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last updated: January 16, 2017
Rolly is Head of the Confocal and Advanced Light Microscopy (CALM) facility in the College for Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. In this function he also co-ordinates the strategic planning for various light microscopy-related projects across the College.
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