There are six different medias that are provided by the Cell Culture Facility. Two general use medias and four specialty medias. We also provide a cell culture specific formulation of DPBS (phosphate buffer saline). All of these are made in house which results in thousands of dollars in savings! Below is provided the vendor used and catalog number for each of the media powders as well as a link to the formulation page.
The Cell Culture Facility provides three media supplements, trypsin, and Opti-MEM. Below is the vendor that we purchase the supplements from as well as the catalog number.
Vendor: Peak Serum Inc.
Catalog Number: PS-FB3
Lot Number: 13G1213: USDA Origin
Vendor: Life Technologies Corporation
Catalog Number: 15140-163
Vendor: R&D Systems Inc.
Catalog Number: R90210
Vendor: Life Technologies Corporation
Catalog Number: 25300-054
Vendor: Life Technologies Corporation
Catalog Number: 11058-021
Working with Virus
Theresa and Emily are currently work on a protocol for how they would like users to work in the viral biosafety cabinet (BSC) that is located in room C370H. Once this protocol is refined it will be posted here. Currently they ask that users wear safety goggles, closed toe shoes, long pants, two pairs of gloves, and a viral lab coat. They also ask for long hair to be tied back. You will not be able to work in the viral BSC unless you have spoken to Theresa first. You can view the protocol for working in the viral hood here when it is complete.
