Core Facilities

The Department of Pharmacology has core equipment facilities located within rooms 3-269 and 2-279 of Hasselmo Hall.

A description of the available equipment can be accessed through the links located within the left column. All primary faculty labs have access to these facilities. Please do not hesitate to ask questions - Do not use if in doubt!

Accessing the core facility

Gaining access: 

Training by either Dr. Connell, Eric Zhang, or a previously trained member of your lab is mandatory for all core equipment. When using core equipment for the first time, initially check with your PI or an experienced lab member to see if anyone within your lab can provide necessary training. If no one within your lab is available, please contact Eric Zhang, who will arrange orientation and training by himself and/or Dr. Connell.

Accessing specific equipment: 

Requirements for access may vary from instrument to instrument:

Lab specific codes:

For instruments or areas that require a code, each lab has an assigned 6 digit code which you can obtain from your PI. 

List of equipment and areas that require this code:

• Room 3-269A
• Ultracentrifuges
• MyECL Imager
• Nanodrop
• qPCR

Qreserve:

Some equipment requires a reservation be made through a website, Qreserve. 

How to sign-up and make reservations

List of equipment that require reservation through Qreserve:

• JE High Speed Centrifuges
• Ultracentrifuges
• Shakers
• qPCR
• Cryostat
• Platereader
• Odyssey Infrared Imager
• BLItz