S1000 Thermocycler

The Biorad S1000 thermal cycler has gradient capabilities. It has a single heat block.

This instrument is located in B250.1

Please contact Cindy Thomson at cindy.thomson@usask.ca for training on this instrument prior to use.

There is currently no booking calendar for this instrument - please contact Cindy Thomson or Heather Neufeld to confirm it is available.

Beckman Avanti J-E Centrifuge

The Beckman Avanti J-E Refrigerated Centrifuge has the following rotors:

JA-17            (50 mL tubes; Max Speed 17,000 rpm)

JLA-10.500   (6 buckets/lids for 500 mL bottles; Max Speed 10,000 rpm)

This instrument is located in B247. **Please note that use of this instrument may be restricted to minimize disruption to the teaching labs.**

Please contact Cindy Thomson, Dawn Giesbrecht or Afzal Javeed (cindy.thomson@usask.ca ; dawn.giesbrecht@usask.ca ; maj238@mail.usask.ca) for training on this equipment prior to use. There is currently no booking calendar for this instrument - please contact Cindy, Dawn or Afzal to confirm if and when it is available.

Biorad Chemidoc Imaging System

The Biorad ChemiDoc Digital Imaging System can capture chemiluminescent, UV and visible images for printing or analysis using Biorad ImageLab Software. A printer is available to print images and a USB stick is suggested to transport files to other locations for analysis.

This instrument is located in B250.1

Please contact Cindy Thomson at cindy.thomson@usask.ca for training on this instrument prior to use.

There is currently no booking calendar for this instrument - please contact Cindy Thomson or Heather Neufeld to confirm it is available.

Biotek EL808 Microplate Reader

The Biotek EL808 microplate absorbance reader (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) is paired with Gene 5 controlling and data analysis software. The EL808 fits standard 96-well plates, and has a filter wheel containing 4 standard filters.

This instrument is located in B250.1

Please contact Heather Neufeld at heather.neufeld@usask.ca or Brooke Thompson at brooke.thompson@usask.ca for filter information and training on these instruments.

The booking calendar for this equipment can be found here.

Zeiss Axioscop 20 fluorescent microscope with digital camera

The Zeiss Axioscope 20 microscope has an HB100 AttoArc fluorescent light source, standard fluorescent filters and 2.5X, 10X, 20X, 40X and 100X objectives (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine). Please note that only the 100X lens is immersion oil compatible. A Canon 5 MP digital camera will be added for image capture soon.

This instrument is located in B250.1. All use of the fluorescent light source must be logged. Student teaching lab use of this microscope has priority.

Please contact Heather Neufeld at heather.neufeld@usask.ca for filter/camera information and training on this instrument.

There is no booking calendar for this instrument - please contact Heather Neufeld or Dawn Geisbrecht to confirm it is available.