Fungal and Bioassay Divisions at the AVC
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Lab Space and Equipment
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This laboratory space is focused upon fungal isolation, fermentation and extraction in addition to the preparation and evaluation of antimicrobial assays. Several mulit-user locations are also available on the 3rd floor of the North Annex, where we carry out media preparation, PCR amplification, and cell culture work (in a dedicated cell culture lab).
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 Various incubators allow for culturing pathogens for antimicrobial assays at various temperatures.
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 Biological Safety Cabinet used for working in a sterile environment
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 Temperature controlled shaking incubator where we can carry out shaken fermentations of various volumes ranging from 20 mL - 2 L.
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 Temeperature controlled standing incubator where we culture our fungi and carry out static fermentations.
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 Chemistry work station: fumehood and lab bench.
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 Various tools are available for the extraction and processing of fungal fermentations.
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 Microscopy work station: Disecting scope and compound microscope used for morphological identification.
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 Shaking Incubator used for culturing seed inoculum for fermenations and assays.
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Vacuum concentrator (SpeedVac) used for extract evaporation when generating mother/daughter plates for antimicrobial assays. |
Spectrophotometer/Fluorometer and stacking robot used for evaluating results from 96 well assay plates. |
Various bench spaces are available to carry out routine lab activities such as DNA extraction and assay plate preparation. |
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