LABORATORY SPACE
The Henrylab, located in the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering, is equipped to conduct research with recombinant DNA, RNA, and proteins. The Institute consists of research groups from the departments of Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Engineering. The building is home to facilities for high resolution imaging and analysis (AFM, CryoEM, SEM, and TEM).
EQUIPMENT
AKTAxpress, AKTA Explorer 100 Air
and an AKTA FPLC
GE Healthcare Life Sciences Chromatography Systems
Cyclone Plus
PerkinElmer Phosphor Imager
FluorChem 8900
Alpha Innotech FluorChem® Imaging System
Ettan IPGphor
GE Healthcare Life Sciences Isoelectric Focusing System
Avanti J-25
Beckman High Performance Centrifuge
Rotors: JA-25.50 and JLA-10.500
Stratagene RoboCycler Gradient 96,
RoboCycler Gradient 40,
and Eppendorf Mastercycler
Additional equipment includes:
electrophoretic equipment that includes five power supply units ranging from 200-3000V, gel
boxes for vertical and horizontal gels, computer-based UV gel documentation system, UV/VIS
spectrophotometer, 2 incubator shakers for growing bacteria, electroporator, pH meter and
stir plates, probe sonicator and yeda press for cell disruption, analytical balance, 2 bench top
low-speed centrifuges, 2 laminar flow hoods, centrifugal evaporator, chromatography cabinet,
several refrigerators and -20 freezers, -80 ultralow freezer, 2 microcentrifuges, cooling/heating
water bath circulator, 2 heating open-top water baths, 3 platform shakers, gel dryer, and a
portable sterilizer.
PROTEIN PRODUCTION FACILITY
Avanti J-25
Beckman High Performance Centrifuge
Rotors: JA-25.50 and JLA-10.500
Additional equipment includes:
-80 ultralow freezer, analytical balance, pH meter, spectrophotometer, and a sonicator.
Biological Sciences Department maintained equipment:
Beckman L8-60M ultracentrifuge (Rotors: SW 28 and SW 50.1), Beckman TL-100
benchtop ultracentrifuge (Rotors: TLS-55 and TLS-100.3), Beckman Optima Benchtop
ultracentrifuge, Beckman LS 6500 scintillation counter, LI-COR 4000 and 4000L DNA
sequencers, and HP DesignJet 500.
TYPHOON FLA 9500
Biomolecular Imager
Uses: Storage phosphor autoradiography,
fluorescent scanning, chemiluminescent
scanning
Also available for use on campus:
Analytical ultracentrifuge, confocal microscope, fluorescent microplate reader, and a second AKTA Explorer 100.