Weather Alert
EARLY CLOSURE MARCH 4 - Due to the forecast for severe winter weather, Creighton's Omaha campus will close at 7 P.M. this evening.
All in-person classes, clinics, and events, regardless of start time, are asked to end by 7 P.M. For those needing a shuttle, please visit my.creighton.edu for the most up-to-date maps and schedule. Shuttles will run until 8 P.M. this evening. We encourage you to be mindful of other closures or impacted services across the city as well.
Employees, including those classified as responsible for “essential operations” should review Creighton's Weather and Emergency-Related Absence Policy and work with your immediate supervisor on expectations for job functions during this curtailment of campus operations.
Please take proper winter weather precautions throughout the day and contact public safety at 402.280.2911 for any emergencies.
Auditory & Vestibular Technology Core Equipment & Fee Schedule
Existing Functional Equipment in the Auditory & Vestibular Technology Core
All users of the Core should be submitting requests after signing the Auditory & Vestibular Technology Core Terms of Use Agreement, and booking projects via the reservations system.
View our fee schedule for internal investigators below. If you are an external investigator/company wishing to use any of the facilities or services provided by the AVT Core, please contact a member of the core facility staff to discuss our external user rates.
Mass Spectrometry instruments assisted rate includes (but is not limited to) the following:
1. Method Development (including background research, literature searching and method optimization)
2. Sample Preparation
3. Data Analysis (outside of instrument booking window)
| Instrument | Location | Description | Assisted Rate | Unassisted Rate/Hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Spectrometry Instruments | ||||
| Thermo Q Exactive Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap | Criss II, Lab 303 | Compound identification by direct infusion (MS and MS/MS) | $40/sample | |
| Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS and LC-MS/MS) includes proteomics, small molecule quantitation, etc. | $40/hour | $20/hour | ||
| Bruker ultrafleXtreme MALDI-TOF/TOF | Criss II, Lab 303 | Compound Identification/Confirmation | $40/sample | $20/sample |
| Mass Spectrometer Software: (Proteome Discoverer, Tracefinder 4.1 and Compound Discoverer 3.0 Flex analysis) | Use of Mass Spec software offline, for processing raw data | $40/hour | $5/hour | |
| Electrophysiology and Molecular Biology Cores | ||||
| TDT RZ6 | Room 304 | ABR and DPOAE | $20/animal | $10/animal |
| Axon200B and Digidata | Room 334 | EP | $40/animal | $10/animal |
| Axon200B and Digidata | Room 334 | Zebrafish Microphonic Response | $40/animal | $10/animal |
| NI Vestibular Evoked Potential System | Criss I, Room 304 | VsEP | $30/animal | |
| ISCAN 200 VOR System | Criss I, Room 304 | VOR/OKN | $100/animal | |
| Invitrogen Qubit Flex Fluorometer | Criss I, 209 | For accurate quantitaion of DNA, RNA, and protein | $10/run | $5/run |
| Bio-Rad ChemiDoc MP Imaging System | Criss I, 209 | Gel & Blot imaging | $20/hr | $10/hr |
| QuantStudio 3 Real-Time PCR | Criss I, 209 | Real time quantification of cDNA | $6/hr | $5/hr |
| Milliplex 200 Analyzer (Luminex 200) | Criss I, 209 | xMAP bead based Multiplex Immuno Assay | $40/hr | $35/hr |
| 10x Genomics | Criss I, 209 | GEM preparation for 10x sequencing | $50/run | |
| Biotek Synergy H1 reader | Criss I, 406 | Microplate reader for Colorimetric, Flurometric and Luminescence assays | $20/hr | $10/hr |
| Jess Capillary Western Blot | Criss I, 209 | Consultation with core manager is required before the first run | $200/run | $100/run |
| Agilent Seahorse XFe24 Flux Analyzer | Criss I, 209 | First optimization run is charged $250 and includes consolation time, a cell microplate, sensor cartridge and a one reaction kit for ATP rate assay | $200/run | $100/run |
| QuantStudio AbsoluteQ digital PCR | Criss I, 209 | Consultation with the core manager is required before the first run | $200/run | $100/run |
| Advanced Imaging Core Instruments | ||||
| Zeiss LSM 980 Confocal Microscope | Criss II, Room 312 | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope | $55/hr | $35/hr |
| Zeiss LSM 700 Inverted Confocal Microscope | Criss I, Room 407 | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Zeiss LSM 710 Upright Confocal Microscope | Criss I, Room 407 | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Zeiss PALM | Criss I, Room 332 | CombiSystem with micromanipulation and microdissection tools | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Zeiss Widefield Microscope | Criss I, Room 407 | Widefield imaging in fluorescence or brightfield | $40/hr | $5/hr |
| Imaris BT and Imaris XBT Workstations | Criss I, Room 407 | Software for analysis and processing of microscopy images | $40/hr | $5/hr |
| Nikon Ti-2 Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope | Criss II, Room 324 | Confocal microscope capable of real time, live cell, and DIC imaging | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Leica Confocal/Multiphoton Microscope | Criss II, Room 325 | Confocal microscope capable of multiphoton, near-IR, and live animal imaging | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Olympus TIRF | Criss II, Room, 326C | Total internal Reflection Microscope | $40/hr | $25/hr |
| Nikon Inverted Fluorescence Microscope | Criss II, Room 324 | Widefield imaging in flurescence or brightfield | $40/hr | Free |
| Molecular Devices ImageXpress Micro4 | Criss III, Room 382A | High-throughput widefield imaging in fluorescence or brightfield | $50/hr | $30/hr |
| Nikon NIS Elements Workstation | Criss III, Room 382A | Software for analysis and processing of microscopy images | $40/hr | $5/hr |
| Molecular Devices Analysis Workstation | Criss III, Room 382A | Software for analysis and processing of microscopy images | $40/hr | $5/hr |
Contact Us
Dr. David He
hed@creighton.edu
402-280-1409
Dr. Mike Nichols
mnichols@creighton.edu
402-280-2159
Dr. David Smith
dsmith@creighton.edu
402-280-1898
