A plate reader is sometimes what people need, instead of a microscope

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A plate reader is sometimes what people need, instead of a microscope.

There are very likely more plate readers at the University of Arizona than this short list, but it's a start.

CLARIOstar Plus (Functional Genomics Core)
Operetta CLS high-content analysis system (Functional Genomics Core)
Seahorse XFe96 Metabolic Analyzer (Flow Cytometry and Human Immune Monitoring Shared Resource)
BioTek Cytation 1 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader (Flow Cytometry and Human Immune Monitoring Shared Resource)

If you know of others that are available to a wide range of research users, please contact us!