr. Lukas Krainer ergänzt:
“We are excited to participate in a project that truly pushes the limits of multiphoton imaging by combining such diverse imaging modalities. For many years, we have been supporting researchers with our state-of-the-art multiphoton microscopy solutions. Now, by integrating high-resolution spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) in an automated and user-friendly system, we enable researchers to gain insights from their samples that were not possible before.”
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- Hiiragi group and Prevedel group collaborate with Prospective Instruments to Pioneer Intravital Multiphoton Microscopy for Early Embryo Research – Prospective Instruments
- EMBL und Hubrecht-Institut arbeiten an neuer intravitaler Mikroskopieplattform