THE LAB

We are located in Huechuraba Campus on the first floor of the Science Building. We share the physical plant with Professor Sebastián Reyes, head of the Immunogenomics group. Together, mechanobiology and immunogenomics groups, we form the Microbe Genomics Laboratory. Currently, we are working together to find out about pathogenic and adhesion mechanism of multiple bacteria.

The lab includes several dedicated rooms, including a cell culture room equipped with 21 ºC and 37 ºC CO2 incubator, microbiology and molecular biology independents rooms, implemented with laminar flow cabinets (BSL1 and BSL2). Also we have small machine shop, where we design and prototype pieces for our instruments. Finally, we have a microscopy room to host our single-molecule spectrometers, Mjölnir (AFM) and Stormbreaker (MT) which are on top of pneumatic tables for isolate the vibration of the building, and an acoustic case to eliminate noise and AC draft. Check below for more information.

MICROBE GENOMICS LAB

We are located in the first floor of the Science Building at Univ Mayor. We have four dedicated rooms for culturing and working with microorganism and cell lines. Also we have multiple equipment for molecular biology including DNA and protein purification (AKTA FPLC), Epi-Documentation Gel station, two gradient PCR, a qPCR, and a microfluidic equipment for the preparation of RNA single cell libraries. Furthermore, in the two shared benches we have three microscopes for imaging samples. Finally we have to operative force spectrometers, based on AFM and MT equipments.

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