Core Facility in CMBB
The Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (CMBB) makes its Instrument Facilities and Core laboratory available to both academic and private-sector users. The cost structure for the use of instruments in the CMBB facility varies between $30-$70/hour depending on the instrumentation that is used and involvement of our staff. For companies we also lease 25 linear feet of space for $3000/month for periods up to 1 year. The lease agreements allow the company to have access to all of our facilities. Below is a description of the facilities and equipment available at our Jupiter location.
BASIC EQUIPMENT
UV/visible spectrophotometers
Microcentrifuges
Sonicator
Fume hood
Gel dryer
Analytical balances
Pipettors
Water bath and dry bath incubators
Homogenizers
Vacuum pumps
pH meter
Magnetic stirrers (8)
SPECIALIZED FACILITIES
MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY
PCR thermal cyclers
Agarose gel electrophoresis
Nanodrop
MJ Research Opticon2 DNA Engine Real -Time Cycler
Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100
Plate readers
- Berthold CentroPRO luminometer
- Molecular Devices ThermoMax 96-well UV/vis absorbance
- Molecular Devices SpectraMax Gemini 96/384-well fluorescence
- Cytation 5 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader
PROTEIN FACILITY
Sartorius-Bioreactor
High-speed and high-capacity centrifuges
- Beckman L8-80M
- Beckman Optima Max -TL
- Sorvall RC-5C
Virtis lyophilizer
Labconoco freeze dryer
Labconoco speedvac
Bruker Microflex MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer
Waters analytical HPLC
Agilent Analytical HPLC (2)
Bio-Rad NGC chromatography system - Preparative FPLC
Protein electrophoresis and Western blotting
Turbo Transfer
TISSUE CULTURE
Level II Biosafety cabinets (3)
CO2 incubators (4)
ZOE fluorescent cell imager
Bright Field Microscope
Inverted Phase Contrast Microscope
Automated Cell Counter
Innova 4000 Benchtop Incubator Shaker
Thermo Scientific MaxQ 5000 Shaker/Incubator
OTHER FACILITIES
Darkroom for film development
Cold room
Specimen storage
Liquid nitrogen storage
Upright freezers (-80°C/-112°F) (2)