
This page is designed to provide the Department with information and access to resources both within the Department and abroad. If you know of other resources that should be listed here, please contact the webmaster. Resources will be added from time-to-time so please check back.
Departmental Facilities
Computer Lab
Contact: Anthony Gomez, [email protected] (212) 854-7026
Apple | iMac (2) | Apple | Mudd 705 |
Canon | CanoScan 5600F (2) | Flatbed Scanner | Mudd 705 |
Dell | Optiplex 3020 (2) | PC | Mudd 705 |
Dell | Precision T3500 | PC | Mudd 705 |
Fujitsu | Esprimo | Confocal Microscope Analysis PC | Mudd 705 |
Microtek | ScanMaker i900 | Flatbed Scanner | Mudd 705 |
Nikon | LS-2000 | Slide Scanner | Mudd 705 |
Xerox | Colorcube 8570 | Color Printer | Mudd 705 |
Xerox | Colorcube 8580 | Color Printer | Mudd 705 |
High-Performance Computing
The Department of Biological Sciences participates in the High-Performance Computing Facility on the Morningside campus.
Imaging Facility
Contact: Aaron Choi [email protected] (Kalderon lab) and Dr. Chen Katz [email protected] (Prives lab)
Nikon | Diaphot 300 | Fluorescence Microscope | Fairchild 1002E |
Zeiss | LSM 800 | Confocal Microscope | Fairchild 1002E |
Zeiss | LSM 700 | Confocal Microscope | Fairchild 1002E |
Molecular Biology Facility
Contact: Shuang Feng, [email protected]
Applied Biosystems | StepOne Plus | Real-time PCR | Fairchild 1111 |
Applied Biosystems | StepOne Plus | Real-time PCR | Fairchild 1111 |
Applied Biosystems | 7300 | Real-time PCR | Fairchild 1111 |
GE Healthcare | Typhoon FLA 7000 | PhosphorImager | Fairchild 1111 |
Proteomics Facility
Contact: Dr. Lewis Brown, [email protected] (646) 558-0007 http://proteomics.bio.columbia.edu
Agilent | 7890B Gas Chromatograph | Gas Chromatograph | Mudd 740 |
Agilent | 5977A Mass Spectrometer | Mass Spectrometer | Mudd 740 |
Applied Biosystems | Voyager De Pro MALDI-TOF | Mass Spectrometer | Mudd 740 |
Matrix Science | Mascot Proteomics Database Server 2.5.1 | Database | Mudd 740 |
Matrix Science | Mascot Distiller 2.5.1 | Database | Mudd 740 |
Rosetta Biosoftware | Elucidator Protein Expression Data Analysis | Data Analysis System | Mudd 740 |
Thermo Scientific | Orbitrap Q Exactive HF | Mass Spectrometer | Mudd 740 |
Waters | Synapt G2 HDMS | Mass Spectrometer | Mudd 740 |
Waters | Nano Acquity Ultra Performance LC | Liquid Chromatography | Mudd 740 |
Waters | ProteinLynx Global Server | Mass-Informatics Platform | Mudd 740 |
Fairchild 8th Floor Facility
BD Biosciences | FACS Calibur | Cell Sorter | Fairchild 823 |
Berthold | Lumat LB9501 | Luminometer | Fairchild 823 |
LICOR | Odyssey | Infra-red Scanner | Fairchild 823 |
X-ray Film Developers
Kodak | SRX-101A | X-ray Film Developer | Fairchild 819B |
Konica | SRX-101A | X-ray Film Developer | Fairchild 1109 |
Additional Departmental Equipment
Contact for Gene Pulser Xcell Total System: Dr. Susan Liao, [email protected]
Contact for 10x Chromium Controller: Jamie N. Woych, [email protected]
Amaxa | Nucleofector | DNA Tranfection Device | Mudd 738 |
Beckman | LS 6500 | Scintillation Counter | Fairchild 720 |
BioRad Labs | 1652660 | Gene Pulser Xcell Total System | Fairchild 916 |
Wallac | 1450 Trilux Detector | Plate Scintillation Counter | Fairchild 1106 |
10x Genomics | 10x Chromium Controller | Microfluidics Instrument | Fairchild 1025 |
The Biology Stockroom
Biology Stockroom Inventory List (PDF) To be updated on 9/12/2018
Biology Stockroom
530 West 120th Street
Room 212 Schapiro Center
New York, NY 10027
Stockroom Phone: (212) 854-4046
The Stockroom is open 9 am - 1 pm and 2 - 5 pm. (The stockroom is closed for lunch from 1 - 2 pm.)
Forms
Listed below are links to various forms, which you might find useful. If there is a form that you would like added to this list, please contact the webmaster.
- Concur Page - Reimbursement Information for Columbia students & employees
- Food Order Forms
- COVID-19 Symptom Attestation Form (for Guests and Visitors)
Biological Sciences Listservs
Department members should consider subscribing to one or more of our listservs. The listserv updates usually include event announcements and opportunities.
- Biology Employees
- Biology Announcements
- Biology Postdocs
- Biology PhD Students
- Biology and Related Majors (undergraduate)
- Biology Faculty
- Biology Teaching Faculty
- Biology TAs
To join a Biology listserv, please email [email protected] with your request.
Turnitin
Columbia University has partnered with Turnitin to assist University faculty and staff with online grading and plagiarism prevention. Access to this service is at no cost to University faculty and staff. There are three access levels in Turnitin: Administrator, Instructor, and Student.
- Administrators may: Create instructor accounts and courses and review usage statistics across courses
- Instructors may: Create assignments, set parameters for students to upload document for plagiarism detection and monitor originality report for student submission (TAs requesting access for a course must obtain the approval of the course instructor)
- Students may: Upload documents for a course to check for plagiarism
If you are interested in this service, please email Sarah [email protected] with your request.
Related Programs
- Interdisciplinary BioSciences (iBIO) formerly Chem/Biol Interface
Related organizations
- Biological Sciences Career Initiative (BSCI)
- Columbia Biotechnology Association
- Women in Science at Columbia