Instruments
FACS & Imaging Core Facility
Flow Cytometry (FACS)
Flow Cytometry is a technology that simultaneously measures and analyzes multiple physical characteristics of single cells or other particles as they move in a stream of liquid and pass a beam of light.
Flow cytometers
BD FACSARIA IIIU
BD FACSAria IIIu: High-speed cell sorter and analyzer with 4 lasers and 14 fluorescent parameters.
BD FACSARIA FUSION
BD FACSAria Fusion: High-speed cell sorter and analyzer with 5 lasers and 18 fluorescent parameters and biosafety cabinet.
BD FACSCANTO II
BD FACSCanto II: Analyzer with 3 lasers and 8 fluorescent parameters.
BD LSRFORTESSA
BD LSRFortessa: Analyzer with 5 lasers and 18 fluorescent parameters.
AMNIS IMAGESTREAM X MK II
Amnis ImageStream X Mk II: Imaging cytometer with 4 lasers and 12 imaging channels.
MILTENYI AUTOMACS PRO
Miltenyi autoMACS Pro: Magnetic cell separator.
Microscopy (Imaging)
Microscopy is the technology of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye.
Widefield microscopes
NIKON ECLIPSE CI
Nikon Eclipse Ci: Upright microscope for bright field and polarized light microscopy
LEICA DMI6000B
Leica DMI6000B: Inverted fluorescent microscope, equipped with incubation chamber for live-cell imaging.
ESSENBIOSCIENCE INCUCYTE S3
EssenBioscience IncuCyte S3: Live cell imaging and fast screening system.
THERMOFISHER EVOS FL AUTO 2
ThermoFisher EVOS FL Auto 2: Inverted fluorescent microscope, equipped with on-stage incubator for live-cell imaging.
ZEISS AXIOSCAN 7
Zeiss Axioscan 7: Slide scanner to create virtual microscope slides.
Confocal Microscopes
LASER-SCANNING CONFOCAL SP8-DLS
Laser-scanning confocal SP8-DLS: Inverted laser-scanning confocal microscope with different lasers and 5 fluorescent detectors. Equipped with incubation chamber for live-cell imaging. It can be used as a light-sheet microscope.
LASER-SCANNING CONFOCAL LEICA SP8-X
Laser-scanning confocal Leica SP8-X: Inverted laser-scanning confocal microscope with different lasers and 5 fluorescent detectors. Equipped with incubation chamber for live-cell imaging.
SPINNING DISC CONFOCAL OLYMPUS SPINSR
Spinning disc confocal Olympus SpinSR: Inverted spinning disc microscope with 6 lasers and 2 cameras. Equipped with incubation chamber for live-cell imaging.
SPINNING DISC CONFOCAL ANDOR DRAGONFLY
Spinning disc confocal Andor Dragonfly: Inverted spinning disc microscope with 4 lasers and 2 cameras. Equipped with incubation chamber for live-cell imaging.
LASER-SCANNING CONFOCAL LEICA SP8-UPRIGHT
Laser-scanning confocal Leica SP8-Upright: Upright laser-scanning confocal microscope with different lasers and 5 fluorescent detectors.
SUPERRESOLUTION MICROSCOPE ABBERIOR INSTRUMENTS FACILITY LINE
Superresolution microscope Abberior Instruments Facility Line: Superresolution stimulated-emission depletion (STED) microscope with 8 lasers and 4 fluorescent detectors.
Histology Lab
The histology unit hosts equipment for the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues including instruments for fixing, processing, embedding, sectioning, and staining.
Histology
- Tissue processor
- Heated paraffin embedding module
- Microtome
- Cryostat
- Antigen Retriever
- Automated Slide Stainer
- Cassette and slide printer
- Tissue Microarrayer
- Batch stainer
- Microscope