Common Equipment and Room Use Policy
Request access to CHEQROOM
Reminders:
-Do not touch door handles, keyboards, or computer mice with gloves
-Always wear safety glasses
-Leave equipment in the same or better shape than you find it in
-Rooms are carry in/carry out: take all materials with you when you leave
By using shared instrument spaces you agree to the following:
Shared Instrument Spaces and Calendars:
Room | Room Description | Instruments in Space |
135 | Mammalian Cell Culture | BSCs, CO2 incubators, fluorescent microscope |
136 | Non-mammalian cell Culture | BSCs, non-CO2 incubators, NuAire tabletop centrifuge |
137 | Shared instrument lab | UV-Vis spec, Fluorescent spec, qPCR, Sciclone |
167C (laboratory space) | Laboratory space | BSC, shaking incubators |
167C (cold room) | Cold room | Cold room |
167D | Autoclave/Dishwasher | Autoclave/Dishwasher |
169 | Centrifuges | Superspeed Centrifuge, Tabletop Ultracentrifuge, centrifuge rotors |
234 | Cold room | Cold room |
235 | Shared instrument lab | Easycite flow, liquid scintillation counter, Nanodrop, microplate reader, gel doc, iBright |
239A | Shared instrument lab | Shaking incubators, ultracentrifuge |
239B | Autoclave/Dishwasher | Autoclave/Dishwasher |
Room |
Max Occupancy |
Room Description |
Instruments in Space |
240C |
2 |
Mammalian Cell Culture |
4 BSCs, CO2 incubators, centrifuge, microscope, dry bath |
251 |
1 |
Autoclave/Dishwasher |
Autoclave 2 (farthest from door) |
251 |
1 |
Autoclave/Dishwasher |
Autoclave 1 (closest to door) |
251 |
1 |
Autoclave/Dishwasher |
Dishwasher |
340D |
2 |
Shared instrument lab |
Gel doc, Nanodrop, Typhoon scanner, microplate reader, iBright, speedvac, fluorescent spec, UV-Vis spec |
349 |
1 |
Autoclave/Dishwasher |
Small Autoclave |
349 |
1 |
Autoclave/Dishwasher |
Large Autoclave |
349 |
1 |
Autoclave/Dishwasher |
Dishwasher |
349A |
1 |
Shared instrument lab |
Ultracentrifuge |
355A |
1 |
Non-mammalian cell culture |
BSC, non-CO2 incubators, tabletop centrifuge |
3rd floor LER |
3rd floor LER superspeed |
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2nd floor LER |
2nd floor LER Superspeed |
The Delaware Biotechnology Institute is home to a number of general use pieces of research equipment. These resources are available to anyone doing research in DBI as well as to members of the academic life science community in Delaware. In some cases, specialized training and safety training is required prior to the use of the equipment. For access to these resources, contact:
Andrew Jenner, Lab Coordinator
Autoclaves for microbial and cell culture studies. (4x) Manual: Beta Star 2038 Autoclave
Biological Safety Hoods for mammalian, viral, plants, and other specialized work.
Chemical Inventory Instructions
Cold Rooms
Centrifuges (a range of rotors are available)
Analytical Ultra Centrifuge Beckman Coulter β Proteome Lab XL-1
Centrifuge β Eppendorf 5415 D (2x)
Ultracentrifuge β Beckman Coulter Optima LE-80K Manual: Beckman Optima LE-80K Ultracentrifuge
Ultracentrifuge β Beckman Coulter Optima L-90K Manual: L-90K Ultra Manual
Ultracentrifuge β Beckman Coulter Optima XL-100K
Tabletop Ultracentrifuge β Beckman Coulter Optima Max Manual: Beckman Optima MAX MAX E Ultracentrifuge
Superspeed Centrifuge β Beckman Coulter Avanti J-25 Manual: Beckman Avanti J25 Centrifuge
Superspeed Centrifuge β Beckman Coulter Avanti J-20 Manual: Beckman Avanti J25 Centrifuge
Tabletop Centrifuge, refrigerated β Eppendorf 5810 R (2x) Manual: Eppendorf_5810R_Centrifuge_Manual
Tabletop Centrifuge, non-refrigerated β Eppendorf 5810 Manual: Eppendorf_5810R_Centrifuge_Manual
Diode Array Spectrophotometer β Beckman Coulter DU 7400 Manual: eq_manual_beckman_du700_
Glassware Washers (2x)
Gel Documentation Station β BioRad Gel Doc XR+ (2x) Manual: biorad gel doc xr+
Incubators
Bacterial Incubators β Yamamoto IC 600 (2x)
Incubator β VWR Scientific 1525
Incubator β VWR Scientific 550D
Fisher Scientific 650D (2x)
Liquid Chromatography – Γkta Explorer 100
Liquid Scintillation Counter β Beckman Coulter LS 6500
Typhoon FLA 9500 – Manual: Typhoon FLA 9500 UserManual
Real Time PCR – Bio Rad CFX 96 and 364 Bio-Rad-Maestro-Software
Bio-Rad-Cycler-Guide
UV/VIS Spectrophotometer – Beckman Coulter DU 640 Manual: beckman-du-600-series-
UV Transilluminators (2x)
Shakers
Benchtop Platform Shaker β New Brunswick C-24
Floor Platform Shaker β New Brunswick C-25 (2x)
Water Purification Units available in each laboratory.
Nitrogen Tanks – how to change a tank. Liquid Nitrogen Tank Replacement Instructions