Equipment & Instrumentation
The Central Biorepository uses specialized equipment and laboratory robotics to safely store and automate biospecimen processing.
Equipment for the storage and transport of biospecimens:
- Ultracold (-80˚C storage units with LN2 backup)
- Brady label printers, Primera Cassette printer, barcode scanners
- 3,000L bulk liquid nitrogen delivery system
- Chart LN2 MVE Cryofreezers
- Chart LN2 Cryoshippers
- TempTrak temperature monitoring and alarm system
Laboratory robotics with integrated barcode scanning and activity logs:
- Qiagen QIAsymphony DNA/RNA Extraction Robot (2)
- TECAN Freedom Evo Liquid Handler (2)
- Qiagen Tissue Lyser II Bead Mill
Instrumentation to quantify and evaluate nucleic acids:
- BioTek Cytation 3 Imaging Reader
- Agilent Technologies 4200 TapeStation
- Lonza FlashGel System
Questions?
Contact us at CBR.Requests@umich.edu or (734) 647-8809
North Campus Research Complex, Building 60-1660, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
A list of Central Biorepository contacts is available in the Personnel Directory