School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Facilities

Biochemical Analysis

Equipment Manager Charge rate (HKD)

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
(Hitachi Z2300 flame)

28 AA Hitachi Z2300

Ms. Jessie Lee

Non-SLS users: 240/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 800/hr + labour#

Flow Cytometer (BD)

03 BD FACSMelody cell sorter

Ms. Irene Lau

Non-SLS users: 300/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 1000/hr + labour#

Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (Agilent)

12 Agilent GCMSMS 7000C

Mr. Thomas Tang

Non-SLS users: 900/day + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 3000/day + labour#

Vanquish Flex UHPLC System

15 Vanquish Flex UHPLC

Mr. Alex Chan

Non-SLS users: 600/day + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 2000/day + labour#

*For CUHK non-SLS user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$500, whichever is higher will be charged
#For non-CUHK UGC-funded user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$1500, whichever is higher will be charged
Prices are subjected to change without notice.

Biochemical Purification

Equipment Manager Charge rate (HKD)

High Speed Centrifuge (Beckman Avanti JXN-30)

06 Centrifuge High Speed Avanti JXN 30

Ms. Helen Tsai

Non-SLS users: 90/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 300/hr + labour#

Ultra-centrifuge (Beckman Coulter Optima XE-100)

08 Centrifuge Ultracentrifuge Optima XE

Ms. Helen Tsai

Non-SLS users: 210/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 700/hr + labour#

*For CUHK non-SLS user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$500, whichever is higher will be charged
#For non-CUHK UGC-funded user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$1500, whichever is higher will be charged
Prices are subjected to change without notice.

Biophysical Instrumentation

Equipment Manager Charge rate (HKD)

UltrafleXtreme MALDI ToF/ToF System (Bruker)

39 UltrafleXtreme MALDI ToF

Ms. Helen Tsai

Non-SLS users: 120/sample + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 400/sample + labour#

Analytical Ultracentrifuge ProteomeLab XL-1 (Beckman Coulter)

46 ProteomeLab XL I Ms. Jessie Lee

Non-SLS users: 240/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 800/hr + labour#

MicroScale Thermophoresis Monolith NT.115

47 monolith nt115 Ms. Jessie Lee

Non-SLS users: 240/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 800/hr + labour#

MicroScale Thermophoresis Monolith NT.LabelFree

48 MST label free Ms. Jessie Lee

Non-SLS users: 240/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 800/hr + labour#

Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer (ThermoFisher Scientific)

42 Orbitrap Fusion Lumos Tribrid MS Mr. Alex Chan

Non-SLS users: Enquiry
Non-CUHK users: Enquiry

*For CUHK non-SLS user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$500, whichever is higher will be charged
#For non-CUHK UGC-funded user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$1500, whichever is higher will be charged
Prices are subjected to change without notice.

Microscopy and Imaging System

Equipment Manager Charge rate (HKD)

Stereo Confocal Microscope (Nikon)

09 Nikon AZ100 C2

Dr. Winnie Poon

Confocal Microscope (Leica / Olympus) 07 Leica confocal mic SP8 Mr. Freddie Kwok
& Ms. Irene Lau

Non-SLS users: 300/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 1000/hr + labour#

Scanning Electron Microscope (Hitachi S-3400N) 22 Hitachi S 3400N Mr. Freddie Kwok

Non-SLS users: 75/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 250/hr + labour#

Transmission Electron Microscope (Hitachi H-7650) 23 Hitachi H 7650 Mr. Freddie Kwok

Non-SLS users: 75/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 250/hr + labour#

Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (FEI Prisma E) 43 ESEM FEI Prisma E Mr. Freddie Kwok

Non-SLS users: 300/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 1000/hr + labour#

*For CUHK non-SLS user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$500, whichever is higher will be charged
#For non-CUHK UGC-funded user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$1500, whichever is higher will be charged
Prices are subjected to change without notice.

AoE Facilities

Equipment Manager Charge rate (HKD)

Cryo-EM

CryoEM Talos F200C

Dr. Yiyue Xu

Non-SLS users: Enquiry
Non-CUHK users: Enquiry

Vitrobot (for cryo-EM sample preparation) 53 vitrobot Dr. Yiyue Xu

Non-SLS users: 900/hr + labour*
Non-CUHK users: 3000/hr + labour#

*For CUHK non-SLS user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$500, whichever is higher will be charged
#For non-CUHK UGC-funded user, labour ($200/hr, min 0.5 hr) or HK$1500, whichever is higher will be charged
Prices are subjected to change without notice.

Cell / Plant Culture

Equipment Manager

Animal Culture Room

Mr. Wilson Lau

Plant Culture Room

Ms. Helen Tsai

Bacterial Culture Room

Mr. Wilson Lau

Yeast Culture Room

Mr. Wilson Lau

Algal Culture Room

Mr. Alex Chan

Virus Lab

Mr. Wilson Lau

Integrated Growth Chamber Facility Dr. Yiyue Xu

Protein Center and Crystallography

Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology