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Lab Resources

 

Laboratory Environment

Our laboratory is located in Life Science Building A right off of Palm Walk on the Tempe campus. This space was renovated and opened in Oct. 2017 and consists of ~800 sqft of BSL2 research space, including a principal research area with a central bench workstation (30 linear feet), a secondary research/procedure room, and a microscope / cryostat / dark room.  The main research space houses a sink, a fume hood, a refrigerator (4°C), a chromatography refrigerator (4°C), -20°C freezer, and is outfitted with gas / vacuum capabilities. It has three areas for desk / computer work. The secondary research room consists of a sink, a -80°C freezer, additional (10 linear feet) bench space for running experiments.

Below are some specific pieces of research equipment for experimental / collaborative pursuits.

Cryostat

 

Cryostat

Leica CM1950

Light microscope

 

Light Microscope

Nikon with Lumenera Infinity3 CCD camera

Rat running cages

 

Voluntary Running Wheels (Rat) - 15 available

Twenty-four hour continuous exercise / physical activity monitoring by Scurry software (Lafayette, Inc.) that records total distance, revolutions, speed, etc. 

Mouse running wheel

 

Voluntary Upright Running Wheels (mouse) - 5 available

Twenty-four hour continuous exercise / physical activity monitoring by Scurry software (Lafayette, Inc.) that records total distance, revolutions, speed, etc.

 

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Voluntary Angled Running Wheels (mouse) - 10 available

Low-profile wireless angled running wheel for mice using ClockLab Data Collection Software allowing for continuous collection of distance, revolutions, speed, etc. Wheels can be placed in standard mouse cages (no special housing container).

For comparison to upright wheel model see: Manzanares et al. Voluntary wheel running: patterns and physiological effects in mice. Braz J Med Biol Res 52(1): e7830, 2018. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X20187830

OxyMax Analyzer
RER Chamber

 

Oxymax EConomy Gas Analyzer - 4 Chamber System (Mice or Rats)

An indirect open circuit calorimeter for VO2 / VCO2 including:

  • Oxymax Chamber for Mice x4 for 24 hr+ RER measures
  • Modular Enclosed Metabolic Treadmill for Mice for submax and max exercise capacity