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One of the strengths of the University of Vermont is the availability of
well-managed core facilities for research that are accessible to all members
of the research community. These core facilities feature state-of-the-art
equipment for molecular cellular research. Training or service-for-a-fee
is available at all facilities.
COBRE
Neuroscience Imaging Core Facility
Director, Todd Clason
- Noran high speed scanning confocal microscope
- Deltavision Deconvolution Restoration System
- Biorad Multiphoton Microscope
- Calcium Imaging Microscope
- TIRF
COBRE
Neuroscience Molecular Cellular Core Facility
Director, Sheryl White, PhD
- LiCor Odyssey Infrared Scanner
- ABI 7500 Fast Real Time PCR System
- PALM/Zeiss Laser Microdissection Microscope
- Ciphergen Protein Chip Biomarker System
Microscopy
Imaging Center
Director, Douglass Tatjes, PhD
- Zeiss LSM 510 META Confocal Laser Scanning Imaging System
- BioRad MRC 1024ES Confocal Laser Scanning Imaging System
- JEOL 1210 Transmission Electron Microscope
- JEOL 6060 Scanning Electron Microscope
- Digital Equipment Atomic Force Microscope
- Compucyte Laser Scanning Cytometer
- Arcturus PixCell II Laser Capture Microdissector
Vermont Cancer Center DNA Analysis
Facility
Manager, Timothy Hunter
- Automated DNA Sequencing
- DNA Fragment Analysis
- Real Time Quantitative PCR
DNA Microarray Core
Facility
Director, Ahamad Chaudry, PhD
- Affymetrix GeneChip Array System
- Hybridization and fluidics stations
- Affymetrix GeneChip scanner
- Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer for RNA
Flow
Cytometry Center
Director, Ralph Budd, MD
Coordinator, Colette Charland
- BD LSRII analytical cytometer
- FACS Aria high-speed cell sorter
Transgenic
Mouse Facility
Director, Mercedes Rincon, PhD
Assistant, John Dodge
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