The Pathology Core Facility maintains a large number of instruments and capital equipment.
In addition to the capital equipment listed below, the facility’s equipment includes:
- Automated Nucleic Acid Extractor (Qiagen QIA Symphony)
- Automated Nucleic Acid Retrieval and Storage Unit (SmaRTStore)
- Automated Slide and Cassette Labelers
- Autostainers (Dako [x2] and Leica [x2])
- Cell Counter (Coulter)
- Cell Transfer System (Cytyc ThinPrep)
- Centrifuges (Beckman Coulter [x2], Eppendorf [x4])
- Cryostats (Leica [x2])
- Freezers (-20°C) for short term storage for reagents and antibodies.
- Freezer Monitoring System (Amegaview CMS)
- Quantitative Digital Pathology System (Visiopharm)
- Microscopes (light [x3], fluorescent [x1], multi-headed [x1])
- Microtomes (Leica automated [x3] Leica rotary [x1] Microm rotary [x1])
- Refrigerators (4°C) for IHC, FISH, ISH, and DNA reagents (n=2)
- Tissue microarrayers (Leica [x1] and Veridiam [x1])
- Tissue processors (Leica [x1] and Sakura [x1])