Core Facilities and Equipment
Applied Biosystems Quantstudio 7Flex Real-Time PCR System
It advances your research further by enabling a broad range of real-time PCR-based applications through its multiplexing capabilities and interchangeable block formats. With a simplified workflow, intuitive software, automation capabilities, and touch-screen interface, the QuantStudio鈩 7 Flex system offers exceptional reproducibility with minimal well-to-well and instrument-to-instrument variation.
NanoDrop Spectrophotometer ND-1000
The NanoDrop Lite Plus Spectrophotometer is designed for routine measurements of nucleic acid and protein samples using only 1鈥2 渭L.
ODYSSEY庐 CLx System
鈥nfrared (IR) Imaging system for Western Blot Detection
鈥mage Field Size: 25 cm x 25 cm
UVP TFM- 20 High -Performance UV Transilluminator
High performance transilluminators use 25-watt UV tubes for uniform, brilliant back-lit fluorescence illumination and high sensitivity on stained gels.
Offer high fluorescence and high sensitivity on stained gels
Uniform, brilliant, backlit fluorescence illumination
UVG long-life filter
NanoDrop Eight
NanoDrop Eight spectrophotometer enables users to quantify eight microvolume samples at a time whilst identifying and correcting for common contaminants. Quantify 8 samples in 20 seconds or less and a whole 96 well plate in under 6 minutes
AXIOSCAN Z1
The ZEISS Axio Scan.Z1 slide scanner for brightfield and fluorescence provides outstanding image quality for the most demanding virtual microscopy. Digitize your specimens and create high-quality virtual slides the reliable, reproducible way. The Zeiss Axio Scan.Z1 slide scanner is highly automated and simple to operate. The software module ZEN slide scan is designed specifically for the workflow of capturing virtual slides, while ZEN image analysis tools prepare your data accurately.
Cryotome FSE
The Cryotome FE/FSE are designed for ease-of-use in high volume clinical settings. No hassle, easy usage. The cryobar, with adjustable temperature and boost feature to prevent freezing artifacts, works together with and the anti-roll plate to produce great sections. Independent temperature control of the specimen head* enables perfect first-time sections.
Leica CM1860 Cryostat
The Leica CM1860 is your perfect assistant for high-quality, fast and safe sectioning. This high-throughput cryostat delivers diagnostic confidence by reliably producing quality sections to help provide an accurate diagnosis 鈥 even with the most complicated tissue types
Halo Workstation 1&2
HALO is the gold standard image analysis platform for quantitative tissue analysis in digital pathology. With unmatched ease-of-use and scalability, powerful analytic capabilities, and the fastest processing speeds available for digital pathology, pharmaceutical, healthcare and research organizations worldwide are using HALO for high-throughput, quantitative tissue analysis in oncology, neuroscience, metabolism, toxicology and more.
Nikon Eclipse Ti 2 Microscope
The ECLIPSE Ti2 inverted microscope delivers an unparalleled 25mm field of view (FOV) that revolutionizes the way you see. With this incredible FOV, the Ti2 maximizes the sensor area of large-format CMOS cameras without making compromises, and significantly improves data throughput
Nikon Eclipse Ti 2 Microscope/Robert's lab
Objective 4x,10x,20x,40x(40x oil also available , please contact Dr. Roberts).
Olympus BX51 Microscope
Olympus BX51 Upright Phase Contrast Fluorescence Microscope
Nikon Eclipse Ti Confocal Microscope
Setup for Bright field with Fluorescence, DIC and Phase Contrast studies. This microscope system is optimized for biological studies that require enhanced contrasting options as well as prolonged sample observation stability. The Nikon Perfect Focus System (PFS) allows observation stability regardless of axial focus fluctuations
Olympus Stereo Investigator
鈥 Stereo Investigator system provides you with accurate, unbiased estimates of the number, length, area, and volume of cells or biological structures in a tissue specimen.
鈥ith Stereo Investigator, stereology can be done on a microscope system from image stacks, or from whole slide images. Stereo Investigator fully integrates with your microscope and associated hardware to reduce manual work and to speed up data collection.
C1000 Touch Thermal Cycler
The C1000 Touch thermal cycler offers superior performance and a large color touch screen for easy programming. This fully modular platform is able to accommodate different throughput needs with easily interchangeable reaction modules that swap in seconds without tools. Each PCR module has a fully adjustable heated lid that supports a wide range of vessels and sealers, including low-profile and standard-height PCR plates.
