Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging (WUCCI)
Washington University
📍 Saint Louis, MO · Website ↗
WUCCI is the core imaging facility of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, covering light, electron, X-ray and cryo-electron microscopy. Its cryo-EM unit runs a 300 kV Titan Krios G3 with Falcon 4i and Selectris X energy filter, a 200 kV Glacios with Falcon 4 and Gatan K3 cameras, and an Aquilos 2 cryo-FIB, supported by a Vitrobot Mark IV, a Leica EM ICE high-pressure freezer and a Leica sample preparation suite. Rates are posted for WashU, external academic and commercial users.
Equipment Inventory(14 instruments)
Roster verified against the facility's own published instrument list, September 2026.
Aquilos 2
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Cryo-FIB Milling
Leica EM AFS2
Leica Microsystems · Freeze Substitution
Leica EM ACE600
Leica Microsystems · Coater
Leica EM ACE900
Leica Microsystems · Coater
Leica EM CPD300
Leica Microsystems · Critical Point Dryer
Gatan Solarus 950
Gatan
GloQube
Quorum · Glow Discharge
Leica EM UC7
×2Leica Microsystems · Ultramicrotome
Vitrobot Mark IV
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Vitrification
Leica EM ICE
Leica
Zeiss Merlin
Zeiss
Glacios
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Single Particle / Screening
JEOL JEM-1400
JEOL · Screening / Negative Stain
Titan Krios G3
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Single Particle / Tomography
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krios cryo-EM (per hour, assisted) | $183 | external | academic |
| Krios cryo-EM (per hour, assisted) | $381 | industry | commercial |
| Krios cryo-EM (per day, trained users) | $1,940 | internal | WashU |
| Krios cryo-EM (per hour, assisted) | $122 | internal | WashU peak; FY from Jul 1 2026 |