Major instrumentation for Cell and Molecular Biology

                          Video and Picture of Leica SP8 Confocal Microscope

• Leica SP8 Confocal Microscope with 4 spectral detectors and 5 lasers.
• Six Leica DM 2000 fluorescent microscopes for teaching and research.
• Eppendorf Injectman NI2 micromanipulator and Femtojet Microinjector for cell and embryo injection.
• Sutter P-1000 Micropipette puller for fabricating microinjection needles.
• Leica MZ 10F fluorescent stereomicroscope.
• Over 200 new Leica compound and dissecting microscopes for teaching research.
• Life Technologies 3500 Genetic Analyzer capillary electrophoresis system for forensics and population genetics studies.

                                   Life Technologies 3500 Genetic Analyzer

• Bio-Rad CFX96 Touch Real-Time PCR machine.
• Bio-Rad C1000 Touch PCR machines (4).
• Bio-Rad Protean i12 isoelectric focusing system for 2-D electrophoresis.
• LiCor Odyssey CLx infrared multiplex gel / western blot scanner.
• Leica Cryostat for frozen tissue sectioning.
• Syngene G-Box gel documentation system.
• GE Life Science ÄTKA Prime Plus liquid chromatography system for protein purification.
• Dedicated Cell Culture room with laminar flow hood, CO2 incubators, inverted GFP microscope, electroporator, and cell counter.

• Shimadzu Bio-nanospec UV/Vis spectrophotometer.
• Shimadzu Surface Plasmon Resonance instrument for studying interaction kinetics.
• Bio-Rad TransBlot SD Semi-Dry Western Transfer Apparatus.
• Life Technologies FLoid Cell Imaging Station.
• Bio-Rad Zoe Fluorescent Cell Imager.
• Guava easyCyte blue laser flow cytometer.
• Qubit fluormeters for nucleic acid and protein quantification.
• Many UV/Vis spectrophotometers.
• Numerous centrifuges including a WX 80 ultracentrifuge, Lynx 4000 superspeed, Legend X1 tabletop and numerous microcentrifuges.
• Two ultralow -80C freezers.
• Two dedicated microscopy laboratories.
• Many DNA and protein gel rigs.