Facilities & Equipment
Laboratories of the Department of Aquatic Health Sciences are located in Chesapeake Bay Hall and Andrews Hall. Departmental laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for studies on environmental chemistry, toxicology, genetics, immunology, electron microscopy, pathobiology, and microbiology.
Bio-imaging Facility
- Confocal microscope
- Light microscopy
- Raman microscopy
Genomics and Transcriptomics
- Next-Generation sequencing
- DNA sequencers
- PCR thermal cyclers, real-time PCR system
- Electrophoretic and imaging equipment
Analytical Instrumentation
- Gas chromatography – mass spectrometers (GC-MS)
- Ultra performance liquid chromatography – mass spectrometers (UPLC-MS/MS)
- High performance liquid chromatography – FLD, PDA, UV
- Atomic absorption spectrophotometer (FIAS)
- Direct mercury analysis system
- UV-VIS spectrophotometer
- Multi-dimensional chromatography
- Enhanced solvent extractors
Biosensors and Bioassays
- Sapidyne Inline Biosensor (3)
- Vertebrate and invertebrate bioassays
- Monoclonal antibody generation