Protein / 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