Access to the microscopes is provided in three stages:
- limited service,
- use
- collaboration.
The facility engineers will first test by both conventional and cryo-electron microscopy the feasibility of the potential projects. Those projects which show potential can be continued on higher end microscopes, possibly with the help of the facility engineers for further grid screening and/or data collection.
The facility has the necessary computing capabilities for carrying out image processing and 3D reconstruction to atomic resolution.
Engineers can advise, assist and/or collaborate at all steps on a case by case basis, depending on user experience and sample quality. The facility has experience in both single particle analysis and helical reconstruction.
The microscopes are installed in a BSL2 laboratory, and so projects requiring this security environment can be considered with the agreement of the Scientific committee of the department.