Space
The Molecular
Biomechanics laboratory is located in MR5, in the University Medical Center
complex. One room (1215a) houses the laser trap transducer, and another
the protein biochemistry laboratory space (1213). Dr. Guilford has a private
office immediately adjacent to the laboratory (1111), and the students a
separate office right next door. University-wide core facilities
The Central Electron Microscope Facility is housed in Jordan Hall and has three JEOL electron microscopes including both transmission and scanning capacities. The Center for the Engineering of Wound Prevention and Repair is located in MR-4, which is part of the Health Sciences Center complex. Two fully equipped machine shop facilities are available on the University grounds. These shops are capable of constructing virtually any necessary experimental device, ranging from delicate microscope hardware to massive vibration damping systems. In addition to the two shops, the Departments of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering house compact but efficient shops.
The University of Virginia also offers several valuable core facilities with advanced services. These include the Protein and Nucleic Acid Center, the Mass Spectroscopy Center, the Cell Sorting Facility, the Molecular Modeling and Gel Analysis Facility, and the Keck Center for Cellular Imaging.
Disclaimer: No live animals are used in the Molecular
Biomechanics Laboratory. Animal products are
obtained from local USDA-approved slaughterhouses.
