MMI Microscopy Core

Overview of Services

The MMI Microscopy Core provides centralized access to advanced light and live-cell microscopy instrumentation and structured training programs in support of basic, translational, and infectious disease research.

Services include instrument-specific training and certification, independent microscopy access, and staff-supported acquisition aligned with defined imaging workflows and technical guidance. The Core maintains widefield, confocal, live-cell, and plate-based imaging systems under BSL-2 compliance.

Core Leadership

Anne Hamacher-Brady, PhD | Asst. Prof. | Director | 410-614-2635 | abrady9@jhu.edu

Lisa Walborn | Administrator | 443-927-3492 | lwalbor1@jhu.edu

Location and Hours of Operation

Training & Access

To request instrument training, please submit a training request (Request Services → Training Requests) for the relevant instrument through iLab.

Completion of training and approval by the Core are required before independent instrument use.

Rates

Hourly instrument rates and training fees are listed in the MMI Microscopy Core Rate Schedule.

Rates follow Johns Hopkins Core Facility cost-recovery guidelines and apply to reservations occurring on or after March 9, 2026.

Policies & User Documentation

General Policies

• MMI Microscopy Core Usage Rules & Access Policy

• E2210 Advanced Live Microscopy Facility
• E2214 Light Microscopy Facility

• Live Biological Agents SOP

Instrument-Specific Policies and Documentation

• STELLARIS 8 FALCON (supported by NIH SIG 1S10OD036404-01)

• User Policy & SOP
• User Guide

• THUNDER Live & 3D Imager

• User Policy & SOP
• User Guide

• ECLIPSE Ti2-E
• User Policy & SOP
• User Guide

• CYTATION 7 multimode plate reader & imager
• User Policy & SOP
• User Guide

S10 Advisory Committee

Isabelle Coppens, PhD | Professor | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Marie Hardwick, PhD | Professor | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Gregory Kirk, MD PhD | Professor, Vice Dean for Research | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Scot Kuo, PhD | Associate Professor | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Jiou Wang, MD PhD | Professor | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Nicholas Wigginton | Associate Vice Provost for Research | Johns Hopkins University

Contacts