State-of-the-Art Labs
Students benefit from hands-on training with modern instrumentation. Each lab is outfitted with a projection system and full computer, DVD player, internet access and document camera. In addition, the department houses the following equipment:
- Biosafety cabinets in several teaching labs, faculty research labs and a tissue culture lab.
- Several -80° C freezers and liquid nitrogen tanks
- Scanning Electron Microscope
- UV/Visible light microscope with digital camera capture system
- Compound, dissecting and inverted microscopes
- UV/Visible light spectrophotometer
- Nanodrop spectrophotmeter for characterization of DNA, RNA and protein samples
- Sonicator and electroporators
- Superspeed and ultraspeed centrifuges, refrigerated microcentrifuges
- Multiple PCR machines for DNA amplification
- iBlot® dry blotting system , transfer apparatus and all western blotting equipment
- Genome digital capture for western blotting
- DNA Electrophoresis capabilities including a FIGE system
- Micropipette puller and programmable microinjector for injection of DNA into invertebrate embryos
- Tissue culture incubators
- Kodak EDAS 290 imaging system
- Shaking Incubators and water baths
- Drying ovens
- Environmental Growth Chamber
- Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
- Flame Photometer
- ELISA Plate Reader
- Eye Tracker (SR Research, EyeLink 1000; used to monitor human eye movements)
- 50-gallon salt-water aquaria and a Millipore ultrapure water system to allow work with marine invertebrate animals
- 200-gallon freshwater aquarium
- Licor Photosynthesis System and LI 8100A Soil CO2 Flux System
- Licor Light Meter
- Multiple field meters for environmental sampling
- Geographic Information system software (ArcGIS)
- Multiple Global Positioning Systems
- Automated audio recorder and analysis software
- Radiotelemetry equipment
- pH meters and other standard laboratory equipment and glassware
Facilities:
- 9 teaching laboratories
- 10 student/faculty research laboratories
- 4 Instrumentation Rooms
- Constant Temperature Room
- Microscopy Lab
- Animal Care Facility
- Greenhouse
