The Institute is a major partner in the "Montreal Integrated Genomics Group for Research on Infectious Pathogens (MIGGRIP)", a collaborative CFI initiative between the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Biochemistry at McGill; the Centre for the Study of Host Resistance at McGill; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Université de Montréal and Institut Armand-Frappier, University of Quebec. This CFI grant has allowed the Institute to purchase a range of new advanced technology platforms for research in molecular immunology, cell biology, gene expression, proteomics and gene function and bioinformatics. The Institute has access to a range of equipment available through collaborators in MIGGRIP and at the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre.
Major equipment and facilities at the Institute
| Ciphergen ProteinChip© Mass Spectrometer and Tandem MS Interface |
| Becton Dickinson FACS analyzer/sorter |
| Biorad Radiance Confocal Microscope |
| Real Time PCR Cycler |
| ITC Thermocalorimeter |
| Silicon Graphics Bioinformatics Workstations |
| Bioinformatics Modelling Software (Sybil suite) |
| Beckman HPLC system |
| Nikon Fluorescence Microscope |
| Nikon Inverted Fluorescent Microscope |
| Nikon Epi-fluorescence Stereomicroscope |
| Molecular Devices FlexStation Scanning Fluorometer and Cell Harvester |
| Electrophysiology equipment |
| Microinjection equipment |
| Beckman DU640 Spectrophotometer |
| Biorad 2-Gel Electrophoresis system |
| Biorad Biolistic Gene Gun |
| Biorad Helios Gene Gun |
| Phosphoimager system |
| Pyrosequencing Ltd Pyrosequencer |
The Institute has a full range of small equipment such as ultracentrifuges, liquid nitrogen storage systems, tissue culture suites, liquid scintillation counter, etc, and a facility for small animal experimentation.
Major equipment available within MIGGRIP
| BIAcore 3000 |
| Compaq Alpha ES40 computer systems |
| DNA Chip spotter and reader |
| Arcturus PixCell II Laser Capture Microdissection System |
| ABI 3700 DNA Analyzer |
| ABI 3700 GeneScan/ GeneMapper |
| ABI GeneAmp PCR System |
| Zeiss KS ELISPOT Assay System |