Division of Biology and Medicine
BioMed Core Facilities
Drosophila Media Facility
The Drosophila Media Facility is dedicated to providing investigators with high quality media for Drosophila research.
Drosophila Media Facility
The Drosophila Media Facility is dedicated to providing investigators with high quality media for Drosophila research.
About
The Drosophila Media Facility is dedicated to providing investigators with high quality media for Drosophila research. In the centralized kitchen, a standard cornmeal, sucrose, yeast medium is prepared and dispensed into different sized culture vessels. Media is prepared according to a strict protocol that ensures consistency in diet and the absence of any bacterial, fungal or insect contamination. Researchers using glass vials return them to the facility where they are autoclaved, washed, and filled again.
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Services and Instruments
Equipment
The Drosophila Media Facility is equipped with a food service quality steam kettle fitted with stirring unit, a Steris autoclave and an electric heat glassware washer. Media is dispensed using Filamatic and Materflex/Digistalic pumps. Media is prepared in a steam-jacketed food kettle and pumped into trays of glass vials (10ml), plastic vials (10ml) or into plastic bottles (40ml) depending on research needs.
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Service Request and Reservations
Please go to Brown University iLab
Login with your Brown credentials and select the Drosophila Core from the drop-down menu. Then click on “request services” and follow the instructions for reservations and billing.
Rates
FY25 Rates
| Media Prep Rates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plug Costs | ||
| Service | Units | Internal Academic Rates* |
| Glass Vials (100 vials/tray) | Tray | $4 |
| Glass Vials | Each | $0.04 |
| Tray of 10ml Plastic Vials, Narrow Polypropylene (100 vials/tray) | Tray | $22 |
| 10ml Plastic Vials, Narrow Polypropylene | Each | $0.22 |
| Tray of 10ml Plastic Vials, Narrow Ploystyrene (100 vials/tray) | Tray | $23 |
| 10ml Plastic Vials, Narrow Polystyrene | Each | $0.23 |
| Tray of 12ml Plastic Vials, Wide Polystyrene (100 vials/tray) | Tray | $28 |
| 12ml Plastic Vials, Wide | Each | $0.28 |
| 40ml Plastic Bottle with Buzz Plug | Bottle | $0.78 |
| Technical Assistance | Hours | $30 |
| Supply | Unit | Rate |
| Droso-Plugs For Tray of Narrow Vials (100) | Tray | $6.82 |
| Droso-Plugs For Tray of Wide Vials | Tray | $9.28 |
| Bag of Droso-Plugs, Wide Vials (1210) | Bag | $112.25 |
| Bag of Droso-Plugs, Narrow Vials (1,690) | Bag | $115.30 |
| Buzz Plugs - 40ml Plastic Bottle | Each | $0.20 |
| Supply costs are variable and subject to change without notice. | ||
*Rates for Brown and Rhode Island Academic and Hospital Affiliates.
Rates Effective 11/18/2024
Contact/Location
The Drosophila Media Prep Facility is located in the BioMed Center.
Resources for Grants
Acknowledgment
This facility was supported in part by Brown University's Division of Biology and Medicine and Provost's office.