Researchers in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology have access to many facilities and equipment both within the department and at other locations within the University.
Department research facilities:
Department research equipment and supplies:
- DNA Thermocyclers
- Bio-Rad digital gel imager
- Bio-Rad digital phosphoimager
- Kodak automated X-ray film developer
- Varian UV/Vis spectrophotometer with temperature control
- Beckman scintillation counter
- 10 liter New Brunswick scientific bioflow 2000 fermenter/ bioreactor
- French Pressure cell
- Refrigerated Beckman and Dupont/Sorvall centrifuges and rotors
- Beckman L-80 and TL-100 ultracentrifuges and rotors
- Savant SpeedVac concentrator
- Ultralow temperature freezers
- Cold Room
- Autoclaves
- Automated glassware washer
- ELGA Purelab ultrapure water system
- Ice makers
- Liquid nitrogen
- Dry ice
Other relevant research facilities and services available at Tulane University
Microscopy lab
- JEOL JSM-820 Scanning Electron Microscope
- JEOL 2010 Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Zeiss LSM 510 Multi-photon Laser Scanning Microscope
- Alto 2500 Cryo Imager
Organics lab
- GE Omega PSG500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer
- Finnigan LaserMat 2000 Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization
- Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
- Shimadzu QP5000 GC/MS Capillary Column GC
Services:
- Oligonucleotide synthesis
- Peptide synthesis
- Protein sequencing
Equipment:
- Pharmacia LKB-Ultrascan XL scanning densitometer
- Pharmacia FPLC system
- Waters 600E HPLC system
- DNA sequencing (two ABI 3100 16-capillary sequencers)
- Flow Cytometry. Becton-Dickinson FACSVantage SE cell sorter with 3 lasers
- Microarray Core. Affymetrix microarray instrument
- Mass Spectrometry Core. (MALDI-TOF)
- Circular Dichroism Spectro polarimeter Core
- Biosensor Assay Core. (Fison instrument)
- Cell Culture And Repository Core
- Laser-Assisted Microscopy Core
- Real-Time PCR Core
The University's nine libraries house approximately 1.7 million volumes and 15,500 currently received serial titles, most of which are located in the nearby Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Additional library facilities are available at the Tulane Health Sciences Center.
