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Equipment Name Description & Use Department Contact
-80C FreezerLong term safe low temperature storage for biological specimen.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Critical Point DryerDrying biological specimen without distortion as part of sample preparation for scanning electron microscopy.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Sputter coater and carbon evaporatorCoating of biological specimen with metal or carbon to make them conductive for scanning electron microscopy.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Bright field upright light microscope and wide field fluorescence microscopeLight microscopy of histology slide. Upright microscope fluorescence microscopy.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Digital cameraDigital camera for the Eclipse 800 light microscope.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscope (inverted microscope)This microscope performs optical sectioning of fluorescently stained cells or tissues. Can image up to 4 fluorescence channels (blue, green, red-orange, far red). Can perform live cell imaging of fluorescently stained cells.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Resonant scan head for the confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopeThis microscope enables fast scanning with the confocal laser fluorescence microscope. Useful for live cell imaging.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
PMT array for the confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopeThis microscope enables the collection of light from wavelengths spaced by 10 nm or more. Useful to image close fluorescence emission peaks with the confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscope.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
37C incubation chamber for microscopeMaintains 37C, saturated humidity and 5% CO2 during light and fluorescence microscopy of live cells.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
UltramicrotomePreparation of ultrathin sections for transmission electron microscopy.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
CryostatMicrotome enabling the sectioning of frozen tissues.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Paraffin embedding unitEmbeds tissue samples into paraffin blocks for microtome sectioning.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Automated stainerPerforms automated staining of histology sections.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Bright field, DIC, polarization, reflective, fluorescence and deconvolution microscope (upright microscope). Three channels (blue, green, red/orange) available for fluorescence.Performs various modalities of light microscopy including bright field, bright field EDS, polarization, DIC, reflective and fluorescence. Enable deconvolution for fluorescence imaging.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM)High resolution scanning electron microscopy of materials sciences and biology samples.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) ad-on for the FESEMAllows to use the scanning electron microscope to image small objects or ultra thin section, similar to transmission electron microscopy imaging.Biological Sciences
Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) ad-on to FE-SEMUses the electron beam of the scanning electron microscope to perform elemental analysis and mapping of a sample.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
E-beam lithography ad-on to the FESEMUses the electron beam of the scanning electron microscope to creates patterns down to sub-10 nm onto substrates coated with an electron beam sensitive resist.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Class 1000 clean roomMaintains a dust free, environment for materials science projects and the sputter deposition unit.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Sputter deposition system. Instrument is located in a class 1000 clean roomVapor deposition method to deposit thin metal films by sputtering from a target source onto a substrate such as a silicon wafer.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS)Determines the elemental composition, chemical and electronic states of a material.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Wire bounder. Instrument is located in a class 1000 clean room.Makes interconnections to create integrated circuits or other semiconductor devices.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Spin coater. Instrument is located in a class 1000 clean room.Deposits uniform thin metallic films onto flat substrates.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
Nikon Eclipse inverted light microscope with phase contrastUsed to monitor the viability and observe the morphology of cells cultured in Petri dishes.Biological Sciencesoskalli@memphis.edu
BioRad iCyclerQPCR systemBiological Sciencestsutter@memphis.edu
Thermo Fisher NanodropNano spectrophotometer for nucleic acid and protein quantificationBiological Sciencestsutter@memphis.edu
Invitrogen QubitFluorometerBiological Sciencestsutter@memphis.edu
Beckman DU640SpectrophotometerBiological Sciencestsutter@memphis.edu
Cary EclipseFluorescence spectrophotometerBiological Sciencestsutter@memphis.edu
FCGR Computer ClusterThe HPC computational resources include a dedicated FCGR computer cluster in addition to use of the HPC provided by ITS at the University of Memphis. The FCGR hardware includes an HP c7000 blade system and six HP Gen8 blades attached to an HP D6000 with GlusterFS configured on four blade servers and an array of 3TB size SAS drives. A local private 10Gig network provides connectivity between the ROCKS/Galaxy cluster and the GlusterFS file system. The FCGR cluster has numerous bioinformatics tools including a local Galaxy instance which submits computational jobs to the ROCKS cluster.Biological Scienceshpcadmins@memphis.edu
Facility housing mice strainsThis facility houses various mice strains including the aryl hydrocarbon receptor knockout mice for the study of the effects of ubiquitous environmental toxicants such as tetracholorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)) on the developmental formation and function of the epidermal barrier.Biological Sciences
Herbarium CollectionThe University of Memphis Herbarium is a natural history collection consisting of nearly 20,000 plant specimens from scientific collections worldwide. Most of the accessions are vascular plants from the Southeastern US, with an emphasis on those of Tennessee and Kentucky. Orphaned for more than 30 years, the herbarium was revived in 2014 and is now accessioning new specimens. Current research is on the vascular plants of West Tennessee and the Lower Mississippi River Basin. International collection code MEM. Collection on Search is available through the Southeast Regional Network of Expertise and Collection by Specimen, Images, Inventories and Dynamic Tools. (see link)Biological Sciencesrbayer@memphis.edu
AMTTI Biomechanics Force PlatformUsed in the UTHSC gait labBiomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
AMTTI Biomechanics FPSTAIRS-OR60-Interfaced forUsed in the UTHSC gait labBiomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
AMITTI Force plate OR-6 #2000Used in the UTHSC gait labBiomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
Biodex system 4 Pro OrthopUsed in the UTHSC gait labBiomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
8 Trackers/sensors with productFused sensor system for wireless motion captureBiomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
KEI-K-Scan JOINTFor measuring contact pressure inside the knee jointBiomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
Universal Testing MachineSoft tissue mechanical, uniaxial tensile testing system-which is in the process of receiving a new controller (in progress)Biomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
Videoextensometer system + lensesUsed for measuring displacement with universal test frameBiomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
DElsaNano C (Demo system): ZetaHigh performance, versatile system for measuring particle and protein size, zeta potential, molecular weight, protein mobility and microrheology.Biomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
SYSHEWLJ45AVCTO3-HNPComputers used for research and course instruction in the Reverse Engineering Computer LabBiomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
Color camera, 5MP, 2.7M USUsed with stereomicroscope brought from InMotionBiomedical Engineeringjlwllm17@memphis.edu
QUOTE R-1711358.1,MAGPIXTMFluorescent detection system suitable for medium-throughput multiplex immunoassaysBiomedical Engineeringglbowlin@memphis.edu
Freezer/Mill 115V/60HZCryo millBiomedical Engineeringglbowlin@memphis.edu
i3-Quote LF90278R2: SectraMaxStandard micro-plate readerBiomedical Engineeringglbowlin@memphis.edu
POROSIMETER PASCAL 140Mercury porosimeterBiomedical Engineeringglbowlin@memphis.edu
Universal Testing machineSoft tissue mechanical, uniaxial tensile testing systemBiomedical Engineeringglbowlin@memphis.edu
Bio-27600286 R3 Upright ClinicalLight and Fluorescent microscopeBiomedical Engineeringglbowlin@memphis.edu
Quote sea-141105-sh-1, microPycnometer for material density determinationBiomedical Engineeringglbowlin@memphis.edu
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