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Refrigerators (2) – Woods

May 15, 2018
Food Laboratories, Teaching Food Lab Room 2-36

Kitchen equipment/supplies

May 15, 2018
Food Laboratories, Teaching Food Lab Room 2-36

Fisher Isotemp Oven (2)

May 14, 2018
Proximate feed and food analysis, Sample Preparation Equipment

Fisher Isotemp Oven

September 14, 2015May 14, 2018
Proximate feed and food analysis, Sample Preparation Equipment

Yamato DKN 810 Convection Oven

September 14, 2015May 14, 2018
Proximate feed and food analysis, Sample Preparation Equipment

Avanti JE Centrifuge

September 14, 2015May 14, 2018
Proximate feed and food analysis, Sample Preparation Equipment

Plant Tissue Culture Rooms

September 11, 2015May 14, 2018

The plant tissue culture rooms contain 48 square metres of lighted growing area for tissue culture, molecular biology, and biotechnology research.

Plant growth chambers, Plant growth facilities

GR64 Walk-In Plant Growth Chamber

September 11, 2015May 14, 2018

Multiple lamp canopies for varying plant maturity levels Efficient growth area-to-footprint ratio Provides 14.5m2 of growth area and a minimum of 46” of growth height

Plant growth chambers, Plant growth facilities

E8 Reach-In Plant Growth Chamber

September 11, 2015May 14, 2018

Highly customizable plant growth chamber capable of achieving extreme conditions of temperature, lighting levels, and humidity Provides 1.38m2 of growth area and a minimum of 46” of growth height Counterbalanced lighting system 575 umoles/m2/s light intensity User programmable “set and Read More …

Plant growth chambers, Plant growth facilities

PGR14 Reach-In Plant Growth Chamber

September 11, 2015May 14, 2018
Plant growth chambers, Plant growth facilities

Zeiss SteREO Discovery v8

August 24, 2015May 14, 2018

High-performance stereomicroscopy. Objectives: Achromat S 0.6x, FWD 134 mm Filters:        N/A Camera:      AxioCam ERc5s Software:    Axio Vision 4.8 Resources: Instrument Brochure Company Website

Microscopy LaboratoryImaging, Microscope, Molecular Research

Zeiss Axio Imager M1

August 24, 2015May 14, 2018

Versatile microscope featuring motorized stage and stabilizing stand.  Supports fluorescence, brightfield, phase contrast, darkfield, and differential interference contrast. Objectives: EC Plan-Neofluar 10x/0.3 EC Plan-Neofluar 20x/0.5 EC Plan-Neofluar 40x/0.7 EC Plan-Neofluar 100x/1.3 oil Filters:        UV excitation- Zeiss filter 49, G 365, Read More …

Microscopy LaboratoryImaging, Microscope, Molecular Research

Zeiss Axio Scope A1

August 24, 2015May 14, 2018

Flexible and versatile lab microscope.  Features brightfield, darkfield, and differential interference contrast. Objectives: A-Plan 10X/0.25 Ph1 A-Plan 20X/0.45 Ph-n1 A-Plan 20X/0.45 Ph2 A-Plan 40X/0.65 Ph2 CP-Achromat 100X/1.25 oil Ph 3 Filters:        N/A Camera:     AxioCam MRm Software:   CASA Read More …

Microscopy LaboratoryImaging, Microscope, Molecular Research

Zeiss Primo Star

August 24, 2015May 14, 2018

High-performance, upright lab microscope.  Features brightfield and phase contrast. Objectives: Plan-Achromat 4x/0.10 Plan-Achromat 10x/0.25 Plan-Achromat 40x/0.65 Plan-Achromat 100x/1.25 oil Filters:        N/A Camera:     AxioCam ERc5s Software:    Axio Vision 4.8 Resources: Instrument Brochure (PDF) Company Website

Microscopy LaboratoryImaging, Microscope, Molecular Research

Olympus IX 81

August 24, 2015May 15, 2018

Motorized, inverted microscope designed for live cell imaging, time-lapse studies, and micromanipulation. Supports brightfield, fluorescence, phase contrast, and differential interference contrast. Objectives:      UCPlanFLN 10x/0.30 Ph1 LUCPlanFLN 20x/0.45 Ph1 LUCPlanFLN 40x/0.60 Ph2 Filters:             GFP/AQUA: ex 425/40, em 505/40 CFP: ex 436/20, Read More …

Genomics and Proteomics ResearchImaging, Microscope, Molecular Research

Molecular Devices GenePix 4200AL

August 24, 2015May 15, 2018

Four-colour scanner with automatic slide handling for microarrays, tissue, and cell arrays Automatically loads and scans up to 36 slides, then analyzes the images and saves the results GenePix Pro microarray image analysis and Acuity software Compatible with all 25x75mm Read More …

Genomics and Proteomics ResearchImaging, Molecular Research

Contact us

Please e-mail comments on lab safety matters or the labs web pages to

Dr. Urmila Basu 
Faculty Service Officer
AFNS Labs & Genomics Unit Manager
Phone: 780-492-8712;
Fax: 780-492-4265
Email: ubasu@ualberta.ca

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