MSRC Mass Spectrometry Research and Development

The Research and Development Lab of the Mass Spectrometry Research Center uses a variety of instruments, including:

Mass Spectrometers

• Applied Biosystems MALDI-TOF (with customized source for back-side illumination)
• Applied Biosystems Voyager Elite MALDI-TOF
• Applied Biosystems Voyager-STR MALDI-TOF
• Bruker Daltonics UltrafleXtreme MALDI-TOF/TOF
• Bruker Daltonics Autoflex Speed MALDI-TOF (Linear)
• Bruker Daltonics Autoflex Speed MALDI-TOF (Linear/Reflectron)
• Bruker Daltonics HCTultra PTM Discovery System (LC/MS) ion trap MS
• Bruker Daltonics Apex 9.4-Qe FTICR MS (MALDI & ESI)
• Bruker Daltonics micrOTOF (ESI)
• Bruker Daltonics MaXis (LC/MS) ultra high resolution TOF
• Thermo Finnigan LCQ Deca XP Plus (LC/MS) ion trap MS
• Thermo Scientific MALDI LTQ XL ion trap MS systems (2)
• Virgin Instruments MALDI-TOF (Linear)
• Virgin Instruments MALDI-TOF (Reflectron)
• Waters Synapt HDMS Q-TOF with ion mobility capabilities (MALDI & ESI)
• Waters Acquity TQD (LC/MS)

Spotters/Sprayers

• Bruker Image Prep Sprayer
• Labcyte Automated Reagent Multispotter
• Labcyte Portrait 630 Spotter (2)
• Leap Technologies TM-Sprayer
• Shimadzu AccuSpot Nanoscale Spotter

Sectioning Equipment

• Leica CM3600 Cryomacrotome   
• Leica CM3050S Cryostat
• Leica CM1900  Cryostat
• Thermo Scientific Microm HM325 microtome
• Zeiss PALM laser capture microdissection unit

Sample Handling/Preparation

• Molecular Devices Spectra Max M2 Plate Reader
• Protein Discovery Passport 1200 Sample Prep Station
• Tecan Freedom Evo liquid handling robotic workstation
• Thermo Electron Corporation SPD SpeedVac
• VirTis Sentry Lyophilizer

Microscopes

• Zeiss Mirax Scan Microscope Slide Scanner
• Olympus BX50 Microscope with Automatic Stage

HPLCs/UPLCs

• Agilent 1100 HPLC System (2)
• Eksigent 1D Plus nanoLC
• Perkin-Elmer Series 200 HPLC System
• Waters Alliance 2690 HPLC System
• Waters Acquity UPLC
• LC Packings Famos Autosampler