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https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/4376600

Equipment and software system that is a real-time thermal cycler for intuitive data analysis of polymerase chain reactions. It comes with analysis software, instrument control software, and a LED-based 4-color optical recording feature.

Proper citation: Thermo Fisher: StepOnePlus Real-Time PCR System (RRID:SCR_015805) Copy   

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http://griffin.cbrc.jp/

Griffin (G-protein-receptor interacting feature finding instrument) is a high-throughput system to predict GPCR - G-protein coupling selectively with the input of GPCR sequence and ligand molecular weight. This system consists of two parts: 1) HMM section using family specific multiple alignment of GPCRs, 2) SVM section using physico-chemical feature vectors in GPCR sequence. G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR), which is composed of seven transmembrane helices, play a role as interface of signal transduction. The external stimulation for GPCR, induce the coupling with G-protein (Gi/o, Gq/11, Gs, G12/13) followed by different kinds of signal transduction to inner cell. About half of distributed drugs are intending to control this GPCR - G-protein binding system, and therefore this system is important research target for the development of effective drug. For this purpose, it is necessary to monitor, effectively and comprehensively, of the activation of G-protein by identifying ligand combined with GPCR. Since, at present, it is difficult to construct such biochemical experiment system, if the answers for experimental results can be prepared beforehand by using bioinformatics techniques, large progress is brought to G-protein related drug design. Previous works for predicting GPCR-G protein coupling selectivity are using sequence pattern search, statistical models, and HMM representations showed high sensitivity of predictions. However, there are still no works that can predict with both high sensitivity and specificity. In this work we extracted comprehensively the physico-chemical parameters of each part of ligand, GPCR and G-protein, and choose the parameters which have strong correlation with the coupling selectivity of G-protein. These parameters were put as a feature vector, used for GPCR classification based on SVM.

Proper citation: G protein receptor interaction feature finding instrument (RRID:SCR_008343) Copy   

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https://www.albany.edu/repr/

Resource offers range of mass spectrometry instrumentation, expertise in analysis of RNA, RNA modifications, and proteins involved in RNA metabolism/regulation, supports projects involving analysis of biomolecules, metabolites, and small synthetic molecules, provides consulting on experimental design, sample preparation and data interpretation, whole project development and grant writing contributions.

Proper citation: Albany University RNA Epitranscriptomics and Proteomics Resource Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017695) Copy   

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https://www.umassmed.edu/machineshop/

Core includes three shops: Custom Machine, Harvard Medical School SEAS Scientific Instrument and WPI Manufacturing Labs. Service include consultation, design, manufacturing, modifications, and instrument repairs.

Proper citation: Massachusetts University Medical School Machine Shop Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017724) Copy   

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https://www.rankinbiomed.com/product/refurbished-american-optical-860-sliding-micrtome/

THIS REOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 29,2023. Sliding microtome used for cutting hard objects such as bone, wood, frozen celloidin, and paraffin preparations. Cutting thickness is adjustable from 1 to 40 microns.

Proper citation: American Optical: 860 Sliding Microtome (RRID:SCR_018434) Copy   

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https://www.sutter.com/manuals/P-2000_OpMan.pdf

Microprocessor controlled, CO2 laser based micropipette puller.Default configuration allows fabrication of micropipettes for intracellular recording, patch clamping, microinjection and microperfusion.Can store up to 100 separate programs, each consisting of up to 8 command lines. The five parameters set in each command line allow exquisite control of the micropipette taper geometry. Allows the use of wide range of glass diameters from 0.125 to 1.2 mm.

