Cell Biology Facilities

Facilities 

  • Multiple inverted photomicroscopes and fluorescent microscopes for high power observation of cell and tissue cultures
  • CO2 incubators for maintenance of cell and tissue cultures
  • Shaking incubators for bacterial cell cultures
  • Laminar flow hoods for manipulation and transfer of cell cultures in a sterile environment
  • Biosafety hoods for manipulation of human tissues and pathogens
  • Stereo Microscopes for observation of biological samples and microdissection
  • Cryomed Freezers for cryopreservation of cells in liquid nitrogen
  • Probe sonicator for lysing cells and extracting macromolecules
  • Kodak photography system and software for digital capture of images and analysis of colony size and area