Facilities

We develop novel biophysical tools by utilizing physical facilities in the Kavli Institute and biological facilities in Bionanoscience Department.  State-of-the-art physical facilities in the Kavli Institute include single molecule fluorescence microscopes, a spinning confocal microscope, a time-correlated single photon counting microscope, e-beam lithography, and a 2000m2 nanofabrication cleanroom. The Department of Bionanoscience is fully equipped with biological facilities. Access to all the biological facilities is centralized. All the facilities are maintained by 12+ technicians in the department.

Lab facilities

Mammalian cell culture room

Single molecule fluorescence microscopes

RNA lab

General equipment

Autoclaves

Bacterial cell culture

Sonicator

French press

Centrifuge

Ultracentrifuge

FPLC

Cold room

Refrigerators (4C) 

Freezers (-150C, -80C, -20C)

General microscopy facilities

Spinning confocal microscope (Olympus with an Andor CCD)

Single photon counting (TCSPC)

Total-internal reflection microscope (multicolor, Olympus with Andor iXon X3+ CCDs)

Fluorescence gel imager (Typhoon, GE)

Gel imager (Chemi-Doc, Biorad)