Shared Instrumentation

Instrumentation

Shared Instrumentation

Olympus IX-83 Widefield Microscope

Instrument/service type: Widefield Microscope

Make/model: Olympus IX-83

Instrument description: The Olympus IX-83 microscope is equipped with 7 objectives (4X to 100X) and four fluorescence filter sets. The system uses a high speed, high sensitivity sCMOS camera, and a NIR-sensitive camera. A motorized XYZ stage allows for automated image acquisition, and an Eppendorf micromanipulation system allows for microinjection and cell capture. An environmental chamber allows imaging of live cells under ideal conditions.

Biofrontiers Core Facility Instrument Website

Primary contact: Guy Hagen, Email: ghagen@uccs.edu

Instrument location: Osborne A415D

Shimadzu LCMS-8030 Liquid Chromatograph Tandem Mass Spectrometer

Instrument/Service type: Full scan, Selected ion monitoring (SIM), selected reaction monitoring (SRM), multiple reaction monitoring (MRM), product ion scan, neutral loss scan, absolute quantitation

Make/Model: Shimadzu LCMS-8030

Instrument description: The Shimadzu LCMS-8030 is a triple quadrupole instrument that is extremely useful for trace-level quantitation (below 1 part-per-million) in complex mixtures.

Chemistry Department Instrumentation Website

Primary contact: Janel Owens, jowens2@uccs.edu; 719-255-3207

Instrument location: Centennial Hall 237