Innovation Lab
About the Innovation Lab
Focused on helping
- Researchers without lab space of their own
- Researchers without funding to support long-term employees
- Junior faculty working to establish research
- Clinical faculty who have a research interest
Contacts
Useful contacts for getting your research started:
- DCS Research Drop-In Session, held the 1st Wednesday of each month, provides for an informal discussion of your research idea and help navigating our research ecosystem. The Drop-In Session is held from 1:00PM - 2:00PM. Please contact Maria Hopko for the zoom link.
- DCS Research Committee members
- Innovation Lab (Mike Byron)
- Preclinical Services Core (Elizabeth Moore)
- Clinical Trials Coordinators (Carol Frederick, Cindy Bennett, Andrea King, Adrian Martin)
- Cornell Veterinary Biobank (Marta Castelhano, Susan Garrison)
- Cornell Core Facilities and Core Laboratories (and Centers, Institutes, and Programs)
Services Provided
Contact Mike Byron for a free consultation on how the Innovation Lab may assist your research.
Project Planning
- Help developing your project that includes objectives, design, timeline, grant preparation, etc.
Supplies Purchasing
- Basic laboratory supplies are purchased and maintained in the lab.
- Unique, specific, or expensive supplies may be purchased for the PI using their account.
Experimentation
- Conducting molecular biology experiments utilizing techniques such as RNA and DNA isolation, reverse-transcription PCR, quantitative PCR, Western blotting, protein extraction and analysis, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, RNAscope, ELISA, next-generation sequencing methods, sequence alignment and verification, and primer design and testing, complex and innovative cell culturing, and trouble-shooting primary and established cell lines.
Data Summary/Analysis
- Data management recommendations
- Basic data compilation and simple analysis
- Recommendations and contacts for complex analysis
Grant Development
The Innovation lab can provide assistance developing grant applications.
Copy/Paste Info on Innovation Lab
The Department of Clinical Sciences operates a fee-based laboratory providing faculty the opportunity to have research conducted on their behalf or to use the lab space to perform their own research. The laboratory manager can provide project planning, supply purchasing, experimentation, and data summary/analysis for projects run through the lab. This laboratory is ideal for researchers without dedicated lab space or full-time technicians, or for those who need assistance with projects of a fixed duration. The laboratory consists of approximately 1,000 square feet of research space and 100 feet of linear bench space and provides refrigerated & frozen sample strorage, basic research equipment including microscopy, imagers, analyzers, flow cytometry, centrifuges, shaker/incubators, pipetting tools, and electrophoresis/western blot equipment. The Innovation Lab maintains an adjacent but isolated 110 square foot space dedicated for tissue culture, containing a SterilGARD III Advance biosafety cabinet, two VWR Symphony incubators, and a Leica DMIL LED inverted microscope.
Equipment Available
The Innovation Lab maintains a wide variety of basic molecular research equipment as well as specialized equipment. Permission and training must be obtained prior to utilizing any lab equipment.
VMC C1118
- Balances (Mettler Toledo DeltaRange PC2200, VWR 164AC)
- Biosafety Cabinet, 6', Baker SterilGARD e3
- Centrifuges (Beckman Allegra X-15R, Eppendorf 5804R, Eppendorf 5415D, Multiple Mini/Microfuges)
- Cryogen Dewars (5L, Biocision Cryopod Carrier, Thermolyne Locator6Plus 34L)
- Fume Hood and Flammable Storage
- Gel/Blot Power Supply (BTX ECM830, 150v, 200v, 300v, 500v)
- Hot Plates / Magnetic Stirrers / Heat Blocks (multiple each)
- Microplate Reader, BioTek Synergy H1MFD (top and bottom Fluroescence intensity)
- Microscope, Echo Revolve 4, Upright/Inverted, Brightfield/Fluorescent with 12MP CMOS digital camera.
- Microscopes (Inverted Nikon Diaphot, Inverted Nikon TMS, AO409, Inverted Leica DMIL LED)
- Mixers (2-tier Rockers, Revolvers, multiple Vortexers)
- Pipettors, Auto, Various Sizes, multiple sets
- PCR (Eppendorf MasterCycler NexusGSX1 and ThermoMixer C)
- QPCR System, Real Time, 2ml 96 Well, Applied Biosystems QuantStudio3
- Sonicator, Diagenode Bioruptor Plus w/ Chiller-Circulator
- Spectrophotometer, Thermo Scientific NanoDrop OneC
- Water Baths & Heat Blocks (multiple)
- -20C Freezer Rental (by the box)
- -80C Freezer Rental (by the box)
- LN2 Storage Rental (by the box)
VMC C1118B (Cell Culture)
- Biosafety Cabinet, 6', Baker SterilGARD III
- Cell Counter, Life Technologies Countess II FL
- Centrifuge, Eppendorf 5702
- Incubators, CO2, Air Jacketed, VWR Symphony
- Microscope, Inverted, Phase Contrast, Leica DMIL LED
- Water Bath, Digital, Fisher Scientific Isotemp 205
VMC C1118E
- Flow Cytometer, BD Accuri C6 Plus
- Imager, Gels/Blots, Bio-Rad ChemiDoc MP w/multiple sample trays
- Immuno Analyzer, CTL Analyzers ImmunoSpot S6 Universal
- LDL Subfractions Test, Quantimetrix Lipoprint
- Microplate Reader / Luminometer, 1-Channel, Molecular Devices SpectraMaxL
- Multiplex Reader, Bio-Rad Magpix
Complete Equipment List
Contact Mike Byron for a complete list of all Innovation Lab equipment.
Cost
Contact Mike Byron for a free consultation and explanation of fee structure.
Rate Chart
| SERVICE | INCLUDES | BREAKDOWN OF FEE |
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| Initial Consultation | Tour of lab, discussion of available services, consultation to see which service best fits your needs | No charge |
| Technical support | To carry out your research as directed. Possible services include:
May also include: administrative (scheduling, invoicing, onboarding/ orientation for lab users), ordering project-specific supplies and reagents, freezer management throughout duration of project. Additional services: supplemental data storage, long-term storage of supplies/reagents, advanced data analysis | General training time that is beneficial for technical staff will not be charged to the PI Project-specific training time will be charged to the PI, as determined at initial consultation. If work is required during university established holidays, the rate will increase. Contact: Mike Byron |
| Safe and reliable long-term sample storage | Assigned space and location |
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