Research Facility
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) is home to a state-of-the-art biomedical research laboratory that supports the Research Chair in Occupational Medicine and three cardiovascular researchers.
The research program at DMNB was created through the support and dedication of the volunteers that successfully raised the $15 million funding necessary to establish the endowed Research Chair in Occupational Medicine, the biomedical research lab and the medical student research fund.
Research has an important role to play in the training of physicians as it has a positive impact on patients through the development of new methods and treatments.
- Biological and Life Sciences
- Biomedical
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Medical Sciences
- Biomedical
- Biotechnology
- Education
Contacts
Equipment
Measures particle and molecule size from below a nanometer to several microns using dynamic light scattering, zeta potential and electrophoretic mobility using electrophoretic light scattering, and molecular weight using static light scattering. For more details, please see the link below:
Small Animal Imaging including Zebra Fish: X-Ray and Fluorescence
Multimodal imaging of living and fixed specimens.
Brightfield, Fluorescent, 5X, 20X, 20X for Plates, 40X and 60X Oil Immersion.
Fluorescence imaging applications, sensitive detection and analysis of DNA, RNA, or protein samples in gels, blots, or microplates.
Myocyte Contractility and Calcium ion Channel studies.
Cell counting, Cell sorting, Biomarker detection etc.
Precise Microinjection of any biomolecules.
MANIPULATOR, RIGHT HANDED
Amplification of DNA
Proflex: 3 chambers and Nexus Gradient one chamber
Ventilation hood for used for working with radiochemicals
Size: W 48" x H 95" x D 34"
Pressure chamber to carry out processes requiring higher pressure and temperature
Enclosed ventilated tabletop workspace for experiments requiring biocontainment.
2 available
Controls temperatures of sample tubes for incubation in a dry environment
37C
Used to grow and maintain microbiological cultures or cell cultures
3 available, 2 stackable, 1 is set at 55C
Ultralow freezer for sample storage
-80C, 4 available, 1 Thermo Scientific, 1 Forma Thermo Scientific, 2 U410 VWR
Digital Microscope that can image objects of observation
Stores samples in ultracool conditions with liquid nitrogen
Detects physical, chemical, and biological events in samples
2 available
Measures the reflection or transmission properties of a material as a function of wavelength
2 available
An incubator that is agitated to provide an optimal growth environment for bacteria
Measures the activity of a radioactive sample
High speed centrifuge used to separate immiscible liquids
3 available
Used for medical experiments where medical samples and procedures require precise temperature settings and stability
Allows for experimentation on hearts while monitoring cardiac parameters
Used for protein identification
3 Available
Used to separate samples into its components
Used to analyze or purify mixtures of proteins
Monitors the amplification of a targeted DNA molecule during the PCR in real-time
Super Resolution/ Super Sensitivity Microscopy
Applies an electric field to cell in order to increase the permeability of cell membranes
Electrokinetic separation in submillimeter diameter capillaries and in micro- and nanofluidic channels for RNA
Electrokinetic separation in submillimeter diameter capillaries and in micro- and nanofluidic channels for DNA
Automated High-throughput flow cytometry for analyzing particles in suspension.
An apparatus for taking very fine slices of tissue while it is kept very cold
2 available
Chemiluminescence detection, stain free imaging for visualization of proteins and protein transfers to blots
Used to separate immiscible liquids
4 available
Incubates samples at a constant temperature
5 available, 1 with shaker
Dehydration and filtration of tissue samples
Embed routine tissue samples into paraffin blocks for microtome sectioning
Cuts thin slices of material, for microscopy samples.
System used to harvest muscle cells
Used for the examination of cardiac inotropic, chronotropic and vascular effects on mice and rats
Including Force Transducer
Digitally copies blot paper for chemilumenecent western blot
Purifies water for lab usage
A plate that holds multiple small samples to be analyzed in a microplate reader
16 2 microliter samples
Keeps sample at a constant temperature in a dry environment
6L
Used for cold storage of samples
-86C
Zebrafish tank for research
See through lid, 25C - 40C
Incubates yeast while shaking to promote growth
Date submitted: Wed, Aug 22, 2018 3:03 PM
Date updated: Wed, Aug 22, 2018 3:06 PM