The Center of Research Instruments was established in April 2003 to manage IDAC’s laboratory equipment for medical and biological research. The following is a list of available instruments for all IDAC members to utilize.


Equipment Function Manufacturer
LAS4000mini Quantitative Imaging of Gels & Blots by Chemiluminescence GE Healthcare
FLA-7000 Laser Scanner. Fluorescence, IP, and Digitization GE Healthcare
ABI PRISM 310 Genetic Analyzer Applied Biosystems
ABI 3130 Genetic Analyzer,4-capillary Applied Biosystems
ABI 3130xl Genetic Analyzer,16-capillary Applied Biosystems
LSM5 PASCAL Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope Carl Zeiss
BIACORE2000 Bio-Molecular Interaction Analysis GE Healthcare
DU 640 UV/VIS Spectrophotometer BECKMAN
SpectraMax M2e Microplate Reader Molecular Devices
Lmax II 384 Luminometer Molecular Devices
OPT Scanner 3001 Optical Projection Tomography Medical Research Council Technology
BR-3000L Bioshaker TAITEC
Cytomics FC500 Flow Cytometry Systems, 5-color Analysis BECKMAN COULTER
EPICS ALTRA Flow Cytometry Systems, Hyper Sort Cell Sorting System BECKMAN COULTER
MC10000 Wide Format Printer EPSON
iPF8300 Large-Format Inkjet Printer CANON
CFX96 Real-Time PCR BIO-RAD
AVIZO High Performance 3D Visualization Software VSG
CS150GX Micro Ultra Centrifuge  Hitachi Koki
CM1900 Disinfecting Cryostats for Sectioning LEICA
BZ-9000 Fluorescence Microscopy KEYENCE
HA-320RS Laminator(Pouch) MEIKO SHOKAI
CP65 β Ultracentrifuge Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
4D-Nucleofector Transfection Lonza
IVIS Lumina II Quantitative Fluorescent and Bioluminescent Imaging in Vivo SPI (Caliper Life Sciences)
FV1000MPE Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscope OLYMPUS