William C. and Ruth Ann Dewel Microscopy Facility
Welcome to William C. and Ruth Ann Dewel - College of Arts & Sciences (Dewel-CAS) Microscopy Facility at Appalachian State University (ASU). We provide light microscopy, laser scanning confocal microscopy, and electron microscopy equipment and technical support to ASU and Appalachian Communities.
Fall Open House
Nov 5, 2025
Fall Open House is Saturday November 8. The Microscopy Facility will be open 11am to 1pm for prospective Mountaineers and their familie...
Research Highlight
Mar 26, 2025
Dr. Kevin Zwetsloot's laboratory investigates the mechanisms responsible for sarcopenia (the age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and st...
Research Highlight
Aug 6, 2024
The Stincic Lab has recently incorporated RNAscope (ACDBio) technology into their research. This in situ hybridization approach labels messenger RNAs ...
Research Highlight
Feb 12, 2024
Recent work in the Fiore lab (https://biology.appstate.edu/directory/dr-cara-fiore) has used scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for identificati...
Collaboration Highlight
Oct 27, 2023
My collaboration with Dr. Chang-Jun Liu at Brookhaven National Laboratory has been joyful and fruitful. Here is a recent highlight:https://onlinelibra...
Fall Open House
Sep 15, 2023
Fall Open House is Saturday October 7. The Microscopy Facility will be open 9am to 1pm for prospective Mountaineers and their families....