Proper citation: Sutter: P-2000 Laser Micropipette Puller (RRID:SCR_018640) Copy   

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http://edboyden.org/05.09.boyden.html

Laser tool that enables neurons to be optically silenced by pulses of yellow light, the light-activated chloride pump halorhodopsin (Halo), in a paper entitled Multiple-color optical activation, silencing, and desynchronization of neural activity, with single-spike temporal resolution. Temporally precise, noninvasive control of activity in well-defined neuronal populations is a long-sought goal of systems neuroscience. We adapted for this purpose the naturally occurring algal protein Channelrhodopsin-2, a rapidly gated light-sensitive cation channel, by using lentiviral gene delivery in combination with high-speed optical switching to photostimulate mammalian neurons. We demonstrate reliable, millisecond-timescale control of neuronal spiking, as well as control of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission. This technology allows the use of light to alter neural processing at the level of single spikes and synaptic events, yielding a widely applicable tool for neuroscientists and biomedical engineers. The quest to determine how precise neural activity patterns mediate computation, behavior, and pathology would be greatly aided by a set of tools for reliably activating and inactivating genetically targeted neurons, in a temporally precise and rapidly reversible fashion. Having earlier adapted a light-activated cation channel, 1channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2), for allowing neurons to be stimulated by blue light, we searched for a complementary tool that would enable optical neuronal inhibition, driven by light of a second color. Here we report that targeting the 1codon-optimized form of the light-driven chloride pump halorhodopsin from the archaebacterium Natronomas pharaonis (hereafter abbreviated Halo) to genetically-specified neurons enables them to be silenced reliably, and reversibly, by millisecond-timescale pulses of yellow light. We show that trains of yellow and blue light pulses can drive high-fidelity sequences of hyperpolarizations and depolarizations in neurons simultaneously expressing yellow light-driven Halo and blue light-driven ChR2, allowing for the first time manipulations of neural synchrony without perturbation of other parameters such as spiking rates. The Halo/ChR2 system thus constitutes a powerful toolbox for multichannel photoinhibition and photostimulation of virally or transgenically targeted neural circuits without need for exogenous chemicals, enabling systematic analysis and engineering of the brain, and quantitative bioengineering of excitable cells.

Proper citation: Channelrhodopsin-2 enables optical activation of neurons (RRID:SCR_008833) Copy   

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https://www.med.unc.edu/microscopy/

Core provides training, assistance and services in light microscopy, electron microscopy and image analysis. UNC core facility that is part of Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and are light microscopy core for Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Proper citation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Microscopy Services Laboratory Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017913) Copy   

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https://biophysics.fsu.edu/facilities/x-ray-crystallography-facility

Shared macromolecular x-ray crystallography facility provides instruments and expertise for screening, optimizing, imaging, growing, and storing crystals of biological macromolecules. The X-Ray Facility coordinates single crystal x-ray diffraction data collection at third generation synchrotron x-ray source using FSU's membership at the National Synchrotron Light Source II at Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY. XRF also offers custom buffer preparation, optimization, and crystal set-up using multi-well format crystallization blocks and plates.XRF has ARI Crystal Gryphon robot, Formulatrix Rock Imager, Formulator 16, Rock Maker software, RUMED incubator, Cryo storage and shipping dewars, Leica S8 AP0 Zoom microscope and other amenities.

Proper citation: Florida State University X-Ray Crystallography Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017922) Copy   

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https://nyumc.ilab.agilent.com/service_center/show_external/4296?name=experimental-pathology-research-laboratory

Core provides services, access to instruments, and training to facilitate production of animal tissue samples for morphological and molecular analyses. Supports multiplex immunofluorescence staining, RNA in situ hybridization (ISH), and imaging analysis. Services include tissue preparation, processing, and sectioning, as well as histochemistry and immunohistochemistry of fresh, frozen, and fixed animal tissues, can optimize and validate commercial or proprietary antibodies for chromogenic or fluorescence-based immunohistochemistry including seven-color multiplexing.Provides access to database listing antibodies that have been tested in lab to date and are currently in stock.Offers basic imaging resources and digital whole-slide scanning of stained tissue sections, which allows researchers to view their slides online at their convenience.Researchers can also rent our self-service instruments. These include embedding station, microtome, cryostat, and vibratome. Provides access to brightfield and fluorescence upright and dissecting microscopes,laser capture microdissection scope, and high-throughput multispectral imaging system.To reserve time on instrument, faculty, staff, and investigators must be registered in iLab.

