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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

The lab is located at Biocant, nearby Coimbra (Center of Portugal), in a new state-of-the-art research facility (see http://www.biocant.pt).

The lab is equipped with general chemical synthesis and characterization equipment, laminar flow hoods, CO2 incubators, phase inverted microscopes, spin coater, rotovap, and other chemistry and cell biology equipment.

Researchers have access to flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, scanning confocal microscopy, quantitative RT-PCR, electrophoresis apparatus, HPLC, freeze-dryer, NMR, and microbiology facilities.

HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING FACILITY

Our group is responsible for the management of the HTSF.

HTSF will offer high-content and high-troughput screening services both at cellular level (based in microscopy) and gene level (based in PCR). Laser microdissection technique allows the isolation of uncontaminated samples (sample purification) and single cells for downstream applications. Furthermore, HTSF offers confocal microscopy services for target validation. Both the high-content imaging microscope and the confocal microscope have environmental control and allow the performance of long-term live cell experiments. HTSF will also offer training and technological innovation to the academic and industrial communities.

High-Throughput Screening Facility

Resources:

• Laser scanning confocal microscope (LSM 710, Zeiss)
• P.A.L.M. laser microdissection microscope (Zeiss)
• Automated widefield high-content imaging microscope (In Cell Analyzer 2200, GE Healthcare)

• High-throughput PCR for real-time PCR, end-point PCR and digital PCR, based in Integrated fluidic circuit technology (BioMark HD System, Fluidigm)
• Imaging analysis: In Cell Investigator (GE Healthcare), FIJI/ImageJ

Booking and Fees

Rules to access HTSF resources and Fees

  • All users will have to book their session in an on-line calendar (Agendo) or with the technician, and they cannot exceed the booked time.
  • Reservations can be cancelled until 24h before the booked time.
  • Unused reservations will be fully charged.
  • The sessions in the laser microdissection, In Cell Analyzer 2200 and Biomark HD will always be carried out by a HTSF technician.
  • A HTSF technician will always monitor the first session of a new user in the confocal microscope LSM 710.
  • Users data will be erased from the PCs every 2 weeks.
  • Biomark HD equipment and InCell analyser can be utilized based upon a collaboration, for more information please contact the technician.
Resource                                                         Price (€/hour)
CNC-IBILI External Academic Units Commercial Use
Confocal LSM 710 11.00 22.00 44.00
PALM Microdissection No Fluorescence 0.75 1.50 3.00
Fluorescence 1.00 2.00 4.00
Microdissection 5.00 10.00 20.00
In Cell Analyzer 2200 30.00 45.00 60.00
Biomark HD FluidIgm* ** 6.40 per sample 9.60 per sample 12.80 per sample
Sample processing 10.50 10.50 10.50
Data Analysis 10.50 10.50 10.50

*The oligonucleotides to be analyzed and Gene Expression Array have to be acquired by the client;
** The cost per sample includes sample processing

For more information contact Susana Simões (susana.simoes@cnc.uc.pt)

COLLABORATORS

Scientific Collaborators

Biotech Companies Collaborators

INTERNAL SEMINARS

Our list of internal seminars is quite extensive. Visit CNBC.pt for more information

OPPORTUNITIES

Positions Available

Open positions in our group:

http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=128142

http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=128140

If you are interested in our research avenues please send an email to lino@uc-biotech.pt