Facilities

The Redox Biology Center houses Core research facilities that support faculty research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Below is a description of the resources and equipment available in each facility.
 

Metabolomics and Proteomics Core Facility:

  • Applied Biosystem QTrap 4000 Triple Quad

  • Thermo-LCQ Fleet

  • Bruker SolariX-70 with ETD

  • Q Star XL

  • LTQ Velos Pro System with ETD.

Spectroscopy and Bioimaging:

  • Cary 50 UV-Visible spectrophotometer

  • Agilent-Cary Eclipse Spectrofluorimeter with thermostat and 96-well plate capability.

  • Jasco J-815 Circular Dichroism and Fluorescence Polarization

  • Agilent ICP-MS 7500cx with 96-well plate autosampler

  • Blitz Forte Bio (mini SPR unit)

  • Hi-Tech stopped-flow apparatus with Fluorescence and Diode Array detectors

  • Microcal Isothermal Calorimeter

  • Microcal Differential Scanning calorimeter

  • Beckman ProteomeLab™ XL-A/XL-I Analytical Ultracentrifugation

  • X-ray Rigaku Diffractometer

  • Sciex 4000QTrap Triple-quadrupole Mass Spectrometer interfaced with HPLC for standard and capillary LC separations.

Microscopy Facility:

  • Three electron microscopes

  • Two confocal microscopes

  • Laser-capture microdissection system.

These microscopy systems are linked via a high-capacity local network for fast and efficient data transfer.

Protein Core Facility:

  • Beckman Optima Maz-XP

  • Optima TL 100 ultracentrifuges

  • Cary 14 spectrophotometer

  • Fuji Film FLA-5100 fluorescent scanner

  • 2-D protein gel systems

  • HPLC and FPLC systems