Facilities

FlyWe labhave an office suite in the Psychology ("Central") Building Annex that students may use for studying etc.

OurWe Drosophilahave melanogastera colonystorage and behavioral testing lab is locatedspace in the Dental Building #126 (the old hotel across the parking lot from the Psychology Building). Itthat contains……

temporarily

• Computers / printers
• Colonies / incubators…
• Test equipment…..

 

Rodent lab

Ourcontains rodent behavioral testing  labequipment that is not currently locatedbeing used for experiments in the Medical Center Animal Care Facility and/or Risley Hall basement #122#122:

and

contains
• an
  • Ethovision XT automated tracking system,system
  • water maze,maze
  • Barnes maze,maze
  • elevated zero maze,maze
  • open fields (x4),
  • accelerating rotarod,rotarod
  • neurological test battery apparatus,apparatus
  • grip strength tester,tester
  • etc.

Our space at Mountain View Plaza (MVP) contains Drosophila melanogaster and c elegans colonies / incubators and behavioral testing equipment, including assays for learning, sensorimotor function, etc.

It also includes our microscopes, multimode microplate reader and accessories, as well as computers etc. for data collection and student use.