Contacts and Location - School of Life Sciences Imaging (SLIM)
SLIM Team
The SLIM facility is jointly led by Robert Markus and Seema Bagia, who oversee facility operations, imaging technologies, training, and collaborative research support. (Medical School Building, C floor, Room C89a.)
Our Senior Technical Specialists, ian Ward and Lizzie Ison provide expert support across histology, sample preparation, fluorescence microscopy, and specialist imaging workflows.
Seema Bagia

Co-Director & Advanced Technical Specialist
- Image Processing and Analysis
- High Content Imaging
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy
- Training and User Support
Medical School, C-floor, room C89a. Email: Seema Bagia
tel: +44 115 82 30090
Ian Ward

Senior Technical Specialist
- Histology
- Sample Preparation
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Training and User Support
Medical School, C-floor, room C89c. Email: Ian Ward
tel: +44 115 82 30297
Lizzie Ison

Senior Technical Specialist
- Histology
- Sample Preparation
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy
- Training & User Support
Medical School, C-floor, room C89c. Email: Lizzi Ison
tel: +44 115 82 30297
Robert Markus
Co-Director & Advanced Technical Specialist
- Super-resolution Microscopy
- High Content Imaging
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy
- Training and User Support
Medical School, C-floor, room C89a. Email: Robert Markus
tel: +44 115 82 30090
Directions and Contacting Us
SLIM is located on C-floor of the Medical School Building within the Queen's Medical Centre, directions can be found here.
Our Super Resolution Microscopy Facility is located in the BioDiscovery Institute (BDI)2 located on University Park Campus, directions can be found .
For general enquiries on access charges, quotes, advanced techniques, image analysis training and support, super resolution microscopy and outreach, please contact Robert Markus and Seema Bagia. For histology, confocal, slide scanning, transmitted light microscopy contact Lizzie Ison and Ian ward.