Proper citation: New York University School of Medicine Langone Health Experimental Pathology Research Laboratory Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017928) Copy   

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https://sites.google.com/a/une.edu/confocal-microscopy-facility/

Core Facility provides access to Atomic Force Microscope and Leica SP5 Scanning Laser Confocal Microscope, located in Room 122 of Pickus Center for Biomedical Research on Biddeford Campus.

Proper citation: New England University Microscopy Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017891) Copy   

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http://health.usf.edu/medicine/corefacilities/flowcytometry

Core is equipped with two benchtop analyzers from BD Immunocytometry Systems (3 laser/8 color BD Canto II and 4 laser/17 color BD LSR II). These instruments support large variety of applications, including multicolor cell phenotyping, apoptosis, cell cycle and bead arrays. After orientation and training, equipment is available for use directly by investigators. Alternatively experiments can be run and analyzed by Core Facility staff.For sorting purposes facility is equipped with high speed BD FacsAria IIu sorter (4 laser/11 colors), as well as magnetic sorter (AutoMacs Pro) from Miltenyi Biotech. FacsAria IIu is enclosed in Baker Bioprotect III to support sort of biohazardous agents level 1 and 2.

Proper citation: South Florida University College of Medicine Fred Wright Jr Flow Cytometry Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017901) Copy   

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https://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/departments/department-of-biochemistry-and-pharmacology/research/services/bomp

Core provides access to fluorescence microscopy equipment including Deltavision OMX Blaze Super Resolution (3D-SIM/SMLM), Leica SP8 inverted confocal, La Vision Ultramicroscope II Lightsheet Microscope,Nikon Andor WD spinning disk, Nikon A1R inverted confocal x2, Olympus FV-MPERS Multi Photon,Olympus FV3000 inverted confocal (live cell) ISS Fast-FLIM, Perkin Elmer Operetta High Content Imaging, Zeiss LSM800 upright Airyscan, Zeiss LSM880 upright Airyscan fast, Zeiss Elyra/LSM880 inverted (live cell), super resolution (Airyscan/SMLM). Staff can help with image analysis, super resolution microscopy, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, high content imaging and light sheet microscopy techniques.

Proper citation: University of Melbourne Biological Optical Microscopy Platform (BOMP) Core Facility (RRID:SCR_018888) Copy   

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http://www.pstnet.com/hardware.cfm?ID=92

MRI Simulator that provides a realistic approximation of an actual MRI scanner to allow habituation and training of participants in an environment less daunting than a real scanner. Special populations such as children, the elderly, and psychiatric patients, are often prone to claustrophobia and anxiety in the bore of a magnet, and consequently have a much higher rate of terminating the experiment or scan session before its completion. Some centers that have dealt with these populations estimate a 50%-80% failure rate. With the use of the MRI Simulator this failure rate can often be reduced below 5%, improving cost effectiveness.

Proper citation: PSTNet: MRI Simulator (RRID:SCR_002460) Copy   

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http://www.pstnet.com/hardware.cfm?ID=90

MRI Digital Projection System that uses Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology providing microsecond pixel rise times, outstanding contrast with all-digital fiber optic control that allows you to project crystal clear, sharp images. Includes: * High resolution (1024x768) DLP Projector with RF filtered enclosure, custom lens assembly, digital video (DVI) over fiber, high flow fans, internal thermal sensor * Control room device to perform DVI to Fiber conversion, remotely power down the projector, and allow use of projector remote control from control room * 30 meter fiber optic cable that runs between the projector and projector control station * Heavy duty, magnet compatible, projector stand (assembly required) * Heavy duty, magnet compatible mirror stand with mirror (assembly required) * High resolution, lenticular pitch rear projection screen for high quality image reproduction * Optional VGA to DVI converter (native DVI video cards on Windows or Macintosh recommended)

Proper citation: MRI Digital Projection System (RRID:SCR_002486) Copy   

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http://www.abbottdiagnostics.com

Company offering a broad range of instrument systems and diagnostic tests for hospitals, reference labs, blood banks, physician offices and clinics to aid in the diagnosis of a range of serious health issues such as infectious diseases, cancer, and diabetes, as well as monitor other important indicators of health.

