Kateryna Murlanova

Convenient High Intensity Uniform Illuminator
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
In our lab, we routinely utilize the halogen light source as a high-intensity and cold illumination for small mouse brain tissue dissections. The gooseneck system allows us to adjust the lighting to achieve the optimal angle. The light source does not heat up, which is crucial for keeping the ... read more
An Easy-To-Use Refrigerated Centrifuge From Thermo Fisher Scientific
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
This refrigerated centrifuge from Thermo Fisher Scientific is a highly versatile and efficient tool for laboratory applications requiring low temperatures. Its rapid cooling capability ensures that samples are maintained at optimal temperatures, although it's advisable to pre-cool the unit for at ... read more
A User-Friendly, Completely Automated Tissue Dissociation Instrument
Thursday, February 22, 2024
We routinely use the gentleMACS™ Octo Dissociator with Heaters for brain tissue dissociation and subsequent isolation of astrocyte and microglia cells from mouse brains. The equipment requires the use of specific C tubes (catalog number: 130-093-237), into which tissue pieces are placed in the ... read more
Easy to Use Instrument for Magnetic Separation
Thursday, February 22, 2024
The QuadroMACS™ Separator is routinely used in our lab for the isolation of astrocytes from adult mouse brain. The equipment requires QuadroMACS Starting Kit (catalog number: 130-091-051) and the use of special LS columns (catalog number: 130-042-401) from Miltenyi Biotec. The QuadroMACS™ Separator ... read more
An Easy-To-Use and Fast Automated Cell Counter
Friday, February 16, 2024
We use this automated cell counter routinely to facilitate cell counting, specifically mammalian cultured astrocytes (mouse primary astrocyte cultures). The cell counter allows us to get the most accurate, fast, and reproducible results. The equipment is user-friendly, but requires special counting ... read more
A Convenient Hybridization Oven From ACD
Friday, February 16, 2024
The hybridization oven from ACD is used for BaseScope and RNAscope in situ hybridization experiments conducted in our laboratory. We utilize both methods to assess the expression of mRNA of interest in mouse brain samples. The oven requires the use of a special humidity control tray (PN 310012) from... read more