iLab Organizer :: Common Instruments

Overview of Equipment and Services

Hillman Cancer Center (HCC) Common Equipment is made available to HCC researchers on a sign-out basis. Each laboratory provides its own consumables. Sign-out is required to use any of the HCC common equipment. Usage rates of common equipment are a factor in purchasing decisions of common equipment.

The types of equipment available at the HCC Research Pavillion:

Superspeed Centrifuges and Ultracentrifuges
Odyssey CLx Infrared Imaging System
Precision CellRad+ Xray Irradiator (training required)
Tri-Carb Liquid Scintillation Counter
Tecan Spark Microplate Reader
Bio-Rad ddPCR system
Sonifers

The equipment available at The Assembly Building:

Nikon Confocal and Upright Microscopes
Amersham Typhoon 5 Imaging System
Precision X-ray CellRad+ and SmART+ Irradiators (training required)

Location and Hours of Operation

Primary: HCC Research Pavillion, 5115 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Primary Sq. Ft: 300 Sq. Ft

Days of the Week	Hours open
Monday – Friday	9:00 am – 5:00 pm
	24/7 for trained users

Secondary: The Assembly Building, 5051 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Secondary Sq. Ft: 230 Sq. Ft

Days of the Week	Hours open
Monday – Friday	9:00 am – 5:00 pm
	24/7 for trained users

Resources

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Shared Resources Management

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
Jeff Germuska	Facilities	412-623-5984	germjx3@upmc.edu	HCC Research Pavilion
Aaron Smith	Research Program Manager	412-623-4519	smithag7@upmc.edu	Hillman Cancer Center
Devin Dressman	Associate Director of Research Operations and Strategy		dressmand@upmc.edu	Hillman Cancer Center
Gina Toy-Cuttler	Administrator	412-623-3241	toyg@upmc.edu	HCC Research Pavilion