Proper citation: Abbott Diagnostics (RRID:SCR_008392) Copy   

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http://www.archer.edu.au/

The ARCHER project is built upon the prototype software developed by the DART (http://dart.edu.au) and ARROW (http://arrow.edu.au) projects to produce a robust set of software tools. These tools: - may be customised to suit the needs of diverse research areas - automate the collection and management of instrument generated data - enable the repository storage of research data and associated metadata - enable collection and tagging of research data in a collaborative environment, and - provide these capabilities in a secure end-to-end proces. :ARCHER developed a ''production-ready'' software tools, operating in a secure environment, to assist researchers to: - collect, capture and retain large data sets from a range of different sources including scientific instruments - deposit data files and data sets to eResearch storage repositories - populate these eResearch data repositories with associated metadata - permit data set annotation and discussion in a collaborative environment, and - support next-generation methods for research publication, dissemination and access.

Proper citation: Australian ResearCH Enabling enviRonment (RRID:SCR_008390) Copy   

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http://www.bd.com

A healthcare company that provides biomedical solutions and diagnostic and preclinical systems to life science professionals.

Proper citation: Becton Dickinson and Company (RRID:SCR_008418) Copy   

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http://www.stanford.edu/group/brainsinsilicon/neurogrid.html

A specialized hardware platform that will perform cortex-scale emulations while offering software-like flexibility. With sixteen 12x14 sq-mm chips (Neurocores) assembled on a 6.5x7.5 sq-in circuit board that can model a slab of cortex with up to 16x256x256 neurons - over a million! The chips are interconnected in a binary tree by 80M spike/sec links. An on-chip RAM (in each Neurocore) and an off-chip RAM (on a daughterboard, not shown) softwire vertical and horizontcal cortical connections, respectively. It provides an affordable option for brain simulations that uses analog computation to emulate ion-channel activity and uses digital communication to softwire synaptic connections. These technologies impose different constraints, because they operate in parallel and in serial, respectively. Analog computation constrains the number of distinct ion-channel populations that can be simulatedunlike digital computation, which simply takes longer to run bigger simulations. Digital communication constrains the number of synaptic connections that can be activated per secondunlike analog communication, which simply sums additional inputs onto the same wire. Working within these constraints, Neurogrid achieves its goal of simulating multiple cortical areas in real-time by making judicious choices.

Proper citation: Neurogrid (RRID:SCR_005024) Copy   

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http://www.bioscreen.fi

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on February 18,2025. Biosceen C is a system designed for automating routine microbiology work. It uses a unique micro-plate format (10x10 wells), so called Honeycomb format, which is especially well suited for highly accurate temperature control. It features two covered honeycomb plates making it possible to run 200 samples simultaneously. Its unique patented incubator system features temperature control maintaining the set temperature with a 0,1 degree centigrade accuracy, while avoiding condensation of liquid on the inside of the micro plate lid. It can cool down the samples 6 degrees centigrade below the ambient temperature and its working range is from 1 to 60 degrees in steps of 0,1 degree centigrade. Sponsors: Oy Growth Curves Ab Ltd is a privately held company established in 2002 by a former Labsystems executive. It aquired the Bioscreen product line from Thermo Labsystems and has continued to maintain the product excellence Bioscreen is known for. Today the company is controlled by a new generation of owner operators, dedicated to continue developing Bioscreen to meet the demands of today''s users Keywords: Microbiology, Automation, Honeycomb, Incubation, System, Temperature, Technology, Supplier,

Proper citation: Bioscreen: C MBR (RRID:SCR_007172) Copy   

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