For IBB Faculty – Major Equipment in Cores (updated July 2025)

Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Core Facilities (by Building) 

Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Core Facilities (by Building) 

Cores in the Petit Biotechnology Building

Microscopy Core

  • Zeiss LSM900 Confocal w/Airyscan or AI-sample finder

  • Zeiss LSM980 Multiphoton

  • Zeiss LSM780 Elyra ps1

  • Zeiss AxioObserver Z1 Widefield

  • Biotek Cytation 7 w/Biospa/Biostack Robotic Imaging System

  • Zeiss Laser Capture Microdissection

  • MD ImageXpress Pico Imager system

  • Zeiss LSM700/710 Confocal

Biomechanics Core

  • Anton Parr MCR302 Rheometer

  • TA Instruments ElectroForce 3200 uniaxial interchangeable Axial Extended Stroke (high displacement) or Axial/Torsion configuration

  • TA Instruments ElectroForce 3100 uniaxial material testing system (small displacement/load)

  • MTS MiniBionix 858 uniaxial servo-hydraulic material testing system (axial/ torsion)

MicroCT Core

  • MicroCT40 Small specimen scanner (Scanco)

  • MicroCT50 Small specimen scanner (Scanco)

  • VivaCT40 In vivo specimen scanner (Scanco)

  • Inveon In vivo specimen scanner (Siemens)

  • IVIS Spectrum CT Live animal scanner (Revvity)

  • RS-2000 small animal X-ray irradiator (RadSource)

High Throughput DNA Sequencing Core

  • Illumina NovaSeq 6000 High throughput DNA sequencing system

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core

  • Bruker PharmaScan 7T MRI Scanner

  • SAII animal monitoring and gating system

  • Volume and surface coils in various sizes and configurations from Bruker, Doty Scientific and M2M imaging

Image Data Analysis

  • ORS Dragonfly (academic license)

  • Materialise Mimics suite (academic license)

  • Imaris suite (academic license)

  • Other open-source tools:
    3Dslicer
    Micro Dicom Viewer
    HistoCAT
    Cell Profiler
    ImageJ (Fiji)

 

Histology Core

  • Accu-Scope EXC-350 Brightfield Microscope w/ 4K HDMI Camera

  • Buehler Ecomet 3 Grinder

  • Epredia Autostainer 360 for IHC, IF, and MultiPlex Staining

  • Epredia ClearVue Coverslipper

  • Epredia Cryostar NX-70 Cryostat w/ Vacuum

  • Epredia PT Module for Antigen Retrieval

  • EXAKT Grinding System

  • General Data Paraffin Dispenser PRO

  • General Data TECII 2120 Tissue Embedding System

  • Intelsint RTPH-360 Enclosed Tissue Processor

  • Leica Autostainer XL

  • Leica CM3050S Cryostat

  • Leica VT1000 S Vibratome

  • Lunaphore LabSat Multiplex IHC

  • Metkon Miracut 152 Precision Saw

  • Thermo Scientific Cryostar NX-70 Cryostat

  • VWR 1400E Vacuum Oven

  • Waldorf (Germany) HM355S Microm Rotary Microtome (2)

  • Zeiss 100M Fluorescence Microscope w/ Camera

Biomolecular Analysis Core

  • Beckman Coulter Analytical HPLC

  • LiCor Biosciences Odyssey CLX infrared imager 

  • Agilent Bioanalyzer DNA, RNA and Protein Analysis

  • Labconco Centivap Concentrator/Cold Trap speed vac system (2)

  • Labconco FreeZone 6 Freeze Drying System (2) 

  • Revity Tri-Carb LSC 4910TR scintillation counter

  • Amaxa Nucleofector cell electroporator

  • Perkin Elmer IVIS Spectrum CT in vivo imaging system 

  • Applied Biosystems Step One Plus sequence detector 

  • Beckman Allegra R15 benchtop centrifuge

  • Optima Max XP benchtop ultra centrifuge

  • Packard Cobra II auto-gamma counter, 

  • Beckman Coulter XPN 100 ultracentrifuge 

  • Avanti J1-30I high speed centrifuge

  • Fast Prep Tissue Homogenizer

  • Biotek Synergy H4 multi-mode plate reader (2) 

  • GE FLA 9500 Imager

  • GE AI 600 RGB Imager

Cellular Analysis and Cytometry Core

  • Amnis Imagestream X imaging flow cytometer

  • Fluidigm Helios Platform Mass cytometer and Hyperion imaging mass cytometer 

  • BD S8 cell sorter

  • BD Melody Cell sorter w/ VBR lasers

  • Beckman Coulter CytoFLEX S flow cytometer w/ plate loader 

  • Cytek Aurora full spectrum cytometer w/ automated sample loader

  • IZON Exoid Tunable Resistive Pulse Sensing (TRPS) instrument 

  • Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4e cell counter

  • NucleCounter NC-202 

  • LiCor DLx Gel Imager

Systems Mass Spectrometry Core

  • Vanquish Horizon LC / ThermoFisher Scientific Q Exactive HF MS 

  • Vanquish Horizon LC / ThermoFisher Scientific Orbitrap ID-X MS 

  • Vanquish Horizon LC / ThermoFisher Scientific Exploris 240 MS (2)

