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
