Bioengineering and Biosensor (BEBS) Lab
The BEBS program will develop and apply advanced and innovative Bioengineering and Biosensing approaches in solving the critical and emerging issues in food safety engineering, ensuring enough better quality and safer foods for the world’s population. Research interests span from molecular-level microorganism editing to engineering-level process design and optimization. The innovative technologies will include nanomaterials, engineered phages, engineered yeasts, CRISPR, microfluidic devices, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Laboratory Equipment
- Biosafety hood (Thermo scientific1300 series A2)
- Microbiology shaking incubator (x 2) (Thermo scientific MAXQ 6000)
- Benchtop centrifuge (Thermo scientific, Sorval Legend X1 centrifuge)
- Microcentrifuge (x 2) (Thermo scientific, Sorval Legend Micro 21, AccuSpin Micro 17)
- Mini-centrifuge (x 5) (VWR, Mini centrifuge Type: C0803)
- -80°C ultralow freezer (Thermo Scientific, Model: TSX60086A)
- -20°C freezers (Thermo Scientific TSX series, Model: ULT2330A)
- Refrigerators (x 2) (Sears, Roebuck and Co. Model: 253.65812508 and MRT18DNEW3)
- Balance, general (Symmetry, ED-150)
- Balance, precision (Fisher science education, Model: ALF204)
- Water bath (Fisher Scientific, Model: 2226)
- Oven (Avanti, Model: MO1450PW)
- Spectrophotometer (Fisher Science Education, FS0506043)
- Vortexer (Fisher Scientific, Model: 945404)
- Hot plate stirrers (Fisher Scientific)
- Microarray scanner (GenePix 4000B)
- Thermal cycler ( 2) (Bio-RAD, Model: T100)
- PCR thermocycler (Eppendrof Flexlid Matercycler, Model: 6333)
- Real-time PCR detection system (BIO-RAD, MyiQ Optical Module)
- Gel imager (Invitrogen by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Model: iBright 1500)
- Electrophoresis systems (Thermo Fisher Scientific FB-SB-710)
- Nanodrop 2000c (Thermo Fisher Scientific Nanodrop Lite)
- Milli-Q water purification system (Millpore, Model: Synergy-R)
- Ultrasonic bath 2.8 L (Fisherbrand, Model: CPX28000)
- Lateral flow reagent dispenser (ClaremontBio)
- Flow cytometer (Invitrogen, Model: Attune NxT)
Shared equipment available in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering:
- Microplate reader (BioTek Synergy HTX)
- Fume hood (Supreme Air LV, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation)
- GC-MS (Shimadzu GCMS-QP2010SE)
- Confocal microscope (Nikon Eclipse Ti)
- High speed centrifuges (Beckman Coulter, Avanti JXN-26)
- Tubular heat exchanger (GUNT Hamburg, 2E WL 110.01)
- Access to several autoclaves, glass washer, ice-maker machine, walk-in incubators (4 °C, 25 °C, and 37 °C)