{"id":19,"date":"2024-09-07T20:25:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T00:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:01:23","slug":"instruments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"Instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Glacios-2 Cryo-TEM<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7591_official_logo-436x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"636\" class=\"wp-image-214 size-medium alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7591_official_logo-436x636.jpg 436w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7591_official_logo-702x1024.jpg 702w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7591_official_logo-768x1121.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7591_official_logo-1053x1536.jpg 1053w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7591_official_logo-1404x2048.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>X-FEG electron source<\/li>\n<li>Sample autoloader (12-slot)<\/li>\n<li>Selectris energy filter<\/li>\n<li>Falcon 4i camera<\/li>\n<li>Ceta-D camera<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Instruments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Multiple Vitrobot Mark IV units<\/li>\n<li>Multiple Pelco easiGlow glow discharge units<\/li>\n<li>Multiple grid clipping stations<\/li>\n<li>Autoloader cassette loading station<\/li>\n<li>Processing workstation (4x RTX 4090 GPUs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Software<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CryoSPARC with facility-integrated on-the-fly data processing<\/li>\n<li>VNC remote access for grid screening and data collection<\/li>\n<li>EPU with multigrid functionality<\/li>\n<li>SmartEPU with Quality Monitor<\/li>\n<li>TEM tomography data acquisition software<\/li>\n<li>MicroED software package<\/li>\n<li>Maps 3 for S\/TEM with Correlative Workflow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7530_official_logo.jpg'><img width=\"3936\" height=\"2624\" src=\"\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7530_official_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7530_official_logo.jpg 3936w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7530_official_logo-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7530_official_logo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7530_official_logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7530_official_logo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7530_official_logo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3936px) 100vw, 3936px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-218'>\n\t\t\t\tBU CryoEM Core Facility Control Room. Credit: Chad Hicks &#8211; Boston University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7577_official_logo.jpg'><img width=\"3936\" height=\"2624\" src=\"\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7577_official_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7577_official_logo.jpg 3936w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7577_official_logo-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7577_official_logo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7577_official_logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7577_official_logo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7577_official_logo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3936px) 100vw, 3936px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-215'>\n\t\t\t\tBU CryoEM Core Facility Sample Preparation Room. Credit: Chad Hicks &#8211; Boston University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7599_official_logo.jpg'><img width=\"3638\" height=\"2425\" src=\"\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7599_official_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7599_official_logo.jpg 3638w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7599_official_logo-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7599_official_logo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7599_official_logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7599_official_logo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7599_official_logo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3638px) 100vw, 3638px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-213'>\n\t\t\t\tBU CryoEM Core Facility Sample Preparation Room. Credit: Chad Hicks &#8211; Boston University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7550_official_logo.jpg'><img width=\"3936\" height=\"2624\" src=\"\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7550_official_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7550_official_logo.jpg 3936w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7550_official_logo-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7550_official_logo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7550_official_logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7550_official_logo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7550_official_logo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3936px) 100vw, 3936px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216'>\n\t\t\t\tDavid Goodsell Artwork Arrangement. Credit: Chad Hicks &#8211; Boston University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7547_official_logo.jpg'><img width=\"3936\" height=\"2624\" src=\"\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7547_official_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7547_official_logo.jpg 3936w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7547_official_logo-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7547_official_logo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7547_official_logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7547_official_logo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_7547_official_logo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3936px) 100vw, 3936px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-217'>\n\t\t\t\tBU CryoEM Core Facility Staff Desk. Credit: Chad Hicks &#8211; Boston University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/cryoem\/files\/2024\/09\/cryoem_core_facility_logo_transparent.jpg'><img width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"\/cryoem\/files\/2024\/09\/cryoem_core_facility_logo_transparent.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2024\/09\/cryoem_core_facility_logo_transparent.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2024\/09\/cryoem_core_facility_logo_transparent-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2024\/09\/cryoem_core_facility_logo_transparent-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2024\/09\/cryoem_core_facility_logo_transparent-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/files\/2024\/09\/cryoem_core_facility_logo_transparent-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-63'>\n\t\t\t\tBU CryoEM Core Logo. Credit: Ildiko Akey &#038; Chad Hicks &#8211; Boston University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glacios-2 Cryo-TEM X-FEG electron source Sample autoloader (12-slot) Selectris energy filter Falcon 4i camera Ceta-D camera Other Instruments Multiple Vitrobot Mark IV units Multiple Pelco easiGlow glow discharge units Multiple grid clipping stations Autoloader cassette loading station Processing workstation (4x RTX 4090 GPUs) Software CryoSPARC with facility-integrated on-the-fly data processing VNC remote access for grid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24032,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24032"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cryoem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}