Equipment Schedules
Microscopes
- Upright – Fluorescence/Polarization
- Inverted – Fluorescence/Transmission
- Inverted – Fluorescence/Temperature Control
- Nanosight EMCCD
- Nanosight NTA2.1
- Zetasizer Nano
- Spectrophotometer/Fluorimeter – Ocean Optics
- Thermocycler
Equipment Manuals
- Autoclave
- Thermocycler
Cameras
- Hamamatsu ORCA II
- Cooke SENSICAM
- QImaging RETIGA
Incubators
- Hereaus
- Forma
- Incubator/Shaker – New Brunswick
- UV-Ozone Cleaner
- Fluorimeter – Nanodrop
- Spectrophotometer – Shimadzu
- -80C Freezer – New Brunswick C340
Vendors
Caged Fluorescent Dextran
Molecular Probes
Colloidal Gold
British Biocell
Vector Labs
Computer Memory
Crucial
Tahoe Peripherals
Diatom Test Plate
Carolina Biological Supply
Digital Video Camera – Model 1310 Monochrome
DVC Company
DNA Oligo Synthesis
MWG Biotech
Operon Technologies
Frameseal Spacers
MJ Research
Mechanical Shutter
Uniblitz/Vincent Associates
Image Capturing and Processing Software
EPIX
3Com Video
NIH Image
Optics and Opto Mechanics
Melles Griot
OptoSigma
Rolyn Optics
ThorLabs
Tantalum Strips
GOODFELLOW
Tubulin
Cytoskeleton
Used Lab Equipment
Capovani Brothers Inc.
General Scientific Instruments
HiTechTrader.com
HK Equipment
LABX
Laser Resale
Meredith Instruments – Laser Surplus
Outback Equipment
Production Engineering – Med. Eq. Division
Recycled Goods Warehouse
Scientific Equipment Repair
Surplus Assets
Tucker Electronics
DRE Medical
ORSupply.com
Vibration Isolation Chambers
TMC
Xenon Arc Lamp
FRS-Omega
The following are a list of protocols used in the Fygenson Lab. Links to those protocols originating from other labs have been provided. Some of the protocols listed have not yet been made available on this website. However, those interested should contact the lab for further information.
- Cleaning Glass Slides and Coverslips (PDF)
- Common Buffers (courtesy of Salmon Lab, UNC) (URL)
- Making Microtubules in Vesicles (PDF)
- Negative Stain TEM of Microtubules (courtesy of Mitchison Lab, HMS) (URL)
- Plasmid Purification (Qiagen) (PDF)
- Preparation of Samples for Light Microscopy (PDF)
- Preparation of PVP-coated Glass Slides and Coverslips (PDF) based on “Cross-Linked Polymer Coatings for Capillary Electrophoresis and Application to Analysis of Basic Proteins, Acidic Proteins, and Inorganic Ions” by Kannan Srinivasan,*Chris Pohl, and, and Nebojsa Avdalovic, Analytical Chemistry 1997 69 (14), 2798-2805 link at pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ac970041m
- QuikChange Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit (Stratagene) (PDF)
- Tubulin Basics (courtesy of Mitchison Lab, HMS) (URL)
- Whole Cell Yeast PCR Kit (BIO 101) (PDF)
- Yeast Tubulin-6xHis Prep (PDF)
- Bacteriophage Culture and Storage
- Basic Protein Concentration Measurement
- E. Coli Culture and Storage
- Preparation of Samples for AFM*
- Stationary Laser Tweezer Setup
- Yeast Culture and Storage
Group Meeting Schedule
Physics Department Events
BMSE Seminars
CNSI Seminars
Group Responsibilities
Online Chemicals Inventory
Group Meeting Calendar on Google (Beta) This calendar can be updated by any group member.