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Centralized Instrumentation Facility

In addition to the basic facilities available in all the research laboratories, we have a centralized core facility equipped with several minor and major equipments to cater the requirements of our research personnel. The following are the facilities available in the core facility:

Spectroscopy
  • Spectrophotometer - Perkin elmer, Thermo, Labomed
  • Luminescence Spectrometer - Perkin Elmer
  • MALDI TOF Mass Spectrometer - Shimadzhu
  • Multimode Plate Reader - Tecan
  • FTIR Spectrometer - Thermo

Genomics and Proteomics
  • Genetic Analyser (Single capillary) - Applied Biosystems (ABI)
  • DNA sequencer (48 capillary)- Applied Biosystems (ABI)
  • Protien sequencer - Shimadzhu
  • Real Time PCR- Applied Biosystems, Biorad, Cepheid.
  • Automated Peptide Synthesizer - Applied Biosystems
  • Amino acid analyser - Shimadzhu
  • Nucleic Acid Extraction System - Precision System Science
  • Fully Automatic Nucleic Acid Extraction System - BioMerieux

Separation and Purification
  • Pulse Field Electrophoresis - Biorad
  • Ultra Centrifuges - Beckman Coulter
  • High speed Centrifuges - Sorvall, Hittachi, and Kuboto.
  • Table Top Centrifuges - Hareaus, Zigma, Jouan, Eppendorff.
  • Protien purification system - Biorad
  • HPLC - Shimadzhu
  • Gas chromatograph - Shimadzhu
  • Automated Flash Chromatograph - Biotage

Imaging
  • Phospher Imager -  Biorad
  • Multi Imager -  Biorad
  • Gel Documentation systems - Biorad, UVP, Syngene.
  • Confocal Laser Scanninmg Microscope - Leica
  • Spinning Disc Confocal Microscope - BD Biosciences
  • Transmission Electron Microscope -  Jeol
  • Upright and Inverted Microscopes -  Leica, Zeiss, Nikon, Olympus
  • Bench top High Throughput Bioimager -  BD Biosciences

Flow Cytometry
  • FACS ARIA Flow Cytometer with sorter -  BD Biosciences
  • FACS ARIA II Flow Cytometer - BD Biosciences

Others
  • Liquid Scintillation Counter -  Wallac
  • Ultra Microtome -  Leica
  • Submicron size Analyser -  Beckman Coulter
  • Liquid Nitrogen Plant -  Sterling
  • Incinerator -  Thermax