Core facility for high-speed centrifugation

Provides access to equipment and services mostly related to high-speed centrifugation, which is available in Centrifuge room (G-1.81, 1st floor Collegium Biologicum). These include two floor ultracentrifuges (Beckman Coulter Optima XPN-100, Beckman Coulter Optima L-90K), two preparative floor centrifuges (Beckman Coulter Avanti J-26XPI, Beckman Coulter Avanti J-30I), three table centrifuges (Beckman Coulter Allegra X-30R, ThermoScientific Sorvall ST 16R and ThermoScientific Heraeus Multifuge X1R), balance for equilibrating of centrifugation tubes, rotors for floor centrifuges in the wardrobe, rotors for ultracentrifuges and table centrifuges in lockers under tables (see on-site indications).

Responsible staff: Prof. UAM dr hab. Michał RUREK (Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology. room 1.94, phone: 61 829 5973, rurek@amu.edu.pl): group, individual  and new staff training, equipment service negotiations, magnetic cards management, contact with Beckman Coulter PL representatives.

In urgent cases and under prof. Rurek absence please contact:

Wioletta NOBIK (Department of Bioenergetics, room 1.142, phone: 61 829 5876, wiolan@amu.edu.pl)

Mgr Liliana CISZEWSKA (Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology. room 1.128, phone: 61 829 5908, 61 829 5968, lilcis@amu.edu.pl)

Dr Halina PIETRYKOWSKA (Department of Gene Expression, room 1.109, phone: 5956, hpietryk@amu.edu.pl)