Refrigerated centrifuge

我们的研究涉及细胞生物学，研究细胞分裂和移动时的行为方式。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首先在培养物中培养细胞，然后以各种方式进行操作来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，因为我们将它们浓缩在生长培养基中，将它们暴露在液体环境中的不同试剂中，或者将它们洗掉所接触过的材料。为此，我们需要一台能够沉淀（“旋转”）细胞的离心机，同时保持细胞凉爽，并且能够在经历过程中不受伤害地存活下来。我们现有的机器已有近 20 年的历史，即将达到其使用寿命。我们需要紧急更换它并添加我们工作现在所需的某些功能。该设备将在我们所做的所有研究中发挥核心作用，并且作为我们 NSERC 资助的知识探索的一部分，将是一笔合理的投资。

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.