Maintenance of the JEOL TEM in the faculty of medicine electron microscope facility at dalhousie university

Electron imaging is a crosscutting component of several research sectors in medicine (e.g., neuroscience, cancer, cardiovascular, immunology, infectious disease and inflammation research to name a few). For this reason, the transmission electron microscope (TEM) has been, and continues to be, an essential tool in biomedical research that not only assists a broad range of research projects but also is vital in several inter-disciplinary biological investigations within our faculty that will ultimately improve personal health. While investigations wholly dependent on electron imaging are today unusual, many of our most productive and innovative scientists require this level of imaging at some phase of their work. Virologists, on the other hand, rely even more heavily on this instrument, as they would be unable to visualize and examine their object of study without the aid of the TEM. The TEM is a complex instrument and must be maintained at its optimal performance level to ensure the highest quality of imaging (i.e., scientific results). In this regard, we must rely upon service contracts offered by the TEM manufacturer for annual preventive maintenance and repairs.