Department of Biological Sciences

COMMON EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

 

Relevant Sites

UT core facilities

repair of small equipment free of labor charge

NSM Instrumentation Center

UT Pharmacy Centers and Labs

UT Lab safety

UT chemistry stockroom 

Equipment

Department contact

Pictures

Google

Calendar

Nanodrop

 

 

 

Nanodrop ND 1000 Spectrophotometer (Donated to the department by Prof. Scott Leisner)
Krishnamurthy lab-Praveen (lab WO3213, x4605)
Nanodrop

 

Real Time PCR

 

 

 

Real Time PCR (Bio-Rad CFX96 Real-time system)
Krishnamurthy lab-Praveen (lab WO3213, x4605)
Real Time PCR
yes 

Computer Systems

 

 

 

Departmental Data Backup Computer System
Jason Bolbach---collegecomputing
 

 

Departmental GraphPad Prism statistics software computer system (HP Compaq 6000 Pro)
Song-Tao Liu (WO4254, x7857)
 

 

FACS

 
 

 

flow cytometer- LSRFortessa 3 laser, 8 color
Conti lab--Jackie (WO3235 x7824)
Flow cytometer

 

Microscope and related

 
 

 

Departmental Microscope Imaging Processing Computer: Metamorph software; Autoquant Deconvolution software
Song-Tao Liu--having both Metamorph and Autoquant CDs and dongles, Metamorph dongle is on the computer (WO4254, x7857)
 

 

Departmental Microscope Imaging Processing Computer: Leica SP8 software (Dell 960 Optiplex)
Tomer Avidor-Reiss--Atul (WO4259, x1992)
 
 
Leica SP8 TCS confocal scanning microscope (with 405 nm, 458 nm, 488 nm, 514nm, 561 nm, 633 nm lasers, HyD detectors, resonanant scanner )
Tomer Avidor-Reiss--Atul (WO4259, x1992)
Leica SP8 confocal
yes 
 
 

 

Zeiss Axiophot Fluorscent microscope
John Plenefisch (office WO3256B, x1547)
Zeiss Axiophot fluorescence microscope
 
Olympus microscope IX81
Silvia/Rafael Garcia-Mata (Lab BO3090, x1996)
3rd floor Olympus fluorescence microscope
yes 
 
 

Digital Imaging System

 

 

 

DigiDoc Digital Camera and UV light box
Crawley lab- Maura (WO 3238, X7891)
WO3242 gel

 

ChemiDoc -It 2 imager system: good for visible or fluorescence light (Coomassie gel, Western etc. )
Krishnamurthy lab-Praveen (lab WO3213, x4605)
ChemiDoc

 

GE Typhoon Trio imager (Western, radioactive etc)
Krishnamurthy lab-Praveen (lab WO3213, x4605)
Typhoon

 

Centrifuges

 

 

 

Sorvall Legend X1R Centrifuge
Krishnamurthy lab-Praveen (lab WO3213, x4605)
Sorvall Legen X1R

 

Beckman J2-21 MI High Speed Centrifuge
Crawley lab- Soo/Maura (WO 3238, X7891)
WO3242 J2-MIcentrifuge.tif

 

Sorvall RC-5C High Speed centrifuge
Komuniecki lab
 

 

Beckman L80 Ultracentrifuge
Tomer Avidor-Reiss--Anthony Cecik (x1992)
Beckman L80 ultracentrifuge

 

Beckman Optima L-70K Ultracentrifuge
Leisner lab WO4223-Chris Flora, x1550
WO4223A Beckman L-70ultracentrifuge

 

Beckman Avanti J-25i high speed centrifuge
Leisner lab WO4223-Chris Flora, x1550
WO4223A Beckman J251 centrifuge

 

tabletop ultracentrifuge
Krishnamurthy lab-Praveen (lab WO3213, x4605)
Tabletop Ultracentrifuge TLX

 

Water and ICE
 
 

 

Icemaker
Crawley lab- Soo (WO 3238, X7891)
3rd floor icemaker

 

Icemaker
Leisner lab WO4223-Chris Flora, x1550
4th floor icemaker

 

Millipore Milli-Q water purification system
Crawley lab- Scott (WO 3238, X4159)
MilliQ water

 

 

OTHERS

     
New Brunswick I2500 refridgerated incubator shaker
Song-Tao Liu--Ejaz (WO4254, x7857)
Refridgerated shaker
 
Sonicator
Song-Tao Liu-- Ejaz(WO4254, x7857)
WO4254 sonicator
 
Molecular Devices Spectramax M5 luminometer
Krishnamurthy lab-Praveen (lab WO3213, x4605)
Spectramax plate reader
yes 
Beckman LS6000IC Scintillation counter
Bill Taylor (office WO4262B, x1966)
WO3242 liquid scintillation counter
 
Department backup -80oC freezer
Song-Tao Liu (WO4254, x7857)

 

 

Facilities

 

 

 

 

Facility

Department contact

 

 

Dark Room -WO4216

 

 

 

Film Processor
Song-Tao Liu lab (WO4254, x7857)-Mike or Chris

 

 

Cold Rooms

 

 

 

cold room
Conti lab--Joe (WO3235 x7824)

 

 

cold room
Conti lab--Joe (WO3235 x7824)

 

 

cold room
Guofa Liu (WO4268B, x2869)

 

 

Warm Rooms

 

 

 

37 oC warm room with Shaker
Crawley lab- Maura (WO 3238, X7891)
Warm room 3241

 

Autoclave Rooms

 

 

 

two Autoclaves
John Arnold (WO1213, x4588)/Brianne Gillespie (BO1096H, x4582)
WO4216autoclave

 

One autoclave
John Arnold (WO1213, x4588)/Brianne Gillespie (BO1096H, x4582)
 

 

Liquid Nitrogen/CO2 tanks

 

 

 

third floor
Dong lab-Yaling (WO3257, x1557, liquid nitrogen)//Shemshedini lab (WO3227, x1554, CO2 tanks)
3rd floor liquid nitrogen tank

 

fourth floor
Bill Taylor -liquid nitrogen (WO4262B, x1966)
 

 

Company on-site service
 
 

 

Fisher fridge/cabinet
Krishnamurthy lab, Krishnamurthy lab has key-see Malathi
Fisher Fridge

 

BIO-RAD FRIDGE/CABINET
 
KRISHNAMURTHY LAB, WALT_KLIZA@BIO-RAD.COM AND SHELBY POWELL (WO3217, X1556)
 
BIORAD FRIDGE
 
GENEWIZ DNA SEQUENCING
 
GARCIA-MATA LAB--SILVIA (BO3090, X1991)
   

 

Last Updated: 6/27/22