Bioscience at the Synchrotron Radiation Center

[Click here for the IRENI Slideshow]

Chemical Imaging: The NAS [1] has recently published grand challenges for the 21st century, one of which is Chemical Imaging.

The advance for this chemical imaging modality is a realization of a challenge that the National Academies identified, where "improvements in chemical imaging techniques … could enable fundamental breakthroughs in our basic understanding of molecular structure and advance our ability to solve critical science and technology problems."

At the Synchrotron Radiation Center, different experiments can be used to identifying Chemistry at different spatial dimensions. For example, if you want to learn about the chemistry of biological materials at microscopic scales (30 nm - microns), there are tools at the synchrotron that are capable of providing new information for you. In addition, the infrared imaging can also provide time resolved information of small, living biological systems.

[1] Imaging, C.O.R.C.T.A.C. & Council, N.R. Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging. (National Academies Press: 2006)

The SRC is a state of the art facility that provides opportunities in many fields:

Two beamlines that are of special interest for bioscientists are IRENI and PEEM, as they provide spatially resolved chemical information about your sample. Click on the image or link below to learn about each kind of research.

IRENI Slideshow

PEEM Section Coming Soon

How to get started with research at SRC:

1. Contact beamline personnel to discuss the feasibility of your experiments
2. Apply for beamtime.