Protein / Tissue Work

Resources for protein and tissue work.

Equipment	Department	Location	Year	Contact	Notes
New Brunswick Modified Bioflo 110 Modular Benchtop Fermentor (chemostat)	Dental Science	6th floor, Dental Science	2002	Stuart Dashper	Features: Continuous culture of bacteria, especially useful for fastidious species. Access: By arrangement with Stuart Dashper. Training required.
Biacore 3000 system	Dental Science	6th floor, Dental Science	2003	Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Features: Analyses interations between a ligand and analyte and can determine the strength of that interation. Access: By arrangement with Neil O'Brien-Simpson
AID Elispot Reader System	Dental Science	6th floor, Dental Science	2005	Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Features: Counts spots on membrane filters which have been used in ELISPOT assays. Access: By arrangement with Neil O'Brien-Simpson
Bio-plex system	Dental Science	6th floor, Dental Science	2006	Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Features: Uses fluorescently labelled beads to determine the concentration of analystes in solution. Kits are available for cytokine assays from BioRad and Linco. Access: By arrangement with Neil O'Brien-Simpson
Peptide synthesiser	Microbiology & Immunology	Microbiology building	2003	Tony Purcell, David Jackson	Access: Constant supervision required due to lab security. Contact Tony Purcell or David Jackson for access.
DAKO Autostainer	Pathology	Medical building, room W629	2002	Melissa Southey	Features: Histology autostainer. Access: By arrangement through Melissa Southey.
Leica Cryostat	Paediatrics	Royal Children's Hospital	2007	Amanda Fosang	Access: By arrangement with Amanda Fosang.
Plate reader	Pharmacology	Medical building, room N803	2003	Trudi Harris	Features: Visible wavelengths. Access: Booking sheet.
Microwave-assisted automated peptide synthesiser	Pharmacology	Medical building N922	2007	TBA	TBA
Neon Transfection System	Surgery, AH	Austin Hospital	2009	Kathryn Marshall	Access: By arrangement with Kathryn Marshall