Biological Sciences Facilities

Biological Sciences Facilities

These recently upgraded facilities are associated with research groups that specialise in microbial genotyping, recombinant protein expression, molecular cell biology, functional genetics.

Equipment available to facilitate this work is:

• Polymerase Chain Reaction machines
• Electroporator – which allows for microbial transformation work
• Southern blotting equipment
• Cyano bacteria culture room
• Fluorescence microscopes (inverted and standard)
• Inverted Microscope with digital video/camera
• Dual View Microscope with digital camera 
• Protein electrophoresis equipment
• Mammalian cell culture facilities
• Western blotting equipment
• ImmunoCAP
• Immunostaining facilities
• Bioanalyser
• Yeast fermentation facilities
• CO2 incubators
• Ultra low temperature storage
• Multi function plate reader - for application in enzyme and protein assays
• Atomic force microscope
• Large capacity refrigerated centrifuge
• 500L autoclave