The Bioenergetics Core occupies approximately 2,500 sq. ft. within the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering (NANO 240). It provides access, training, and assistance with live-cell metabolic assay platforms.
Key Equipment Contained in the Bioenergetics Core:
The Bioenergetics Core also provides access to biological safety cabinets, controlled temperature incubators (C02 and non), preparative ultracentrifuge (to isolate sub-cellular organelles), a floor model high-speed refrigerated centrifuge, a Savant Speed Vac, Trinocular microscope, NGC Purification System, AKTA go FPLC, shaking water bath, UV Vis Spectrophotometer, Mastercycler, Electrophoresis equipment, Western Blot, Milli-Q water purification, hotplate and stirrer, balance, and freezers to assist with conducting experiments on-site.
Please contact our Bioenergetics Core Director or Core Manager to schedule access to the equipment, or discuss experiments we can support.
Core Director
Dr. Suresh Thallapuranam
Mildred-Cooper Endowed Chair of Biochemistry & Bioinformatics
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
University of Arkansas
sthalla@uark.edu
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Core Manager
Dr. Patience Okoto
Research Associate
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
University of Arkansas
psokoto@uark.edu