Lab Facilities

Available equipment at the Zuniga Laboratory to perform computational and experimental research of the projects.

Equipments

Available equipment to perform computational research and model simulations of this project. The dry-lab has eight workstations that encompass computers, ergonomic uplift desks and chairs.

Computational Laboratory
Lambda Server with operating system Ubuntu 20.04

Includes Lambda Stack for managing TensorFlow, PyTorch, CUDA, cuDNN. Processor: AMD Threadripper Pro 3955WX:16 cores, 3.90 GHz, 64 MB cache, PCIe 4.0. CPU Cooler: Air cooling. GPUs: 2x RTX A6000 with NVLink. Memory: 256 GB. Operating system drive: 1 TB SSD (NVMe). Data drive: 2 TB SSD (SATA). Case: Lambda Vector case. All computers have specialized software available for systems biology research that includes Matlab, LINDO, Simpheny, Mathematica, GAMS, and Tomlab. (1 total)

Dell Optiplex 7780 AIO

OptiPlex 7080 Core i7-10700, 16B, 256GB SSD + 2TB (8 total)

Dell Precision 3660

13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700, 2100 Mhz, 16 Core(s), 24 Logical Processor(s). GPU: Processor NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB (3 total)

Experimental Laboratory

Plate reader (TECAN) for physiological data determination

HPLC 1290 series Agilent – 1290 Infinity II Multicolumn Thermostat for carbohydrates and amino acids determination

CG 7890 series Agilent – FID and TCD for fatty acids and CO2 production and O2 uptake rates

Stacked shaker incubator system with light Innova 44 (New Brunswick)

Gas Guards

Vacuum Oven, 65L Eppendorf™ Model 5430 Microcentrifuge

Eppendorf™ Model 5804R Centrifuge (2)

Labconco Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) Cell Culture Hood (1)

-20 °C freezers (2)

+4 °C Refrigerators (2)

Low temperature incubator (Sanyo)

Sonication baths (1)

ELGA Direct Water Purification System

Microscope – Nikon

Chemical hood (1)

Quenching equipment, Hybridization incubator (Fisher Biotech)

Temperature incubators (Thermo fisher)

Savant AES2010 Automatic Environmental Speedvac System