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FCoE-BITT Announces

The Microbial Cell Control and Identification Laboratory and Tissue Toxicity Testing Laboratory Available for Use

The Microbial Cell Control and Identification Laboratory (MCCIL) and the Tissue Toxicity Testing Laboratory (T3L) is currently located in the Kopp Engineering Building, Rooms ENG122E and F

The following laboratory services and associated equipment are currently available:

1. Consultation in experimental design, methods, protocols, and pricing structures.

Take advantage of this service now, in order to obtain quotations for services in your upcoming BITT Seed Grant proposals.

2. Training in commonly used laboratory techniques, such as eukaryotic and bacterial cell culture.

3. Cell culture (bacteria and eukaryotic cell lines), toxicity and antimicrobial testing.

4. Microscopy workstation available for viewing and imaging cells, slides, and devices. Compound and inverted Leica microscopes with fluorescence and dissecting microscopes are available.

5. ImagePro Plus, V6.2 is now available for BITT faculty and students!

Please contact Rosalynne Miller at rosalynnem@bitt.usf.edu to reserve the software and obtain details on how to use the network key.

6. Spectrophotometers

Microplate Reader:

BioTek Synergy 2 multi-detection microplate reader (luminescence, fluorescence intensity and UV-visible absorbance, with shaking and incubation, Gen5 data analysis software).

Nanodrop ND-100 Spectrophotometers and ND-3300 Fluoro-spectrophotometers:

Spectrophotometry using 1 microliter size samples. For a demonstration, view the Nanodrop-It-Like-Its-Hot Video!

7. Q-sense:

Q sense uses a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) to monitor thin polymer and protein film deposition. Applications such as protein interaction and layer thickness can be analyzed using Q-sense. For more information visit the Q-sense website.

8. Atomic Layer Deposition:

Atomic Layer Deposition is used for various thin film coating applications. For information on applications and standard materials visit the Cambridge Nanotechnology website.

Add the use of the MCCIL/T3L to your Seed Grants

If you are interested in using the MCCIL and T3L to complete work on your BITT Seed Grant Applications, or any other grant applications, we can provide you with verbiage to include in your grant, fee structure and complimentary consultation services.

Please contact Alma Julia (ajulia@bitt.usf.edu) at the FCoE-BITT office for cut-and-paste verbiage and information on services and consultation with Leigh West.

For additional information regarding the MCCIL and T3L, please contact Dr. Peter Stroot, Faculty Director of MCCIL at 396-9323 or Dr. Mark Jaroszeski, Faculty Director of T3L at 974-4662.

Florida Center of Excellence for Biomolecular Identification and Targeted Therapeutics
Tammy Spain, Ph.D.
Associate Director
813-974-1279
tspain@bitt.usf.edu