MJ Research PTC-200 Gradient Thermal Cycler
The MJ Research PTC-200 Gradient Thermal Cycler is a reliable Peltier thermocycler with swappable alpha blocks. This gradient cycler is equipped with interchangeable sample blocks and heat pump assemblies, which allow users to easily change formats in between runs while maintaining NIST-traceable accuracy.
LightCycler庐 96 Instrument
鈥he LightCycler庐 96 Instrument is a real-time PCR system for rapid cycling up to 96 samples. Applications include absolute and relative quantification, melting curve analysis, and endpoint genotyping. Precise LightCycler庐 96 Instrument thermal homogeneity and cycling speed produce accurate and reproducible results in a very short time.
鈥he LightCycler庐 96 Instrument鈥檚 optical detection system flexibly detects sequence-dependent probes, such as hydrolysis probes and sequence-independent dyes (i.e., SYBR Green I). Multiplex and multicolor capabilities permit the use of up to four different fluorescent dyes. New innovative LightCycler庐 96 Application and Instrument Software creates a simple analysis workflow with easy import and export functions, email notifications after each run, online monitoring flexibility, and server-based network interfacing.
Qubit庐 3.0 Fluorometer
The Qubit庐 3.0 Fluorometer is a benchtop fluorometer that can be used for the quantitation of DNA, RNA, microRNA, and protein using the highly sensitive and accurate fluorescence-based Qubit 庐 quantitation assays. Additionally, Ion Sphere鈩 Particle quality can be evaluated on the Qubit庐 3.0 Fluorometer using the Ion Sphere鈩 Quality Control Kit prior to performing a sequencing run on the Ion Personal Genome Machine庐 (PGM鈩) Sequencer. You can also use the Qubit庐 3.0 Fluorometer to directly measure the fluorescence of samples or to create new assay(s) using the MyQubit software pre-programmed into the instrument.
The Countess庐 II FL Automated Cell Counter and Light Cubes
The Countess庐 II FL Automated Cell Counter is a three-channel (brightfield and two optional fluorescence channels) benchtop assay platform with state-of-the-art optics and image analysis software to automate cell counting. This instrument allows researchers to analyze cells in suspension for a range of characteristics, including cell viability (live, dead, and total cell counts), cell cycle phase, apoptotic stage, and fluorescent protein expression. For a typical cell count, the Countess庐 II FL Automated Cell Counter takes less than 10 seconds per sample, using autofocusing to enable fast, accurate counts of cells in a population.
M220 Focused-Ultrasonicator
鈥he M220 Focused-Ultrasonicator鈩 offers the 鈥淪cientist鈥檚 Standard鈥 in a compact, easy-to-use system making it the ideal DNA shearing solution for MiSeq鈩 and PGM鈩 users. AFA technology in the M220 eliminates operator-induced variations, improves recoveries, increases efficiency, and provides standardized results.
鈥 The primary applications: Cell lysis mammalian, bacterial, yeast, cfDNA Extraction from Plasma, DNA Extraction from Dried Blood Spots, DNA/RNA/Chromatin Shearing, DNA/RNA/Total NA/Protein Extraction from FFPE, Tissue lysis and extraction.
SU-P1000 Next Generation Micropipette Puller
鈥olor touch-screen display
鈥elp topics and error detection
鈥opy and paste functions for writing new programs
鈥ecord of last two pull results
鈥wo symmetrical pipettes with each pull
鈥elf-contained air supply with filtration system and humidity control chamber
鈥emory storage for up to 100 programs
鈥wo cooling modes: time and delay
Revolve Microscope
鈥our Microscopes in One
鈥evolve is the world鈥檚 first and only hybrid microscope, combining four microscopes into one. This significantly reduces equipment costs while freeing up valuable laboratory space.
鈥pright :Ideal for glass slides.
鈥nverted: For live samples in dishes, wells, and flasks.
鈥ransmitted Light : Brightfield, Darkfield, Phase Contrast, Pol.
鈥luorescence : Automated LED Illumination One touch image overlay.
Surgery Suite
鈥t is located in BBSRB basement in DLAR facility (B064,B064A,B064B).
鈥t includes rat preparation and mouse preparation rooms and the surgery room.
Surgery Suite Equipment
鈥luid percussion instrument : Which produces an injury through a craniectomy by applying a brief fluid pressure pulse on to the intact dura.
鈥 H IMPACTOR: Spinal Cord Impactor for mice and rat .
鈥HOx Plus L(Blood Gas Analyzer)
鈥辞尘苍辞蹿濒辞
鈥urgical dissecting scopes
鈥BI 1(controlled cortical impact device)
鈥tereotaxic device