Laboratories & Research Capabilities

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The university profile and laboratory inventories describe the following facilities and equipment. Locations are retained from those documents, providing a campus-based account of RDI’s experimental, analytical and computational resources.

Facility / capabilityDocumented resourcesCampus location
Cellular & molecular researchCell culture, microbiology, immunology and molecular biology; PCR/qPCR, gel documentation, centrifugation, homogenization and inverted microscopy.Building 2
Second floor
Instrumental analysisLiquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography; GC-MS, FT-IR, ELISA, UV/VIS spectrophotometry and fluorimetry.Building 2
Second floor
Experimental animal facilityControlled housing, surgical and aseptic-procedure spaces, behavioural investigation and cardiovascular recording equipment.Building 9
Basement
BioimagingLaser speckle imaging for microcirculation research and non-invasive blood-pressure instrumentation.Building 2
Basement
Chemical synthesisStirrers, rotary evaporators, balances, fume hoods, ovens, glassware, melting-point and UV-viewing equipment.Building 2
Second floor
Deep learning & high-performance computingVector and GPU workstations for modelling, deep learning and computation associated with research projects.Building 10
First floor
Materials scienceElectron microscopy and X-ray diffraction for materials investigations.Building 11
Ground floor
Engineering & prototypingCNC machining, fabrication and 3D printing; embedded systems/IoT, communications, mechatronics, control, thermal sciences, construction materials and soil mechanics.Buildings 9 & 11
Laboratory-specific locations
Research supportWater purification, washing and sterilization; cold storage with −20 °C and −80 °C freezers.Building 2, second floor; Building 9, basement

Experimental and computational research in one institutional setting

These facilities provide the documented setting for chemical, biological, physical and computational investigations. The research interests on page 2 connect those broad capabilities with disease mechanisms, molecular profiling, candidate-drug evaluation and applied interdisciplinary research.