The ELMINet (Electron Microscopy Network) Graz is a joint initiative of the three universities to bundle their expertises in the field of correlative electron microscopy. In the course of a coordinated investment program, central structures for effective organization and efficient use will be implemented. The Graz-wide network enables access to new instruments thereby opening options for interdisciplinary research cooperation.
The newly acquired electron microscopes combine different high-resolution technologies that are available via core facility services or via scientific collaboration. Combining both, ultrastructural and functional research techniques – f.e. light and electron microscopy, enables novel ways to characterize the functional relationship of subcellular structures, tissues and biomaterials.
Another goal of ELMINet Graz is a tailored teaching program in the field of electron microscopy.

Project partners:

• Medical University of Graz
  • ZMF – Core Facility Ultrastructure Analysis (Dr. Dagmar Kolb-Lenz)
  • Institute of Cellbiology, Histology and Embryology (Univ. Prof. Dr. Gottfried Dohr) - Research Unit Electron Microscopic Techniques (Head: Univ. Prof. Dr. Gerd Leitinger)
  • Ongoing research projects
  • Publications (Univ. Prof. Doz. Dr. Gerd Leitinger)
     
• Graz University of Technology
  • Institute of Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis and
    Graz Centre for Electron Microscopy (Univ. Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Hofer)
     
• Karl-Franzens University of Graz
  • Institute of Plant Sciences (Univ. Prof. Dr. Günther Zellnig)
     
• BioTechMed-Graz
   
• Graz Centre for Electron Microscopy-ZFE (Univ. Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Hofer)