Appendix 1 : BrisSynBio equipment
Item / suite of equipment |
Location |
Equipment contacts |
Web link, and information on how to access this equipment |
BlueGem (HPC Cluster) |
Physics HPC Tank Room |
Matt Williams |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/bluegem, has its own internal booking/queuing system |
Large 3D Screen |
D30M, Biomedical Sciences Building |
Matt Williams, Richard Sessions |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/hpc/, booked via email as must be booked with D30m |
Flash (3D Screen computer) |
D30M, Biomedical Sciences Building |
Matt Williams, Richard Sessions |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/hpc/, booked via email as must be booked with D30m |
Graphics Suite Computers (Higgs, Boson, Ebb, Flow, Franken and Stein) |
Graphics Suite (C60), Biomedical Sciences Building |
Richard Sessions |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/hpc/, operated on a drop-in and use model (not booked) |
Tecan Liquid Handling Robot |
BioSuite (C61), Biomedical Sciences Building |
Peter Wilson, Paul Race |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/biosuite/, also on BrisSynBio booking system |
Tecan Molecular Biology Robot |
BioSuite (C61), Biomedical Sciences Building |
Peter Wilson, Paul Race |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/biosuite/, also on BrisSynBio booking system |
Three temperature-controlled shaking incubators |
BioSuite (C61), Biomedical Sciences Building |
Peter Wilson, Paul Race |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/biosuite/, also on BrisSynBio booking system |
Two AKTAs |
BioSuite (C61), Biomedical Sciences Building |
Peter Wilson, Paul Race |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/biosuite/, also on BrisSynBio booking system |
700 MHz NMR with cryoprobe |
NMR Suite, Chemistry Building |
Chris Williams, Matt Crump |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/nmr/, to be added to BrisSynBio booking system |
Supercontinuum “white-light” laser confocal microscope |
Wolfson Bioimaging Facility, Biomedical Sciences Building |
Mark Jepson |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/light_microscopy/, part of Wolfson Bioimaging booking system |
Widefield fluorescence microscope with motorised stage (for microfluidics) |
Wolfson Bioimaging Facility, Biomedical Sciences Building |
Mark Jepson |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/light_microscopy/, part of Wolfson Bioimaging booking system, but currently 100% used by microfluidics |
Widefield fluorescence microscope |
Wolfson Bioimaging Facility, Biomedical Sciences Building |
Mark Jepson |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/light_microscopy/, on Wolfson Bioimaging booking system |
Temperature controlled shaking incubator |
N321, Chemistry Building |
Zhongshu Song, Chris Willis |
Access via Willis lab, Z.Song@bristol.ac.uk |
Temperature controlled shaking incubator |
Life Sciences Building |
Andy Bailey |
Access via Bailey lab, Andy.Bailey@bristol.ac.uk |
Mask Aligner with SU8 Processing Bench |
Physics Clean Room |
Gianfranco Fiore, Andy Murray |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/microfluidics/, also on BrisSynBio booking system |
Plasma Cleaner |
Physics Clean Room |
Gianfranco Fiore, Andy Murray |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/microfluidics/, also on BrisSynBio booking system |
Profiler |
Physics Clean Room |
Gianfranco Fiore, Andy Murray |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/microfluidics/, also on BrisSynBio booking system |
UV/Vis spectrometer and attached Computer |
W525, Chemistry Building |
Antony Burton, Dek Woolfson |
Access via Woolfson lab, Antony.Burton@bristol.ac.uk |
CEM Liberty Blue Peptide Synthesizers |
W525, Chemistry Building |
Drew Thomson, Dek Woolfson |
Access via Woolfson lab, Drew.Thomson@bristol.ac.uk |
Plate reader for peptide synthesis |
W525, Chemistry Building |
Drew Thomson, Dek Woolfson |
Access via Woolfson lab, Drew.Thomson@bristol.ac.uk |
Digital Holographic Microscope |
DHM Suite, Life Sciences Building |
Nicholas Roberts |
http://bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/equipment/holographic_microscopy/, Contact Nicholas Roberts for booking |
All BrisSynBio equipment is clearly labelled with a sticker.