Discovery Centers

 

An Open Innovation Initiative

Microscope photo

Purpose

Two laboratory spaces located in the Everett Education and the Research and Education building are available to:

  • provide shared laboratory space for young researchers and clinical faculty members
  • make available supplemental instrumentation for researchers who don’t otherwise have access to critical capabilities
  • offer laboratory access to entrepreneurs and start-up companies enrolled in UNT HealthNext Innovation Labs.

A listing of the larger pieces of equipment present in each center can be found in the table below. Details of the capabilities of some of these pieces can be found using the appropriate link in the navigation pane on the left of the page. However for more information or to discuss the specific capabilities of each lab as they might apply to your research needs, please feel free to contact the Associate Director for Entrepreneurship who will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.

Katrina Gordon, PhD
Associate Director for Entrepreneurship
Health Research & Innovation Center
Division of Research and Innovation
UNT Health Fort Worth
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., EAD-116G
Fort Worth, TX 76107
817-735-5127
Katrina.Gordon@unthealth.edu

Interested Health Science Center members can complete access paperwork here.

Interested Companies can access the Discovery Centers once they join UNT HealthNext Innovation Labs Program by contacting Katrina.Gordon@unthealth.edu, 817-735-5127 or filling out our Interest Form.

 

Equipment Present in Each Lab Space:

 
  EAD 552 RES 123
Agitation Fisherbrand 3D Platform Rotator; Corning Stirrer; PC3 L&R Bath Sonicator Labnet Reciprocal 30 plate rotator; Precision Model 25 shaking waterbath; Fisher Isotemp stirrer
Autoclave New Brunswick AC-48 in lab Open-use nearby
Balance Ohaus Pioneer PX224 analytical balance; Ohaus Navigator NV Benchtop Balance Ohaus Pioneer PX224 analytical balance; Scout Pro
Biosafety Cabinet Labconco Purifier Delta Series Class II Biosafety Cabinet, 4ft., vacuum ready Labconco Purifier Class II Biosafety Cabinet, 4ft
Centrifugation Eppendorf 5810R; Eppendorf 5425; Sorvall Legend Micro 21 Thermo Sorvall Legend Micro 21R; Thermo IEC CL31R Multispeed; Eppendorf 5424; VWR Galaxy mini
Electrophoresis UVP GelSolo Gel Documentation System; Power supplies, vertical and horizontal cells and casting supplies Power supplies, vertical and horizontal cells and casting supplies
Electroporator Biorad Gene PulserXcell with PC module –
Heating Hot plate with stirrer and heating block Hot plate with stirrer and heating block
Incubation Fisherbrand stacked CO2 incubators, Jouan IG050 stacked Water Jacketed incubators; Lauda RM6 Low Temperature Thermostat; Heratherm Drying Oven Labnet Mini Incubator; Thermo Precision incubator; NuAire DH Autoflow Air Jacketed CO2 incubator; Precision 280 Series waterbath; Precision Model 25 shaking waterbath; Sanyo CO2 incubator
Microscopy Olympus 1X70- Digital imaging, Fluorescence, and Phase Contrast Keyence AIO BXZ-X810 Inverted Fluorescence Microscope with incubation capabilities; Nikon Phase Contrast 2; Nikon Eclipse TE2000-U- Digital imaging, Fluorescence, and Differential Interference Contrast
PCR BioRad MiniOpticon, Eppendorf Mastercycler Gradient, PCR Cabinet and Crosslinker –
Plate Readers BioTek Synergy H1 with Take3 small volume plate BiotTek Synergy HTX with Take 3 small volume plate
Plate Washer Bio-Tek ELX405R StatFax-2600
Refrigeration Double door cooler with alarm capable thermometer Double door cooler with alarm capable thermometer
Spectrophotometer BioTek Synergy H1 with Take3 small volume plate Amersham Biosciences Ultrospec 2100pro
Freezers -20°C, -80°C and liquid nitrogen storage with alarm capable thermometers -20°C and -80°C with alarm capable thermometers
Miscellaneous Bunsen Burner; Glassware; Microwave; single and multichannel pipettes; pH meter;  Pipet-aid; Vortex Bunsen Burner; Glassware; Microwave; single channel pipettes; Transilluminator; pH meter, Pipet-aid; Vortex
 

A downloadable document containing a list of the available equipment in each lab which can be used for grant submission can be found here.