For any publications or grant applications with data acquired on the core instruments, please follow the guidance below.
Acknowledgements
Please acknowledge the UCSF Innovation Core at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences in publications, presentations, posters, grant applications, reports, and other research outputs that benefited from the Core.
Acknowledging the Core is an important way to support us and helps demonstrate the scientific impact of our resources and expertise. This is critical for securing funding and institutional support that allow us to maintain and expand the services we provide to the research community.
Suggested acknowledgment – Basic Instrumentation and general support
"We thank the UCSF Innovation Core at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences for access to light microscopy instrumentation, training, and technical support."
Suggested acknowledgment – Instrumentation and scientific expertise
"We thank the UCSF Innovation Core at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences for access to light microscopy instrumentation, training, and scientific guidance on experimental design and optimization."
In addition to acknowledging the Core, you are welcome to recognize individual Core staff members when appropriate. If Core staff make substantial intellectual or scientific contributions to a project—such as through experimental design, method development, data analysis, or interpretation—please discuss appropriate recognition, including potential co-authorship, with the staff involved.
Thank you for acknowledging the Core! Your acknowledgements help us demonstrate our impact and secure the resources needed to continue supporting your research.
Microscope-Specific Acknowledgements with Grant Data
CSU-W1SoRa Confocal Microscope
Data for this study was acquired at the UCSF Innovation Core at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences on a custom imaging system controlled by the open-source software Micromanager (please add one of the micromanager publications to your references as indicated https://micro-manager.org/Citing_Micro-Manager)
LifeCanvas Lightsheet
Data for this study was acquired at the UCSF Innovation Core at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences on an instrument acquired in part using a Sandler Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research grant, which is partially funded by the Sandler Foundation.
Proper Reporting for Method Sections
Please refer to each instrument’s Notion page for instrument-specific Methods guidelines and examples. And, as always, feel free to send us your Methods draft for review—we’re happy to help!