Molecular and cellular biology services
The Institute of Experimental Medicine (IMEX) has a Molecular and Cellular Biology service that offers professional advice on different methodologies in the area, giving added value to the research carried out.
Responsibles:
- Lic. Betiana Ziegler
- Bioq. David Antonio Rosso
- Lic. Federico Birnberg
- Lic. María Fernanda Camacho
- Dra. Nancy Lorena Charó
E-mail: imex.biologiamol@gmail.com
Mycoplasma detection and Taq DNA Polymerase production
Mycoplasma detection
We count with the capacity to detect Mycoplasma in cultures by PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). Ensuring Mycoplasma absence in the cell cultures used for research is essential to guarantee the quality of the results that will be obtained from them.
Advice on the use of equipment installed in the laboratory:
- CFX Connect 96 thermal cycler (Bio-Rad) for qPCR with High Resolution Melting analysis capability
- IVEMA thermal cycler (PCR only)
- Bio-Rad thermal cycler (PCR only)
Laboratory Specifications
In the IMEX Molecular Biology laboratory we have the following equipment:
- A Real-Time PCR kit (CFX Connect from Bio-Rad) that includes software for high-resolution melting temperature (HRM) genotyping.
- Clean area and counter for RNA extraction.
- Area and counter for routine work, including spectrophotometer for quantifications, centrifuges, thermal cyclers, electrophoresis equipment.