Fee Structures
Charge-Back / Fee Structure
The recharge rates for services provided by the Optical Imaging Core
Facility (OICF) are as follows:
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Equipment
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Imaging Fee
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Training & Certification
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Special Assisted Use
Surcharge
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Consulting & Image
Analysis
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Workstation FEE
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Xenogen IVIS 200
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$75/hr.
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$45/hr.
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$45/hr.
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$45/hr.
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$10/hr.
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Olympus OV100
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$75/hr.
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$45/hr.
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$45/hr.
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$45/hr.
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$10/hr.
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VisEN FMT
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$75/hr.
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$45/hr.
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$45/hr.
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$45/hr.
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$10/hr.
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Fees accrue in 15 minute increments
following the initial 1-hour minimum charge and do not include the cost of
contrast agents. Investigators can elect to either provide their own
contrast agents for their imaging studies or have the OICF provide them for
an additional charge. Previously negotiated OICF-discounts for
luciferin purchases are available to investigators upon request. Imaging
Fees are subject to additional hourly "Special Assisted Use
Surcharge", accruable in 15-minute increments, for imaging sessions
that utilize the Technical Director's assistance to perform the experiment.
Non UC-affiliated individuals seeking
to use the OICF should contact the OICF staff for further information
regarding fees and availability.
Training & Certification
For unsupervised after-hours work, the OICF’s staff provides
instrument and procedural training to qualified individuals; to ensure
animal welfare, user safety, and imaging success. Training in animal
handling and monitoring, contrast agent administration, general anesthesia,
and hardware/software use is provided by the OICF’s Animal Imaging
Specialist, subject to the OICF’s Technical Director’s
review. Certification for unsupervised after-hours access to the
Facility is provided by the OICF’s Technical Director and requires
the trainee’s successful completion of all pertinent OICF training
modules and verification of access privileges to Carlson Animal Research
Facility (CARF).
Training sessions are offered during regular business hours and must be
scheduled in advance via the OICF’s on-line Scheduler located at http://flowcity.bsd.uchicago.edu/php/optical/Scheduler/index.php.
Contrast agents (e.g., fluorophores, luciferin) and specimens (e.g.,
low-fluorescence labware, mice) for Training & Certification purposes
are provided by the trainee, unless other arrangements have been
made. Training sessions are given in modules – one for
bioluminescence imaging and another for fluorescence imaging – tailored
to either in vitro or in vivo applications.
Bioluminescence Imaging Modules
In vitro
bioluminescence imaging requires 1.0 hour of training, followed by 2
separate imaging sessions (each of 1 hour duration minimum) that are
observed by the Animal Imaging Specialist. The last 30 minutes of the
2nd imaging session will be used to evaluate the trainee’s
competence.
In vivo
bioluminescence imaging requires 2.0 hours of training, followed by 2
separate imaging sessions (each of 1 hour duration minimum) that are
observed by the Animal Imaging Specialist. The last 30 minutes of the
2nd imaging session will be used to evaluate the trainee’s
competence.
Fluorescence Imaging Modules
In vitro fluorescence
imaging requires 2.0 hours of training, followed by 2 separate imaging
sessions (each of 1 hour duration minimum) that are observed by the Animal
Imaging Specialist. The last 30 minutes of the 2nd imaging session
will be used to evaluate the trainee’s competence.
In vivo fluorescence
imaging requires 3.0 hours of training, followed by 2 separate imaging
sessions (each of 1 hour duration minimum) that are observed by the Animal
Imaging Specialist. The last 30 minutes of the 2nd imaging session
will be used to evaluate the trainee’s competence.
Owing to the greater technical
demands of fluorescence imaging, mastery of a Fluorescence Imaging Module
will fulfill the requirement for successful completion of the corresponding
(in vitro or in vivo) Bioluminescence Imaging
Module.
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