Biological Sample Preparation Room
The Biological Sample Preparation Room is located at D24 (right between the D2 and D3 doors) in the Storage Ring building and available around the clock (no need to sign up). Please read the instructions provided at the Biology Preparation Room website before using the room. For items requiring users to keep a log of equipment use, please provide the required information. Please also follow the rules regarding the disposal of effluent and the separation of experimental wastes. Please note that users are not allowed to check out the equipment in the room. If you wish to conduct experiments using organic solvents, use the preparation room in the Laboratory Building (Room No. 210) of the Medium-length Beamline Facility, where the draft chamber is available. For details, please visit the Biology Preparation Room website.
If you have any questions, please contact Hiroyuki IWAMOTO (Ext.: 3384 / email: iwamoto@spring8.or.jp)
The Experimental Animal Facility is located to the south of the Storage Ring building, adjacent to the Medium-length Beamline Facility. The Facility includes laboratory spaces where experimental animals delivered by suppliers are temporarily kept until the end of experiments, the treatment room used for animal experiments, and the cell culture room, etc. For detailed procedures to bring experimental animals into the SPring-8 and directions on how to use the facility, please click here.
[Available Instruments]
ice-maker, water purification system, centrifuge (2 types), spectroscope, ultra-deep freezer, refrigerator, incubator, stereomicroscope, ultrasonic cleaner, tube rotator, constant temperature water bath, hot plate, aspirator, homogenizer, fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC), electronic balance, pH meter, mixer, magnetic stirrer, lab cart, locker for users