Research Programs

The faculty is well supported by funding from federal (NIH), state, and philanthropic sources. Laboratories occupy a total of 10,000 square feet of modern open laboratory space and are furnished with state-of-the-art equipment:

• Laser confocal microscopy
• Electron microscopy
• Histology and immunohistochemistry
• Light and Immunofluorescence microscopy with image analyses and whole slide imaging
• Advanced flow cytometry
• Real time and digital PCR
• High resolution protein detection assays
• ‘Humanized’ mouse model for HIV infection
• Animal models for studies of stroke, lupus, drug and alcohol abuse
• In vivo brain microvascular imaging
• Mito-stress assessment (seahorse analyzer)
• Behavior assays