Auditory & Vestibular Technologies Core Equipment & Fee Schedule
Existing Functional Equipment in the Auditory & Vestibular Technologies Core
All users of the Core should be submitting requests after signing the Auditory & Vestibular Technologies Core Terms of Use Agreement, and booking projects via the reservations system.
View our fee schedule for internal investigators below. If you are an external investigator/company wishing to use any of the facilities or services provided by the AVT Core, please contact a member of the core facility staff to discuss our external user rates.
Mass Spectrometry instruments assisted rate includes (but is not limited to) the following:
1. Method Development (including background research, literature searching and method optimization)
2. Sample Preparation
3. Data Analysis (outside of instrument booking window)
| Instrument | Location | Description | Assisted Rate | Unassisted Rate/Hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Spectrometry Instruments | ||||
| Thermo Q Exactive Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap | Criss II, Lab 303 | Compound identification by direct infusion (MS and MS/MS) | $40/sample | |
| Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS and LC-MS/MS) includes proteomics, small molecule quantitation, etc. | $40/hour | $20/hour | ||
| Bruker ultrafleXtreme MALDI-TOF/TOF | Criss II, Lab 303 | Compound Identification/Confirmation | $40/sample | $20/sample |
| Mass Spectrometer Software: (Proteome Discoverer, Tracefinder 4.1 and Compound Discoverer 3.0 Flex analysis) | Use of Mass Spec software offline, for processing raw data | $40/hour | $5/hour | |
| Electrophysiology and Molecular Biology Cores | ||||
| TDT RZ6 | Room 304 | ABR and DPOAE | $20/animal | $10/animal |
| Axon200B and Digidata | Room 334 | EP | $40/animal | $10/animal |
| Axon200B and Digidata | Room 334 | Zebrafish Microphonic Response | $40/animal | $10/animal |
| NI Vestibular Evoked Potential System | Criss I, Room 304 | VsEP | $30/animal | |
| ISCAN 200 VOR System | Criss I, Room 304 | VOR/OKN | $100/animal | |
| Invitrogen Qubit Flex Fluorometer | Criss I, 209 | For accurate quantitaion of DNA, RNA, and protein | $10/run | $5/run |
| Bio-Rad ChemiDoc MP Imaging System | Criss I, 209 | Gel & Blot imaging | $20/hr | $10/hr |
| QuantStudio 3 Real-Time PCR | Criss I, 209 | Real time quantification of cDNA | $6/hr | $5/hr |
| Milliplex 200 Analyzer (Luminex 200) | Criss I, 209 | xMAP bead based Multiplex Immuno Assay | $40/hr | $35/hr |
| 10x Genomics | Criss I, 209 | GEM preparation for 10x sequencing | $50/run | |
| Biotek Synergy H1 reader | Criss I, 406 | Microplate reader for Colorimetric, Flurometric and Luminescence assays | $20/hr | $10/hr |
| Jess Capillary Western Blot | Criss I, 209 | Consultation with core manager is required before the first run | $200/run | $100/run |
| Agilent Seahorse XFe24 Flux Analyzer | Criss I, 209 | First optimization run is charged $250 and includes consolation time, a cell microplate, sensor cartridge and a one reaction kit for ATP rate assay | $200/run | $100/run |
| QuantStudio AbsoluteQ digital PCR | Criss I, 209 | Consultation with the core manager is required before the first run | $200/run | $100/run |
| Advanced Imaging Core Instruments | ||||
| Nikon AXR Confocal Microscope | Criss I, Room 407 | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope | $55/hr | $35/hr |
| Zeiss LSM 980 Confocal Microscope | Criss II, Room 312 | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope | $55/hr | $35/hr |
| Zeiss LSM 700 Inverted Confocal Microscope | Criss I, Room 407 | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Zeiss LSM 710 Upright Confocal Microscope | Criss I, Room 407 | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Zeiss Widefield Microscope | Criss I, Room 407 | Widefield imaging in fluorescence or brightfield | $40/hr | Free |
| Imaris BT and Imaris XBT Workstations | Criss I, Room 407 | Software for analysis and processing of microscopy images | $40/hr | $5/hr |
| Nikon Ti-2 Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope | Criss II, Room 324 | Confocal microscope capable of real time, live cell, and DIC imaging | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Leica Confocal/Multiphoton Microscope | Criss II, Room 325 | Confocal microscope capable of multiphoton, near-IR, and live animal imaging | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Olympus TIRF | Criss II, Room, 326C | Total internal Reflection Microscope | $40/hr | $25/hr |
| Nikon Inverted Fluorescence Microscope | Criss II, Room 324 | Widefield imaging in flurescence or brightfield | $40/hr | Free |
| Molecular Devices ImageXpress Micro4 | Criss III, Room 382A | High-throughput widefield imaging in fluorescence or brightfield | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Nikon NIS Elements Workstation | Criss I, Room 407 | Software for analysis and processing of microscopy images | $40/hr | $5/hr |
| Zebrafish Services | Criss I, Room 218 Criss II, Room 614 | |||
| Zebrafish Specialized Assisted Service | $25/hr | |||
| ViewPoint PPI | $15/hr | $10/hr | ||
| ViewPoint ZebraBox | $15/hr | $10/hr | ||
| Microinjection | Coming Soon | $15/hr | $10/hr | |
| Fluorescent Microscope for Screening | $15/hr | $10/hr |
Contact Us
Dr. Mike Nichols
mnichols@creighton.edu
402-280-2159
