Cryo-EM✓ External Access
UChicago Advanced Electron Microscopy Facility
University of Chicago
📍 CHICAGO, IL · Website ↗
The University of Chicago Advanced Electron Microscopy (AEM) facility spans sample prep/screening in the Gordon Center and high-resolution cryo-EM in the Franklin McLean Research Institute, with a Titan Krios G3i (Gatan K3 + BioQuantum GIF) and a Tecnai F30 for tomography.
Equipment Inventory(3 instruments)
Gatan K3
Gatan
Titan Krios G3i
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Single Particle / Tomography
Voltage: 300 kV
Detector: K3
Filter: BioQuantum
Tecnai F30
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Published Rates
As published by the facility, retrieved Aug 10, 2026 · source. Rates change; confirm with the facility before budgeting.
| Service | Rate | Applies to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquilos (hour) | $75.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Glacios (day) | $1,600.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Glacios (hour) | $106.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Krios data collection (day) | $3,000.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Krios data collection (hour) | $182.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Glacios (hour) | $300.00 | industry | commercial |
| Krios data collection (day) | $6,000.00 | industry | commercial |
| Krios data collection (hour) | $350.00 | industry | commercial |
| Aquilos (hour) | $51.50 | internal | — |
| Glacios (day) | $1,400.00 | internal | — |
| Glacios (hour) | $87.00 | internal | — |
| Krios data collection (day) | $1,705.00 | internal | — |
| Krios data collection (hour) | $124.00 | internal | — |