Core Facilities

The Molecular Biology Facility

The Molecular Biology Facility (MBF) located within UNM’s Biology Department offers a state-of-the-art facility for students, faculty and visiting researchers. This communal laboratory provides common use large equipment, bench space for molecular procedures, and technical expertise to assist users in running the facility’s equipment. Equipment items for use within the facility include:

  • ABI 3130 DNA Sequencer (2)
  • ABI 377 DNA Sequencer
  • Kodak Image Station 440
  • Kodak Gel Logic 200 Digital Imaging System
  • Packard Cyclone phosphoimager
  • ABI 7000 Q-PCR
  • Beckman J2-HS Preparative Centrifuge
  • Beckman L-70 Ultra-Centrifuge
  • MJ Research Tetrad Thermocycler
  • ABI 9600 Thermocycler
  • ABI 2400 Thermocycler
  • Eppendorf EP Gradient Thermocyler
  • Packard Cyclone Phosphoimager
  • Kodak Image Station 440
  • Robbins Scientific Hydra96 Multichannel Dispenser
  • Jouan CR412 Swinging Bucket Centrifuge
  • Eppendorf 5810 Refrigerated Tabletop Centrifuge
  • Labconco Centrivap Concentrator
  • Beckman 640B Spectrophotometer
  • Nanodrop ND-1000 Spectrophotometer
  • Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer
  • Milli-Q Plus Water System
  • Bio-Rad CHEF Gel System
  • Computers with DNA analysis and image manipulation programs