Sample Preparation

The parafin embedding instrument is located in the Pod C histology room.  Users are asked to keep the area clean and remember to empty the parafin waste drawer before it overflows.  Please contribute materials.  Contact David Scheel if you have questions, concerns.

Leica Microtome with Foot Pedal is located in the  Pod C Histology Room.

Please contact David Scheel for questions and orientation.  Bring your own supplies. Always use your own blade and dispose of it in a sharps container. Clean the room when you are finished.

Log all runs in the paper logbook at the instrument in addition to scheduling on the calendar.

This procedure room in Pod C 923D is equipped by the Harwell lab and is available for Pod C occupants to reserve. Please contact Sandra Chang if you have any questions. Please leave the space cleaner than you found it.

The Beckman Optima™ TL 100 is a state-of-the-art ultracentrifuge. With its reliable and flexible performance, the TL 100 system meets the full-service centrifugal needs of hundreds of clinical laboratories all over the world as it can reach speeds up to 100,000 rpm and generate a force of 543,000 x g. 

Log all runs in the paper logbook at the instrument in addition to scheduling on the calendar.

Log all runs in the paper logbook at the instrument in addition to scheduling on the calendar.

Clean the rotor after use.

Log all run details in the paper logbook at the centrifuge in addition to reserving time on this calendar.

Note: The refrigeration is not working well. Don't spin longer than 15 min. Log all runs in the paper logbook at the instrument in addition to scheduling on the calendar.

This note will be removed when the service is completed.

Log all runs in the paper logbook at the instrument in addition to scheduling on the calendar.