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