- Harvard Isoflurane anesthesia station
- Tissue lyser Retsch MM400
- Imaging station Kodak 4000MM Pro
- Scintillation counter (Beckman Coulter LS 6500)
- Plate reader (Biotek Synergy HT)
- Temperature controlled spectrophotometer (Ultrospec 4300 Pro)
- Real Time – PCR (Biorad CFX96)
- Kodak In Vivo FX Pro imaging station
- Hunter apparatus
- Cell culture electrical stimulator
- Ultracentrifuge
- Nanodrop spectrophotometer
- Transcranial Doppler
- AD Instruments package including spirometry, microneurography, arterial stiffness, O2 and CO2 gas analysis, ECG
- Finometer (beat-to-beat blood pressure)
- 7 camera optoelectronic motion capture system (Vicon)
- Six 6-degree of freedom force plates (AMTI)
- Wireless, 16 channel EMG data collection system (Noraxon)
- XY gantry for perturbing postural control and balance
- Wireless three-dimensional accelerometers for measuring movement “in the field”
- HUMAC isokinetic muscle strength testing system
- Heraeus Table top centrifuge (up to 100 mL volumes)
- UV Crosslinker
- Hybridization Oven
- Shaking Water Bath
- Bacterial Incubator with shaking platform
- Bioptechs closed Flow Chamber for cultured cells
- FlexCell Fx4000 Cell Stretch Apparatus
- Gel Dryer
- Homogenizer
- MilliQ water purification
- Arcturus PixCell II Laser Capture Microdissection system
- Zeiss M200 Inverted Fluorescence microscope with Quantix57 Digital Cooled CCD imaging system and Metamorph image analysis software
- Microcentrifuge
- Mettler balance
- Equipment to run Western blots
- Electrophoresis apparatus
- PCR machine (Bio-Rad MyCycler)
- Spectrophotometer
- HPLC with a negative conductivity detector
- Real-time PCR system (Applied Biosystems)
- Cell culture facility
- Ultracentrifuge (Beckman)
- Flow Cytometer (non-sorting, BD)
- Small animal surgical facility
- Mitochondrial respirometer (Strathkelvin)
- Muscle contractile activity equipment
- Fluorescent plate reader
- Upright and inverted fluorescent microscopes
- Cryostat for muscle sectioning
- Rodent treadmills and activity wheels
- Oroboros high resolution respirometer
- Qiagen Tissue Lyser
- Nanodrop spectrophotometer
- Non-invasive Rat/Mouse blood pressure monitor
- CareStream/Kodak 4000MM Imaging Station
- Photon Technologies International Quantamaster 80 spectrofluorometer
- Sartorius microbalance with 10ug resolution ($13,500)
Cell culture facility (Thermo 1375 biological safety cabinet 4′; Sorvall ST 16R refrigerated benchtop centrifuge, Thermo CO2 cell culture incubator, Formal 990 Ultra Low Temperature freezer) - Oroboros high resolution respirometer (3 & 4th forthcoming)
- Rodent treadmill
- in vivo microCT imager for body composition in mice/rats
- Rodent voluntary activity wheels and forced activity wheels
- Muscle stimulator and Power lab in situ muscle stimulation equipment
- Luminex multiplex
- Cryostat
- Metabolic cart-human
- Metabolic cages
- Tissue freeze dryer
- Paediatric cycle ergometer
- RT-PCR
- Spectrophotometer
- Plate reader
- Imaging station for in situ hybridization
- 2 patch-clamp electrophysiology setups
- 2 isolated perfused heart systems
- Low speed tabletop centrifuge
- Beckman spectrophotometer
- Mitochondria respirometer (Strathkelvin)