Our mission
Our mission
Our microscopy facility, integral part of the Faculty of Life Sciences, comprises advanced video, light and electron microscopy combined with atomic element analysis, as well as means for documentation of biological topics by photography and scientific videography.
Research
We elucidate structures of various degrees of complexity which will thereby contribute to a better understanding of function, ontogenetic and physiologic processes, as well as phylogenetic relationships. This includes widespread cooperation with other research institutions in Austria and abroad.
Teaching
We teach and train students in light-and electron microscopic techniques and we supervise Bachelor and Master Students with a sound interest in structural/ functional relationship.
Assistance/ Support
We assist our customers with technical equipment and expert guidance in order for them to obtain the maximum benefit to execute their research projects. Besides of members of faculty and the university, we welcome customers from other educational and research institutions and from the industry.
Ackowledgements!
When using our equipment, please insert this text in the acknowledgement of your publications:
“Microscopy (to be specified if necessary) was performed at the Core Facility Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research, University of Vienna - member of the Vienna Life-Science Instruments (VLSI).”
News
New Transmission Electron Microscope available
The ZEISS EM 900N is an electronically refurbished revision of the popular EM 109 and then as now in use in numerous EM-Labs. It offers an intuitive handling, generates high contrasted images ideal for tissue sections and operates with the same camera and easy to use imaging software (ImageSP) as our ZEISS Libra 120.
New Labs are fully operational
After performing some necessary modifications all our lab rooms and microscopes are prepared and ready for use. As the new booking platform STRATOCORE is not yet implemented, temporarily please contact siegfried.reipert@univie.ac.at for booking any rooms or devices.
Neubau Erdberg, Stand vom 10.06.2021
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In Memoriam Emer. o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Walter G. Url
Das Team von CIUS betrauert den Tod von emer. o. Prof. Dr. Walter G. Url, der am 10. April 2021 in seinem 92. Lebensjahr verstorben ist. Er war ein inspirierender Lehrer, der sich Zeit seines Lebens für die Erhaltung von Natur und Umwelt eingesetzt hat. In unvergesslichen Exkursionen, Praktika, Vorlesungen und Vorträgen gab er sein Wissen an Generationen von Studierenden der Biologie, Pharmazie und
Ernährungswissenschaften weiter.
Seine außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeit, die Exkursionen mit ihm, seine Vorträge und Filme haben uns motiviert und werden uns stets in Erinnerung bleiben.
Unser Mitgefühl gilt seiner Tochter Elisabeth und ihrer Familie.
CIUS is now member of the European BioImaging cluster !
CIUS became member of the Austrian Node of Euro-BioImaging and is full member of Euro-BioImaging.
CIUS became member of the Austrian Node of Euro-BioImaging and is full member of Euro-BioImaging.
Article online
Lattice organs and newly characterized submarginal pore-plates and pore-fields of the carapace in Ascothoracida (Crustacea: Thecostraca)
Lattice organs and newly characterized submarginal pore-plates and pore-fields of the carapace in Ascothoracida (Crustacea: Thecostraca)
Grygier M.J., Klepal W. (2020)
The ultrastructure of the animal cuticle has attracted the interest of scientists for decades. Especially the sensory cuticular structures like setae and pores, either singly or arranged in clusters, are a valuable taxonomic character. We focused on cuticular organs of Ascothoracida.
Retirement of Prof. Dr. Irene Lichtscheidl
Prof. Dr. Irene Lichtscheidl has reached the end of her active position as Head of the Core Facility of Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research.
She looks back on a productive and fruitful research career on plant cell biology under extreme conditions that she pursues with an admirable endurance, including worldwide projects on heavy metal contamination, soil remediation and carnivorous plants.
We appreciate her creative pleasure in sharing her knowledge to colleagues and students.
Thank you, Irene!
The CIUS-Team
Grant awarded to Sabine Dürr
Sabine Dürr received a grant from the Hochschul-Jubiläumsfonds in the amount of 3300 € for ''Was macht das Fettkraut fett? - Korrelative Mikroskopie der Drüsenzellen von karnivoren Pflanzen"
This project comprises analyses of structure and function of the enzymatic glandular cells and in parallel a development of innovative microscopy protocols for plant cell research.
Congratulation Sabine!
New Ultra Microtome Leica EM UC7
We extended our instrument pool by a new Ultramicrotome Leica UC7.
It offers operation via touchscreen, automatized serial sectioning, variable lightning and saving personnel preferences.
