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University of Connecticut Marine Biotechnology Lab at UConn Stamford

Facilities

SPECIALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  • LABORATORY FOR IN VITRO CULTURE
  • 12 INCUBATORS FOR SEAWEED CULTURE (5-25 oC; 12:12, 8:16, 16:8 L:D)
  • FULL RANGE OF MICROSCOPY EQUIPMENT WITH VIDEO AND PHOTOMICROSCOPIC CAPABILITY
  • MEDIA PREPARATION ROOMS
  • A CLEAN ROOM WITH TWO LAMINAR FLOW HOODS (CLASS II)
  • 6 LIGHT - TEMPERATURE CROSSED GRADIENT TABLES
  • 60 L MESOCOSMS (20) WITH LIGHT AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
  • GREENHOUSE (24' x 36') AT UCONN-AVERY POINT
  • NORI AND KELP OPEN WATER FARM CULTURE MODULES (NURSERY AND GROW-OUT SYSTEMS)
  • SEAWEED RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL VOCATIONAL AQUACULTURE SCHOOL.



 

 

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT

  • PERKIN-ELMER CHN-S ELEMENTAL ANALYZER
  • PERKIN ELMER HPLC
  • APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS THERMOCYCLER FOR PCR
  • REFRIGERATED CENTRIFUGE
  • PERKIN ELMER UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETER WORK STATION
  • NANNOPUR-DISTILLED/DEIONIZED REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER SYSTEMS (DNA FREE)
  • LI-COR PHOTOMETERS WITH UNDERWATER AND SURFACE SENSORS
  • HANSATECH PHOTOLAB III POLAROGRAPHIC OXYGEN MONITORING SYSTEM