Refrigerated centrifuge

我们的研究方向是细胞生物学，研究细胞在分裂和移动时的行为。我们测量细胞生长，细胞大小的变化，以及对细胞重要的不同蛋白质的水平和功能。我们的大部分工作涉及细胞，这些细胞首先是在培养中培养出来的，然后以各种方式进行处理，以解决我们希望回答的问题。我们所有研究的核心部分是能够处理细胞，因为我们将它们集中在它们的生长介质中，将它们暴露在液体环境中的不同试剂中，或者将它们从接触到的材料中洗掉。为此，我们需要一台离心机，能够在保持细胞冷却的同时，对细胞进行沉淀(向下旋转)，并能够在经历中毫发无损地存活下来。我们现有的机器已有近20年的历史，即将报废。我们迫切需要替换它，并增加我们现在工作所必需的某些功能。这件设备将在我们所做的所有研究中发挥核心作用，并将是一项合理的投资，作为NSERC资助的知识探索的一部分。

Our research is in cell biology, and addresses how cells behave when they divide and move. We measure cell growth, changes in cell size, and the levels and functions of different proteins that are important to the cell. Most of our work involves cells that are first grown in culture and then manipulated in various ways to address the questions that we wish to answer. A central part of all of our research is to be able to handle the cells as we concentrate them in their growth media, expose them to different reagents in a liquid environment, or wash them free of materials to which they have been exposed. For this we need a centrifuge that is able to sediment ('spin down') the cells while keeping them cool and able to survive unharmed by the experience. Our existing machine is nearly 20 years old and at the end of its life. We need to replace it urgently and add certain functions that are now necessary for our work. This piece of equipment will play a central role in all that we do in our research, and will be a sound investment as part of our NSERC-funded quest for knowledge.