Check out our state-of-the-art equipment (Pictures to come...)

I. Computation

High-performance parallel computing

  • 1 PC workstation
  • 18-core Intel CPU (36 threads)
  • 128 GB DDR4 RAM
  • (4 nVidia Titan GPU cards: 2 RTX, 1 Titan V, and 1 Titan Xp)
  • 72 GB GPU/video Memory
  • 18,000 CUDA cores
  • 1792 Tensor cores

II. Microscopy/Imaging

1) Microscope 1 - TIRF and widefield mode:

  • Zeiss Axio Observer Z1 with Definite Focus 2.0 (auto focus)
  • Laser TIRF 3 with up to 6 laser lines (405 nm, 473/488 nm, 532 nm, 638 nm, 650 nm and 780 nm)
  • Dual ports for two Andor back-Illuminated Ixon 3+ EMCCD cameras
  • DG-5 excitation source (Sutter Instruments)
  • Ludl motorized XY stages

2) Microscope 1 - Confocal Mode:

  • Zeiss Axio Observer Z1 with Definite Focus 2.0
  • Customized laser scanning confocal
  • Dual ports for two Andor back-illuminated Ixon 3+ EMCCD cameras
  • Single photon counting modules (Excelitas APD SPCM AQRH 14)

3) Microscope 2 - Inverted

  • Zeiss Axiovert 200M
  • Andor Ixon EMCCD camera
  • Ludl motorized XY stages
  • Excelitas X-Cite illumination

4) Microscope 3 - Upright

  • Leica DMR with motorized Z focus
  • Gibralta platform
  • Hamamatsu ORCA ER /Andor EMCCD cameras
  • Ludl motorized XY stages

5) Laser systems

  • Solid-state lasers: 405 nm, 473 nm, 488 nm, 532 nm, 638 nm, 650 nm, 660 nm, 780 nm
  • Broadband optical fibers (Kineflex and KineMatix adaptor, Point Source)
  • Coherent OBIS (488 nm, 638 nm)
  • Gas lasers: 488 nm argon-ion (Edmund Optics)

6) Spectrophotometer - UV-Vis

  • PerkinElmer Lambda 20

7) Gel Imaging

  • Bio-Rad Gel-Doc

8) Optical Vibration Isolation Tables

  • 7'x10' CleanTop Optical Vibration Isolation Table (TMC)
  • 4'x6' Optical Vibration Isolation Table (Newport)

III. Electronics

Electronics for nanopore experiments

  • Two Axon 200B amplifiers (Molecular Devices)
  • Axon Digidata 1550A 8-channel digitizer with hum silencer

IV. Microfluidics & Fluidics

1) Microfluidic controller 1

  • Custom-built electronics and control software (C++, LabView)
  • 32 solenoid valves

2) Microfluidic controller 2 (ELVEFLOW)

  • Two 16-valve MUX systems
  • 4-channel microfluidic control unit

3) Syringe pumps and valves

  • 10 Rocket pumps (Tecan/Cavro)
  • 4 8-channel pumps (Tecan)
  • 4 9-port motorized valves (Tecan)

4) Water Chillers/Circulators/Baths

  • 2 Julabo F25, programmable
  • 2 Julabo F32, programmable
  • 2 NesLab RTE 111, programmable

V. Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Chemistry

1) qPCR / Real-time PCR and PCR Machines

  • MiniOpticon Real-time PCR (Bio-Rad)
  • MJ Research DNA Engine

2) HPLC System

  • Agilent Infinity 1200 with quaternary pumps
  • Autosampler module with injection loops
  • UV-vis in-line detector module
  • Fraction collector module
  • Temperature control module

3) Shaker-Incubator

  • New Brunswick Innova 40R - programmable and with refrigeration

4) Centrifuges

  • Sorvall Legend X1R Swing-bucket
  • Eppendorf 5415R Refrigerated

5) Water purification

  • Millipore Milli-Q

VI. Fabrication/Microfabrication

1) CNC

  • Tormach PCNC1100

2) Desktop Cutter

  • Roland CAMM1 GS-24 cutter

3) Spin Coater

  • Laurel WS-650-23

4) High-temperature connection oven

  • Yamato DR200, programmable natural convection