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Laboratory Facilities
The Molecular Muscle Physiology
laboratory is housed within the Beckman Institute for
Advanced Science and Technology, an interdisciplinary facility
assembling researchers from a range of departments at the
University of Illinois, from biology and cognition to physical sciences
and engineering.
Our
laboratory space is equipped with the following instruments:
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Applied Biosystems GeneAmp PCR Machine
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ChemiDoc XRS Imaging System
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NanoDrop Spectrophotometer
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Tissue culture room with SterilGARD III Advance Hood and
ThermoForma Incubators
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Flexcell In Vitro Mechanical Stimulation
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Columbus Instruments Exer 3/6 Mouse Treadmill
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Zeiss Axiovert 200 Fluorescent Microscope
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Leica CM3050 Cryostat
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CRI
Maestro In Vivo Fluorescent Imaging System
The Beckman Institute
Microscopy Suite facility
also provides access to techniques and equipment such as
Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy,
Atomic Force Microscopy, and Confocal and Multi-Photon Imaging
Systems.
Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI) technology is available through the
Biomedical
Imaging Center
unit of the Beckman Institute.
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