Laboratory facilities

My research lab is equipped for agarose- and acrylamide-based electrophoresis. We use a Li-Cor 4200 DNA analyzer to conduct fragment analysis (microsatellites, DNA fingerprinting) and DNA sequencing. We also use agarose gel electrophoresis to examine low-resolution genetic information. We have standard equipment for conducting PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) and cloning/genetic engineering including a PCR machine, several gel rigs, centrifuge, incubator, water bath, fume hood, refrigerator and chest freezer.

The department also maintains teaching/research labs equipped for molecular biology and cell biology. These labs contain instrumentation such as plate readers, centrifuges, PCR machines, microscopes, and a laminar flow hood. Expansion of genomics instrumentation including a microarray system will come in 2005-06.

A greenhouse with year-round temperature control allows for the growth of plants collected from the field.