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Common Equipment
The following list contains large pieces of scientific equipment available for use by any employee or graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences. Please note that certain pieces of equipment can only be operated by specific department employees and/or require payment for use.
Note: The ELISA Plate Reader, Luminometer, Phosphoimager, and Real-Time PCR are now in the Center for Translational Cancer Research Core Facility.
| Item | Location | Contact | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autoclave (2) | 016 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Large size, must be operated by teaching labs staff |
| Autoclave | 016 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Small size, must be operated by teaching labs staff |
| Autoclave (2) | 216 McKinly | ||
| Autoclave | 249 Wolf | ||
| Autoclave | 342 Wolf | ||
| Automatic pumping / dispensing units (2) | 016 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | |
| Centrifuge | 020 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Beckman Ultra |
| Centrifuge | 020 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Sorval |
| Centrifuge | 226 McKinly |
D. Simmons | Ultra |
| Centrifuge | 247 Wolf |
D. Galileo/ G. Laverty |
Sorval RC-5B Superspeed |
| Centrifuge | 248 Wolf | D. Galileo | Beckman L8-55M Ultra, no rotors |
| Centrifuge | 259 Wolf |
U. Naik | Beckman Coulter Avanti JE |
| Centrifuge | 307 Wolf |
M. Duncan | Superspeed |
| Centrifuge | 307 Wolf | M. Duncan | Ultra, see M. Duncan lab for available rotors |
| Coldroom | 016 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | 4° C, walk-in |
| Coldroom | 260 Wolf | 4° C | |
| Coldroom | 336 Wolf | 4° C | |
| Coldroom | 352 Wolf | 4° C | |
| Dark Room | 334 Wolf | With developer | |
| Densitometer | 214 McKinly | ||
| Dishwasher | 016 McKinly | ||
| Dishwasher (2) | 216 McKinly | ||
| Dishwasher | 249 McKinly | ||
| Dishwasher | 342 Wolf | ||
| Dryer for Glassware | 216 McKinly | ||
| Fluorescence Microscope | 214 McKinly | Nikon inverted microscope equipped with epifluorescence. Images can also be relayed to the Gel Documentation Unit through a cooled CCD camera (this permits quantitation of the signal and printing of the images). | |
| French Press | 307 Wolf | M. Duncan | |
| Gel Dryer (2) | 345 Wolf | Carson Lab | |
| Ice Machine | 016 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | |
| Ice Machine | 019 Wolf (in hall) | ||
| Ice Machine | 226 McKinly | ||
| Ice Machine | 251 Wolf | ||
| Ice Machine | 301 Wolf | ||
| Incubator | 020 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | 37°, floor model |
| Incubator (2) | 022 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Tabletop |
| Incubator | 023 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Large size |
| Incubator (2) | 024 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Tabletop |
| Incubator | 307 Wolf | M. Duncan | 30° C, medium size, for yeast |
| Incubator Shaker | 251 Wolf | M. Duncan | Bacterial/Yeast, large floor model |
| Incubator Shaker | 307 Wolf | Bacterial/Yeast | |
| Lyophilizer | 251 Wolf | ||
| Lyophilizer | 345 Wolf | Carson Lab | |
| P2 Laminar Flow Hood | 252 McKinly | For virus work | |
| Petri Dish Filling Machine (2) | 016 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Must be operated by teaching labs staff |
| Projector | 213 McKinly | D. Simmons | NEC |
| Projector | 213 McKinly | D. Simmons | Sony CX-5, accepts memory stick (computer not necessary) |
| Refrigerator | 023 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Large size |
| Refrigerator/Freezer | 009 McKinly | -80° C | |
| Refrigerator/Freezer | 020 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Floor model |
| Refrigerator/Freezer | 023 McKinly | T. Della-Volpe | Small size |
| Refrigerator/Freezer | Basement stairwell, East end of Wolf Hall |
-20° C, chest freezer | |
| Scintillation Counter | 259 McKinly | Simmons Lab | Beckman LS5801 |
| Scintillation Counter | 262 Wolf | Carson Lab | Packard TriCarb 2900TR, Liquid Scintillation Analyzer |
| Scintillation Counter | 307 Wolf | M. Duncan Lab | Beckman LS6000 |
| Spectrophotometer | 252 Wolf | U. Naik | Nanodrop overview |
| Speed Vac | 307 Wolf | ||
| Speed Vac (2) | 345 Wolf | Carson Lab | |
| Warmroom | 307 Wolf | M. Duncan | 37° C, large size, for bacteria |
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