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Biological Laboratory

About

The goal of the Biological Laboratory (BL) is to serve the College of Nursing faculty and students with their biomarker research. The lab comprises 1,800 square feet and is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment required for most research with “wet” biomarker samples (e.g., saliva, plasma) that have been collected in either clinical field research settings. 

The Biological Laboratory is available to advise faculty and staff on approaches for collecting samples to assess specific biomarkers and interpret biomarker data.

New to biomarker research?

We can help those who are new to biomarker research and offer the following to members of the College of Nursing community:

  • Assistance with the creation of sample collection protocols, including shipping and sample storage plans
  • Assistance with selection of assay technologies (if needed)
  • Full-service analyses of select biomarkers delivered to the Biological Lab
  • Help with interpretation of biomarkers (e.g., saliva cortisol data to assess cortisol diurnal rhythm

The Biological Laboratory specializes in the assessment of wet samples collected in field settings as part of descriptive and intervention research.

Already do biomarker research?

Faculty and students at the College of Nursing may also conduct their own research in the Biological Laboratory after they meet training and proficiency guidelines. Contact a member of the Biological Lab for more information.

  • Luminex MAGPIX
  • 96-channel TomTec Quadra Tower robotic pipettor
  • BioTek 96-channel automated plate washer
  • Perkin Elmer Envision Xcite Multilabel Plate
  • NanoDrop 2000 spectrophotometer
  • Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 5

*Not a comprehensive list

*Information and links to training can be found at https://ehs.arizona.edu/training 

Additional information about the training can be obtained from Dr. Thaddeus Pace (twwpace@arizona.edu). After completing all training, email or provide hard copies of all certificates to Dr. Thaddeus Pace for the laboratory file. Keycard access to the lab will then be requested for you.

NOTE: This is not a comprehensive list of all training requirements.

BCL Faculty