The research, innovation and technology center of the Brain Institute at PUCRS consists of a series of basic experimental research laboratories divided according to specialism. The facilities are modern and welcoming, the equipment is state-of-the-art and it is all managed by the Institute’s renowned researchers.

• Facilities

  Laboratory of Bioimaging
  Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology
  Laboratory of Cognition and Neurobiology of Memory
  Laboratory of Histotechnology and Microscopy
  Laboratory of Precision Medicine and Biotechnology
  Laboratory of Neurotoxins
  Laboratory of Neuroscience and Electrophysiology
  Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Cell and Tissue Technology
  Laboratory of Cell Culture
  Quarantine
  Laboratory of Cell Reprogramming
  Laboratory of Cell Therapy - GMP
  Sterilization and washing room
  Biorepository room
  Meeting room
  Students’ room
  Researchers’ room (postdocs)
  Leisure and relaxation

• Equipment

  NanoSight nanoparticle tracker
  Automated nucleic acid extractors
  MagPix - Luminex multi-analyte system
  ION GENESTUDIO S5 SYSTEM new generation sequencer
  TissueStart™ Bioprinter
  Flow cytometer
  Confocal microscope
  Simple compound optical microscope
  Fluorescence microscope
  Digital inverted microscope
  Class IIA biological safety booths
  Incubators
  Microcentrifuges with different rotors
  Refrigerated centrifuges
  Electrophoresis vats and power supplies
  Autoclaves
  Digital scales
  Micropipettors
  Thermocyclers
  Real-time thermocycler
  Spectrophotometers
  Spectrofluorimeter M2 (Molecular Devices)
  ELISA microplate reader
  NanoDrop
  Ultra-freezer -80°C
  Dry Shipper -196°C
  HPLC
  Akta chromatographs
  MicroPET/CT
  Bioluminescence
  Radioisotopes
  Planar x-ray