The Biochemistry Shared Instrumentation Facility provides UCLA Biochemistry Researchers with state-of-the-art imaging instruments that facilitate detection and quantification of proteins, nucleic acids, and other substances that are labeled with fluorophores, colorimetric dyes, or radioactivity. In addition, the facility also houses incubator shakers, centrifuges/ultracentrifuges and photobioreactors for cell growing, strain characterizations, and processing.
Instruments currently housed in the facility include:
- LI-COR Odyssey allows detection of proteins that are conjugated with dyes that fluoresce near the infrared range of the spectrum.
- Biorad Pharos FX Plus permits detection of a wide range of samples including fluorophores, chemiluminescence, stained proteins/DNA, and radioactivity.
- MJ Research Opticon 2 Real-time PCR system enables real time detection and quantification of DNA copies amplified during each round of PCR.
- Tecan M1000 Plate Reader
- Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer is a microfluidics-based platform for sizing, quantification and quality control of DNA, RNA, proteins and cells.
- Photon Systems Instruments Photobioreactor FMT150 is a cultivation vessel designed for a precise phototrophic culturing of algae, cyanobacteria and bacteria. The photobioreactor allows one to regulate or maintain the pH, light intensity and composition, temperature, gas composition, and the concentration of the cell culture by optical density.
In addition to these instruments, this facility is complemented by the UCLA Biochemistry Instrumentation Core Facility. To reserve a piece of equipment, please use our Online Reservation System.
Currently, training on instruments from both facilities is being offered to UCLA Biochemistry Researchers. For more details, click here. |
