Laboratory - ChEMTox Laboratory

Laboratory Equipment

 

The laboratory counts with multiple instrumentations that can be used by collaborators researchers as well.

 

FluoStar OMEGA (BMG LABTECH):

The FLUOstar® Omega is a multi-mode microplate reader with six detection modes. It utilizes an ultra-fast UV/vis spectrometer or filters for absorbance as well as highly sensitive filters for all other detection modes. The FLUOstar Omega is the ideal plate reader for life science applications.

For more information: https://www.bmglabtech.com/fluostar-omega/

 

 

Protein Simple a Biotechne Brand Jess:

Jess automates traditional Western blotting while maximizing multiplexing with multiple detection channels. Automation of protein separation and immunodetection eliminates many of the tedious, error-prone steps of traditional Western blotting which limit data quality.For more information: https://www.proteinsimple.com/jess.html

 

 

Nucleocounter NC-3000 (Chemometec)

The NucleoCounter® NC-3000™ advanced image cytometer utilizes fluorescence imaging to characterize cell properties. The instrument performs high-speed plug-and-play analytical assays of mammalian, yeast, and insect cells.

For more information: https://bit.ly/3N2Pu74 

 

 

UPLC-Mass Spectrometer

Waters UPLC Acquity H Class. With industry-leading separations performance, the ACQUITY UPLC H CLASS provides new possibilities of maximizing the resolution and sensitivity of your methods; enhancing the characterization of samples, while improving productivity to advance the science of your laboratory/

https://bit.ly/3oZ0FDU

 

 

Olympus FSX100 Inverted Microscope

The FSX100 all-in-one microscope provides a compact, innovative plug-and-play solution for bright field, phase contrast and fluorescence microscopy. The FSX100 combines the highest quality, state-of-the-art hardware and smart and intuitive user-friendly software that guides the user to brilliant images.

For more information: https://bit.ly/3whKhkX

 

 

BioLog System

Biolog’s advanced phenotypic technology provides valuable information on the properties of strains, in addition to a species-level identification.

For more information: https://bit.ly/3MZMyIc

 

 

Laboratory Members

 

• Beatriz Zayas PhD, MS
  Principal Investigator and ChEMTox Lab Director
  bzayas@uagm.edu

• Karoline Rios Rodríguez MSEM, BS
  Research Associate
  karios@uagm.edu

 

Current Lab Students

• Fatima Hernandez
• Kianni Escalera
• Jazmin Isaac
• Luisa Torres

 

Former Lab members:

• Christian Vélez Gerena, MSEM
  Researcher at United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  Ames, IA, USA
   
• Aysha Diaz BS, MSEM
• Andy Acevedo, BS
  Research Assistant
   
• Alejandra Rivera, BS
  Doctoral Student
   
• Roland Gonzalez, BS
  Doctoral Student
   
• Nicole Davila, BS
  Doctoral Student
   
• Miguel Calderon, BS
   
• Gloricelys Rivera, PhD
   
• Marcos Rodriguez, MS
   
• Gloria Carrasquillo, MSEM
  University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus
  San Juan, PR
   
• Luis M. Ortiz-Jordan, MSEM
  UF Scripps Biomedical Research, University of Florida
  Research Associate II
  North Palm Beach, FL, USA
   
• Naysha Pinet
  University of Illinois, Chicago
  PhD student in Chemistry
  Chicago, IL
   
• Javier Brunet,
  Medical Student
   
• Alondra Báez, MPH
  Center Disease Control (CDC), Region: Puerto Rico
  San Juan, PR
   
• Tanya Escalera
  Ponce Health, Sciences University
  Graduate Student
   
• Carlos A. Rosado-Berrios, PhD
  Texas A&M University
  College Station, TX
   
• Jessica Soto Hernández, MSEM
  US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  Washington DC, USA
   
• Vivian Lebron, MS
• Denisse Molina, MS
• Luis Colon, MS
• Maria Terron, PhD
• Jose Marengo, MS
• Sujey Carro, PhD
• Luz Vanesa Arroyo, PhD