The Nikon Imaging Center at Harvard Medical School (NIC@HMS) is a Cell Biology Department and Systems Biology Department core facility for light microscopy developed in partnership with Nikon Instruments Inc. and Micro Video Instruments Inc.  The NIC@HMS also has several corporate contributors including AutoQuant Imaging, Chroma Technology, Hamamatsu Photonics, Diagnostic Instruments, Molecular Devices , PerkinElmer, Prior Scientific, Binder GmbH, Solent Scientific, and Brinkmann Instruments.

The mission of the NIC@HMS is to:

• Enhance basic research by providing access to state-of-the-art microscopy and imaging equipment
• Provide training courses on basic and advanced light microscopy techniques for the benefit of HMS and the greater Boston research community
• Introduce the latest innovations in light microscopy and imaging to the HMS community
• Serve as a learning center for our corporate partners and contributors
• Provide a dedicated NIC@HMS director for ongoing technical consultation and support

Our sister Nikon Imaging Centers:

The Nikon Imaging Center at Hokkaido University

The Nikon Imaging Center at the University of Heidelberg

The Nikon Imaging Centre at Oxford University

The Nikon Imaging Center at UCSF

The Nikon Imaging Centre at Singapore Bioimaging Consortium

The Nikon Imaging Centre at Institut Curie