The BIDC is a interdisciplinary center configured to assemble, test, and apply emerging light microscopy techniques and technologies. It is designed to serve two roles: a conduit for new optical imaging technology & as a site for new technology development.

The BIDC is supported by:
UCSF Dean's Fund
Diabetes Center
Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis
Sandler Center for Basic Research in Asthma

and UCSF Departments of:
Cell and Tissue Biology
Medicine
Ophthalmology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Stem Cell
Urololgy