Making the invisible visible: Inside Confocal Microscopy at Otago

Want to see inside cells as they grow? Or peer into a piece of ancient rock? At the University of Otago’s Confocal and Light Microscopy Unit (CMU) – part of the wider OMNI facility – we’re doing just that. We host eight advanced research microscopes, including our flagship Zeiss confocal and micro-CT system, which let us capture sharp, 3D images down to the nanoscale. Come see how we use lasers, dyes, and computational smarts to reveal the hidden structures that shape our world – making the invisible visible. 0:00 Introduction to confocal microscopy 0:25 What we achieve with confocal microscopy 1:23 How it works: Andor Dragonfly spinning disk 1:45 How it works: NeoScan X-ray micro-CT 2:10 Real-time discovery: Project highlights 3:03 Making the invisible visible: OMNI support & the future Academic featuring Rob Woolley Confocal Microscopist / Scientific Officer, Otago Micro and Nanoscale Imaging Laura Gumy Senior Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer, Anatomy Rose Smither Microscopy Technician Produced & directed by Best Uthakhamkong Editors & videographers Aasiya Ather Ryan Dombroski Jensen Smith Written by Best Uthakhamkong Molly White Special thanks Sarah Hook Hone Paul Chas Carroll Jessica Jones Matiu Workman Te Korokoro o te Tūī Creative Services Research Infrastructure Centre Music Life’s Journey Begins – idokay Production Brand Content Team, Creative Services More information otago.ac.nz/ric