PhIFI Core Facility
(Phosphor-Imaging/Fluorescence Imaging)
Brody 5S-21
               


Workstations in the PhIFI Core Facility...
Administrator:  Dr. Brett D. Keiper
contact:  keiperb@ecu.edu


Scanner Station

Amersham Typhoon 9410 Scanner
•    Uses 4 independent lasers
•    Provides 5 wavelengths for excitation
•    Can be used with most common fluorophores (e.g. Cy dyes, FITC, GFP, Sybr)

Dell GX270 dedicated to scanner workstation
•    Networked on INTRA for access to lab computers
•    CDRW/DVDRW drive for burning data to disks
•    Access to Pirate Drive (for those with accounts) for data backup

Data Analysis Station

Dell GX110 workstation
•    Networked on INTRA for file management from scanner
•    Contains ImageQuant TL and ImageQuant 5.0 software
•    CDRW drive for burning data to disks

New Plastic-backed  8” x 10” Phosphorimage Screens

Image Eraser for Phosphorimage Screens

Software Download (ImageQuant TL) and License Server
•    Download ImageQuant TL to your local computer (prior PI registration required)
•    Visualize, optimize, quantitate and export images
•    Software runs on your networked Windows PC
•   
Access to INTRA network required for License verificationBrody School of Medicine/ ECU has been awarded grants from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) and the Division of Research and Graduate Studies to set up a Core Facility for 2D imaging of phosphorescent, chemiliumscent and fluorescent gel and array data. Grant Funding was used to purchase a fully equipped Amersham/ GE Healthcare Typhoon 9410 Imager.

The Phosphor-Imaging/Fluorescence Imaging core facility (PhIFI) is now functioning on the 5th floor in the Brody Building in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Room 5S-21.
It is available for use by all research laboratories on the East Campus and Brody Medical School of ECU.












Typhoon 9410


East Carolina University
Brett D. Keiper, Ph.D.  (Administrator)
Dept of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, NC 27858

keiperb@ecu.edu  

Enhui Hao (Research Asst. III)
Dept of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, NC 27858

Tel. 744-2693
haoe@ecu.edu


bd keiper 5/06

The above images are from the Amersham/GE Website:
(www5.amershambiosciences.com)