Services and Rates (FY26)
All rates listed are Duke internal rates and are for institutional users. Any external (non-Duke users) interested in using our facilities, please contact core personnel for current external rates.
| Lumina | Kinetic | Window Chamber | Window Chamber Assisted | Microscope | |
| Duke | $90 | $90 | $70 | $115 | $68 |
| CC Member | $65 | $60 | $45 | $55 | $45 |
User Fees and Publication Acknowledgment
User Fees
Equipment usage fees are assessed on an hourly basis. The minimum charge for any reservation is one hour per instrument per day.
Data analysis
Services are provided for image processing and statistical analysis of imaging data. Short consultations on data analysis or interpretation are generally free, but for cases where you would like us to analyze your data for you, an hourly fee may apply
Publication Acknowledgment
Investigators who utilize OMIA instrumentation, facilities, technical expertise, data analysis support, or other services provided by the Optical Molecular Imaging and Analysis (OMIA) Service Center are expected to acknowledge the facility in all resulting publications, presentations, abstracts, posters, dissertations, and other scholarly works.
Acknowledgment of core facilities is important for documenting institutional impact, supporting facility operations, and demonstrating continued need for shared research resources.
Suggested Acknowledgment
“The authors acknowledge the Duke Cancer Institute Optical Molecular Imaging and Analysis Shared Resource for providing imaging and analysis services for this study, supported by the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA014236).”
