Equipment
Labcyte Echo Acoustic Dispenser for fast and flexible transfers of nanoliter volumes, ideal for compound screening and dose-response experiments. This instrument is available for scheduling through CoreResearch@Duke.
Bravo Automated Liquid Handler for high-throughput transfers of microliter volumes for 96- or 384-well plates integrated with barcode labeler, heat sealer and BenchCel Robot for microplate management. The entire system is housed in a Baker BIOPROtect II cabinet.
CellInsight CX5 High Content Screening (HCS) system for automated acquisition and analysis of plate-based images, integrated with robotic plate stackers and barcode reader for high-throughput plate processing. This instrument is available for scheduling through CoreResearch@Duke.
BMG Clariostar multimodal plate reader with detectors for fluorescence intensity, luminescence, absorbance, FP, TRF, FRET and TR-FRET. This reader is also equipped with dual injectors, temperature control to 45oC, barcode readers and stackers for high-throughput plate processing. This instrument is available for scheduling through CoreResearch@Duke.
Biotek ELx405 microplate washer, Biotek uFill dispenser, Matrix Wellmate microplate dispenser and VP aspirating wands and manifolds for fast and accurate high-throughput plate processing. Biotek MultiFlo microplate dispenser for automated filling of plates.
Tissue Culture facility, fully equipped with two 6’ biosafety cabinets, six CO2 incubators, EVOS fluorescence microscope, tabletop centrifuges, water bath, freezers and refrigerators, dedicated for use by screeners.