Bioinformatics Facility

High-Performance Computing (HPC) Workstation (Two Numbers)

• Purpose: To run heavy bioinformatics analyses like genome assembly, molecular dynamics simulations, or large database searches.
• Features:
  • Multicore CPU (Intel Xeon)
  • 512 GB & 1 TB RAM (for big datasets)
  • GPU acceleration NVIDIA RTX A6000 for deep learning in genomics)
  • 10 TB SSD storage (fast reading/writing huge sequence files)
  • Linux-based operating system (Ubuntu/CentOS) with bioinformatics toolkits installed (e.g., GROMACS, BLAST, Bowtie, GATK, etc.)
• High-end workstations (4 Numbers) with i9 14th Gen/512GB RAM/10Tb SSD/NVIDIA RTX5070 Graphics
• Mid-end workstations (6 Numbers) with i9 12th gen/128gb RAM/5Tb SSD/NVIDIA RTX3070 Graphics
• Personal Computers (4 Numbers) with DFT/ITC/MATLAB/R programming

Our microbiology solutions are focused on developing innovative technologies for all stages of antimicrobial studies including design and development with following facilities 

• Laminar Flow Hood / Biosafety Cabinet (for sterile handling of samples)
• Incubator (usually at 37°C for bacterial growth)
• Autoclave (for sterilization of media, glassware, and biohazard waste)
• Microscopy Station (light microscope; sometimes fluorescence or phase-contrast microscopes)
   

• Centrifuge (for separating cells or biomolecules) 
• Water Bath (for controlled heating)
• Refrigerators/Freezers (for media, reagent, and sample storage, often -20°C and -80°C) 
• Vortex mixer (to quickly mix liquids) 
• Spectrophotometer (to measure cell growth by OD600)
   

• Petri Dishes (Sterile once use/Borosil) 
• Culture Media (agar plates, broth) 
• Test Tubes with Broth Media
• Inoculating Loops and Needles
   

• Sterile Pipette Tips
• Sterile Tubes
• Sterile Gloves, Lab Coats, Masks
• 70% Ethanol or Disinfectant Sprays
   

• First Aid Kit
• Fire Extinguisher
• Eyewash Station
• Sharps Disposal Containers 
• Biohazard Waste Bins
   

• Glass Slides and Cover Slips 
• Staining Kits (like Gram stain, Ziehl-Neelsen stain for acid-fast bacteria) 
• Pipettes (micropipettes and serological pipettes) 
• Marker Pens for Labeling 
• Parafilm for sealing plates/tubes
   

• Lab Notebooks 
• Label Printers 
• Sample Logbooks
• SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) Manuals

Apart from all above , we have Biosafety Cabinet (Class II Type A2)

• Purpose: To work safely with infectious agents.
• Features:
  • HEPA-filtered airflow to protect both the sample and the scientist.
  • UV light inside for sterilization when not in use.
  • Glass sash window you work behind.
  • Used when handling bacteria like E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, or fungi.

• CO₂ Incubator (Essential for mammalian/stem cell growth) 
• Laminar Flow Hood / Biosafety Cabinet (Class II) (Sterile work environment) 
• Water-Jacketed Incubator (for more sensitive or long-term cultures) 
• Cryostorage System (Liquid nitrogen tanks for cell line freezing and storage)
   

• Inverted Phase-Contrast Microscope (Daily cell health checks) 
• Fluorescence Microscope (for stem cell marker staining, GFP-tagged cells) 
• Live-Cell Imaging System (for time-lapse videos of cell behavior, optional but powerful)
   

• Tissue Culture Flasks, Plates, and Dishes (T-25, T-75, 6-well, 24-well, 96-well plates) 
• Cell Scrapers (for harvesting adherent cells) 
• Sterile Pipette Tips (filter tips) 
• Sterile Serological Pipettes (2, 5, 10, 25 mL) 
• Cryovials (for freezing cells) 
• Conical Tubes (15 mL and 50 mL) 
• Pasteur Pipettes
   

• Automated Cell Counter (like Countess™ or hemocytometer manual counting) 
• pH Meter (to check media pH occasionally) 
• Spectrophotometer / Plate Reader (for proliferation assays, viability, ELISAs)
   

• Autoclave (for sterilizing glassware, solutions) 
• 70% Ethanol Sprayers (for wiping surfaces) 
• UV Light in Biosafety Cabinet (for surface sterilization) 
• Mycoplasma Detection Kits (to regularly check for contamination)
   

• Lab Coats (preferably disposable) 
• Sterile Gloves (powder-free) 
• Face Masks 
• Eye Protection / Goggles 
• Biohazard Waste Bins 
• Sharps Disposal Containers
   

• Basal Media (DMEM, RPMI, MEM, depending on the cell type) 
• Serum (Fetal Bovine Serum [FBS], or defined alternatives) 
• Antibiotics (Penicillin-Streptomycin, Amphotericin B)
• Trypsin-EDTA (for passaging cells)
• Stem Cell Supplements (for stem cell work: bFGF, LIF, specialized growth factors) 
• Feeder Layers or Coating Agents (e.g., Matrigel®, gelatin, laminin for stem cell adherence)
   

• 4°C Refrigerator (media, reagents) 
• -20°C Freezer (buffers, antibiotics, enzymes) 
• -80°C Freezer (for short-term cell stock storage) 
• Liquid Nitrogen Tank (for long-term cryopreservation)
   

• Cell Culture Logbooks (track passages, splits, thaw/freeze events) 
• SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) (for training and compliance) 
• Label Printers and Cryo-labels (for organized cell inventory)
   

✅ Special Stem Cell Culture Extras:

• Hypoxia chamber (for low-oxygen culturing, optional)
• ROCK Inhibitor (Y-27632) for iPSC survival during passaging
• Flow Cytometer (to analyze stem cell surface markers)

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