Research Support
The Department of Anatomy and Physiology has research strength in four areas:
The department has a fundamental role in
acquiring new knowledge to further our understanding of animal and
human physiology and pathophysiology. To maximize our resources and
foster collaborative interactions, we have established four research
focus groups. They are Cardiovascular and Pulmonary physiology,
Immunophysiology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology. In most cases,
faculty have research interests that fall under more than one group.
Research programs in these groups investigate their
respective topics through integrating studies at the isolated tissue
or cellular level to whole organ or animal function. Programmatic
strengths of these groups include an actively shared system of
well-equipped laboratories and excellent support personnel, mutually
supportive technical and conceptual expertise, and interrelated but
diverse extramural funding sources.
Department Common-Use Laboratories
The Department of Anatomy and Physiology supports several common use laboratories: The Cell Biology Facility, the Image Analysis Facility, and the Plastination Laboratory. All house state-of-the-art research and teaching equipment.
|Cell/Molecular Biology Facility | Image Analysis Facility | Plastination Laboratory | Center for Epithelial Research |
Cell/Molecular Biology Facility
- Low speed, superspeed and ultracentrifuges
- Beta and gamma counters
- Spectrophotometer
- ChemiImager
- Film processor
- Thermocyclers
- Ultralow freezers
- Ice machine
- Bacteriological incubators
- Vacuum evaporator
- Plate-reading luminometer/fluorometer
- Single tube/plate luminometer
- Millipure water purifier
- Liquid nitrogen supply
- Cytospin centrifuge
- Quantitative PCR thermocyclers and SmartCycler
Additional equipment in dept.
- IEF cell
- Spectrophotometer
- 2D Gel Analysis Software
- Beckman Tabletop Ultracentrifuge
Center for
Epithelial Research
Supervisor Dr. Daniel Marcus
Common-use equipment and facilities purchased and supported by the KSU COBRE grant include:
- Agilent Bioanalyzer
- SmartCycler Cepheid Real-Time PCR
- BioRad iCycler Real-Time PCR, 96-well plate
- Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy Facility (Dr. Philine Wangemann, Director)
- DNA Sequencer
- Evaporator
- Fluoroskan
- Gene Array Support
- High-Resolution Digital Photomicrography for Image Analysis Facility
- Nanodrop Spectrophotometer
- Nanodrop Spectrofluorometer
- Kodak western blot imager
- Proteomics Computer Station
- Thermocycler
- Ultra-Centrifuge
Email Dr. Marcus for more information about Center for Epithelial Research
Image Analysis Facility
Supervisor Dr. Mark Weiss
The image analysis facility houses a Leica DMRD
microscope with brightfield, darkfield, phase and epifluorescence
capabilities and three-axis stage encoding. The microscope is setup for
modern immunofluorescence work and has an extensive list of
fluorescence filter cubes for multiple labeling applications. The
microscope has a camera system with two 35mm camera backs and an
Optronics DEI 870 color camera. The Optronics camera is used for
electronically capturing images for documentation or for analysis
using the R&M Biometrics Bioquant True Color Windows image analysis
system. The image analysis software has stereology and
three-dimensional reconstruction capabilities built-in.
In addition, the image analysis facility houses a computer workstation
with attached scanner and one of the two departmental color laser
printers.
Email
Dr. Mark Weiss for more information about using the Image Analysis
Facility
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Plastination Laboratory
Facility supervisor Dr. Judy Klimek
This Facility was established to assist faculty in developing anatomical models/specimens for our teaching programs. Plastinated specimens provide an ideal complement to dissection specimens, in that dissections that are difficult or time-consuming for students to accomplish can be produced once, and preserved through plastination as demonstration specimens.
Plastination is a patented process wherein formalin-fixed or fresh tissues are impregnated with liquid polymer (silicone, epoxy or polyester) and are then cured to achieve a hardened specimen. Specimens produced by plastination can be stored at room temperature in a dry, odorless state for an indefinite period of time. Such specimens are ideal for display and educational purposes and provide an aesthetic alternative to specimens stored in formalin.
E-mail
Dr. Judy Klimek for more information about using the
Plastination Laboratory
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