University of Michigan Medical School

Medical School Strategic Research Initiative

Biomedical Research Core Facilities

BRCF Strategic Investments

The Biomedical Research Core Facilities have made significant investments in new technology and equipment for the cores, including:

Biosafety Containment Core
Investment	Year Awarded
Thermo Scientific Revco Elite Plus -86C Upright Freezer	FY 2012
(2) Unrefrigerated Centrifuges	FY 2012
Thermo Sorvall Legend X1R Centrifuge (with rotors and carriers)	FY 2012

DNA Sequencing Core
Investment	Year Awarded
Ion Proton Sequencing System (Expected late 2012)
On Order: QuantStudio System to perform high-throughput real-time PCR analyses
IntegenX Apollo 24 workstation
(2) Eppendorf EP-Motion workstations
Roche REMy System Attachment (for existing Biomek FX robot)
Pacific Biosciences 'RS'
Applied Biosystems Model 3730XL Genetic Analyzer	FY 2012
Ion Proton Personal Genome Machine with associated OneTouch sample prep system	FY 2012
Qiagen PyroMark Q96 MD DNA Sequencing System	FY 2012
ABI Real-time Thermal Cycler Package: QuantStudio and StepOne	FY 2012
Upgrade for one Illumina HiSeq 2000 to 2500	FY 2012
Ion Proton System	FY 2012
(2) Thermocyclers	FY 2011
(2) Illumina Hi Seq 2000	FY 2011
(2) Illumina cBot	FY 2011
Uninterruptable Power Supply	FY 2011
Illumina iScan ("Beadstation")	FY 2011
Additional Computers for Heavy Computational Processing of Next Gen DNA Sequencing Data	FY 2011
Service Contract for Biomek FX Dual MC/Span 8	FY 2011
Nanodrop 2000 with Laptop PC, Optiplex 790 SFF, Vacufuge with Pump	FY 2011
Methylation Software for the Sequenom	FY 2011
Certified Laboratory Power Protection System	FY 2011
IT item: Additional Computers for Heavy Computational Processing of Next Gen Sequencing Data	FY 2011
Fluidigm, Inc.: DNA Preparation Device	FY 2011

Flow Cytometry Core
Investment	Year Awarded
iCyt Synergy Flow Cytometer System	FY 2012
BD Biosciences Jazz Cell Sorter	FY 2012
2 MoFlow Astrios/MoFlo XDP Aria III	FY 2012

Microscopy & Image Analysis Laboratory
Investment	Year Awarded
Olympus SZX16 Research Stereo Fluorescent Microscope
Leica 3050S Cryostat
Nikon A1 Confocal System	FY 2012
2-Photon and Live Cell Imaging System with FLIM	FYI 2012
DeltaVision RT Series Performance Upgrade (BSRB Location)	FYI 2012
Upgraded Software for Image Analysis: Imaris & Autoquant	FYI 2011
Inverted Flurorescent Microscope suitable for live-cell imaging	FYI 20110
(2) High Speed Computers for image analysis	FYI 2011

Transgenic Animal Model Core
Investment	Year Awarded
Electrofusion Apparatus	FYI 2012
(3) Micromanipulation Work Stations	FY 2011
(4) Microsurgery Work Stations	FY 2011
(9) Inverted Cell Cultural Microscopes	FY 2011
Spectrophotmeter	FY 2011
(3) XYClone Red-I Laser Systems	FY 2011