Aicha Laarouchi defended succesfully her Msc
The Effects of Fulvic Acid on Different Plant Species Growing in Nickel and Zinc Contaminated Substrates
The Effects of Fulvic Acid on Different Plant Species Growing in Nickel and Zinc Contaminated Substrates
Aicha together with Daniela Vogl now works at the inventory project of the historical plant physiology collection and thankfully contributes her experience in biology didactics as tutor for our microscopy and cell biology courses
Articles online
Endocytosis and Digestion in Carnivorous Pitcher Plants of the Family Sarraceniaceae
Endocytosis and Digestion in Carnivorous Pitcher Plants of the Family Sarraceniaceae
Koller-Peroutka, M., Krammer, S., Pavlik, A., Edlinger, M., Lang, I. & Adlassnig, W. (2019)
Oxidative stress mediated by gyrophoric acid from the lichen Umbilicaria hirsuta affected apoptosis and stress/survival pathways in HeLa cells
Oxidative stress mediated by gyrophoric acid from the lichen Umbilicaria hirsuta affected apoptosis and stress/survival pathways in HeLa cells
Goga, M., Kello, M., Vilkova, M., Petrova, K., Backor, M., Adlassnig, W. & Lang, I. (2019)
Silicon uptake and localisation in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) - A unique association with sclerenchyma
Silicon uptake and localisation in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) - A unique association with sclerenchyma
Bokor B, Soukup M, Vaculik M, Vd'acny P, Weidinger M, Lichtscheidl I, Vavrova S, Soltys K, Sonah H, Deshmukh R, Belanger R, White P J, El-Serehy H A, Lux A. (2019)
Protein sorting into protein bodies during barley endosperm development is putatively regulated by cytoskeleton members, MVBs and the HvSNF7s
Protein sorting into protein bodies during barley endosperm development is putatively regulated by cytoskeleton members, MVBs and the HvSNF7s
Roustan, V., Hilscher, J., Weidinger, M., Reipert, S., Shabrangy, A., Gebert, C., Dietrich, B., Dermendjiev, G., Schnurer, M., Roustan, PJ, Stoger E. & Ibl V. (2020)
Nanoscale Tungsten-Microbial Interface of the metal immobilizing thermoacidophilic Archaeon Metallosphaera sedula cultivated with Tungsten Polyoxometalate
Nanoscale Tungsten-Microbial Interface of the metal immobilizing thermoacidophilic Archaeon Metallosphaera sedula cultivated with Tungsten Polyoxometalate
Milojevic T, Albu M, Blazevic A, Gumerova N, Konrad L, Cyran N. (2019)
Sexual reproduction of the placental brooder Celleporella hyalina (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) in the White Sea
Sexual reproduction of the placental brooder Celleporella hyalina (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) in the White Sea
Nekliudova UA, Schwaha TF, Kotenko ON, Gruber D, Cyran N, Ostrovsky A. (2019)
Christian Husch finished his Master in Anthropology and defended his MA Thesis
Kerb- und Schnittmarken an Knochen nach scharfer Gewalt: Analyse von Prähistorischen und rezenten Knochen mittels Fluoreszenzmikroskopie
He did great work on bones in the microscopes and we hope that he will continue his investigations.
Helmine Egokom Agulaba Ambi defended succesfully her Msc
The effects of Mn and Cu on Triticum and the involvement of phytohormones Jasmonic acid and Strigolactones on its stress tolerance
It was great to have her in the lab. We wish her the very best for her future.
Anna Burger has succesfully defended her PhD about
Cesium, strontium and uranium in the environment: plant reactions towards stable and radioactive isotopes
More about the project ...
PhD thesis:
https://ubdata.univie.ac.at/AC15520678
Articles online
Response of Arabidopsis halleri to cesium and strontium in hydroponics: Extraction potential and effects on morphology and physiology
Response of Arabidopsis halleri to cesium and strontium in hydroponics: Extraction potential and effects on morphology and physiology
Burger, A., Weidinger, M., Adlassnig, W., Puschenreiter, M. & Lichtscheidl, I., 2019
Response of Plantago major to cesium and strontium in hydroponics: Absorption and effects on morphology, physiology and photosynthesis
Response of Plantago major to cesium and strontium in hydroponics: Absorption and effects on morphology, physiology and photosynthesis
Burger, A., Weidinger, M., Adlassnig, W., Puschenreiter, M. & Lichtscheidl, I., 2019
Retirement of Dr. Marieluise Weidinger
Congratulation by Dekan Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Ecker
Dr. Marieluise Weidinger retired from active professional life as highly esteemed scientist, instructor and supervisor in the field of electron microscopy and ultrastructure research. We are proud to honour her for her dedication to research and her enthusiastic approach to look inside the secrets of life, and we are most grateful for her exceptional support and cooperativity to colleagues and students. We hope that she will continue to generously share her experience with us.
New TEM Software for ZEISS Libra 120
The ImageSP Software is a user-friendly application designed specifically for the post column camera Sharp:eye TRS (2 × 2 k). Beside a straight forward handling, the CCD - read out is considerably faster than with the previous software. It provides a fast live view, panorama function for beam shift and unlimited sample shift, faster and clearer spectroscopic image acquisition and processing.
A free desktop version of the software is available for measurements or post-processing.
New article published
Symbiotic microbes of Saxifraga stellaris ssp. alpigena from the copper creek of Schwarzwand (Austrian Alps) enhance plant tolerance to copper
Symbiotic microbes of Saxifraga stellaris ssp. alpigena from the copper creek of Schwarzwand (Austrian Alps) enhance plant tolerance to copper
Ryszka P., Lichtscheidl I., Tylko G., Turnau K.
New Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope Leica SP8
Glow discharge device Quorum GloQube
Statical charge impairs the handling and results of EM investigations. The Quorum GloQube discharges various EM - sample carrier and facilitate the sample uptake in particular for TEM grids.
New polymerisation oven
The new polymerisation oven has a range from 20-300 C° and is fully programmable.
New article online
Strontium in the environment: Review about reactions of plants towards stable and radioactive strontium isotopes
Strontium in the environment: Review about reactions of plants towards stable and radioactive strontium isotopes
Anna Burger, Irene Lichtscheidl, 2019
New grant accepted !
Influence of atmospheric zinc deposition on different genotypes of the moss Atrichum undulatum
Influence of atmospheric zinc deposition on different genotypes of the moss Atrichum undulatum
Scientific & Technological Cooperation between Austria and Serbia
Ingeborg Lang (AUT) and Marko Sabovljevic (SRB)
Duration of project: 01.07.2018 - 30.06.2020