  • Bruker Amazon Speed Ion Trap with ETD

  • Bruker rapiFlex MALDI TOF

  • ThermoFisher Scientific GC / ISQ 7610 MS 

  • ThermoFisher Scientific Dionex Ultimate 3000 RSLC

Microcomputed Tomography Core

  • MicroCT40 Small specimen scanner (Scanco)

  • MicroCT50 Small specimen scanner (Scanco)

  • VivaCT40 In vivo specimen scanner (Scanco)

  • Inveon In vivo specimen scanner (Siemens)

Neuro Design Suite

  • Axon MultiClamp 700B Amplifier 

  • Slice Scope Pro 1000

  • Slice Scope Pro 3000

  • Digidata 1550A Digitizer

  • TDT 128 Channel Neurophysiology System

  • P-340 fura2

  • Sutter P-2000

 

Cores in the Engineered Biosystems Building

Microscopy Core

  • Zeiss Lattice SIM 3

  • Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal

  • PE Spinning Disk Confocal

  • Bruker Opterra Sweptfield Confocal

  • Bruker Investigator Upright Multiphton and FLIM

  • Zeiss Lightsheet Z1

  • Bruker Vutara Super-Resolution

Cellular Analysis and Cytometry Core

  • BD FACSAria Fusion 

  • BD LSR Fortessa

  • BD Melody Cell sorter (B/YG/R lasers)

  • Isoplexsis IsoLight single cell proteomics analyzer

  • Axion Biosystems Maestro Pro multi-well microelectrode array (MEA) and impedance system 

  • Cytek Aurora full spectrum cytometer w/ automated sample loader

  • Beckman Coulter CytoFLEX S flow cytometer w/ plate loader

Genome Analysis Core

  • Bio Rad QX200 ddPCR

  • Qiagen QIAcuity digital PCR system

  • Lonza 4D Nucleofector Core Unit 10X Genomics Chromium X System 

  • BioRad ddSEQ single cell isolator

  • Bionano Genomics Saphyr genome imaging system

Biopolymer Characterization Core

  • BioTek Synergy H4 Microplate Readers 

  • AP Chirascan™-plus CD Spectrometer

  • Olis RSM1000 Stopped-Flow Spectrophotometer

  • Shimadzu NEXERA with RI, Fluorescence and PDA detector 

  • Wyatt DynaPro NanoStar Dynamic Light Scattering

  • GE AKTAPure 25M with refrigerator

  • GE Ultrospec 2100 pro UV-Vis Spectrometer 

  • OmniSEC REVEAL

  • OnmiSEC

  • Malvern Zeta-sizer (zeta potential measurement) 

  • Beckman XPN ultracentrifuge

  • Beckman Avanti centrifuge

  • Wyatt Dynapro plate reader (DLS with HTS capacity)

  • Prometheus nanoDSF (native differential scanning fluorimeter) 

  • Nanotemper technologies 

  • MicroCal VP-DSC 2M (Differential scanning calorimeter)

  • MicroCal iTC200 (Isothermal calorimetry)

  • Beckman Optima AUC + Schlieren optics (analytical ultracentrifugation)

Molecular Evolution Core (Research)

  • ABI Step One Plus real time PCR system

  • Electrophoresis equipment

  • New Brunswick Scientific Innova 44 Shaker 

  • NuAire NU 475-500

  • Illumina MiSeq system

  • Illumina iSEQ system 

  • Illumina NextSeq 500

  • Illumina MiniSeq

  • Oxford Nanopore MinION

  • Grenova Tip Washer 

  • BIOSETT ASM 2000 DNA oligo synthesizer 

  • Qiagen Qiacube Connect nucleic acid extraction system

  • Tissuelyser II sample disruptor

  • Agilent Tapestation

  • Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100

  • Sage Science Blue Pippin automated gel extraction system

  • Covaris R230 focused ultrasonicator

  • ThermoFisher Scientific SeqStudio Sanger sequencing system

  • ThermoFisher Scientific SeqStudio Flex Sanger sequencing system

  • Beckman Coulter Echo 525 acoustic liquid handling system 

  • Crocodile ELISA Robot 

  • Qpix 2XT Colony picker

  • Andrew Alliance Liquid Handling System 

  • Stratagene Mx3005P qPCR System 

  • DXS Automated ELISA System 

  • Taspestri Single cell Multi-omics system

Molecular Evolution Core (CLIA Lab)

  • BSC LYSIS Hood

  • Traceable® Ultra-Low Temperature WIFI Data Logger with TraceableLIVE® Cloud Service Pipette Communication Module

  • Integra Assist PLUS liquid handling system 

  • BMG Labtech CLARIOstar Plus plate reader 

  • California Air Compressor

  • KingFisher Flex nucleic acid extraction system

  • Thermo Scientific Quantstudio 5 real time PCR system

  • Thermo Scientific Quantstudio 6 Flex real time PCR system

  • SPT Labtech XL-100 automated liquid handling system

  • Formulatrix Mantis liquid handling system

  • Omni bead ruptors

Systems Mass Spectrometry Core

  • Dionex UltiMate 3000 RSLCnano UHPLC system / ThermoFisher Scientific QE Plus MS (2)

  • Waters Acquity I Class LC

  • Beckman PF-2D Chromatography system

  • VanquishNeo LC/ThermoFisher Scientific Exploris480

 

Cores in Molecular Science and Engineering Building

Systems Mass Spectrometry Core

  • Bruker Solarix 12T FTICR