OMICS

FACILITY

The Flinders Omics Facility is a Flinders University Core Laboratory that was established in 2004. It provides a broad range of standard and advanced research techniques for the analysis of proteins and small molecules.

The facility occupies laboratories 821 – 822 on level 8 of the Health and Medical Research Building (HMRB). Flinders Omics supports research projects in a broad range of fields including neuroscience, biotechnology, cancer, ophthalmology, intracellular signalling and immunology. The advanced capabilities of the FOF attract researchers from major research institutions across Adelaide and interstate.

Equipment

User information

Our Equipment

Mass spectrometers

Thermo Orbitrap Exploris™ 480 Mass Spectrometer with Dionex Ultimate 3000RS Nanoflow uHPLC
Thermo Orbtitrap Fusion Lumos™ Tribrid™ Mass Spectrometer with FAIMS Pro Ion Mobility and Dionex Ultimate 3000RS Nanoflow uHPLC
Thermo TSQ Altis™ Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer with Vanquish Plex uHPLC
Data Analysis Servers:
- PEAKS
- ProteomeDiscoverer
- Mascot
- Biognosis Spectranaut
- Compound Discoverer
- Thermo Biopharma

Protein purification equipment

Dionex Ultimate 3000 HPLC with Dionex UFC low flow fraction collector
GE Akta FPLC protein purification system

Electrophoresis equipment

BioRad 1d Electrophoresis unit
IPGPhor isoelectric focussing units
GE Ettan 2D electrophoresis unit
BioRad Transblot Turbo transfer units
Agilent 3100 Offgel Fractionator

Imagers

Fuji LAS4000 ECL imagers
Odyssey CLx infrared fluorescence imager
GE Typhoon 9400 fluorescence imager
BioRad EZ imager

Sample preparation equipment

Ultraturrax T10 Homogeniser
Misonix Sonicator 4000 with direct probes and Cup Horn attachments and chiller
Christ / VACUUBRAND Centrifugal Concentrator
eppendorf Thermomixer comfort

Centrifugation

Beckman Optima™ MAX-TL Mini Ultracentrifuge
eppendorf Centrifuge 5810 R
Sigma 1-15PK Refrigerated Centrifuge

Other

Spectramax iD5 Multi-Mode Microplate Reader
Bio-rad Model 1575 Immunowash Plate Washer
Beckman Biomek 3000 Robotic Liquid Handler
Beckman DTX 880 Plate Reader

User Information

General information

All facility users must be registered, have completed laboratory induction and abide by work, health and safety regulations at all times.
All laboratories must complete a yearly subscription form.
All facility users must receive training on equipment before use primarily by their supervisor or other trained lab members. Omics staff will provide minor supervision and training.