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The physical facilities of the biochemistry program consist of about 30,000 square feet of well-equipped, modern laboratory and office space in Choppin Hall, the chemistry-biochemistry building. In addition, biochemistry faculty members have access to facilities for protein and peptide analysis (amino acid analyzers, peptide synthesizers, HPLC); NMR analysis (Bruker AM 400 and AMX 500 MHz); and mass spectrometry (Kratos high-resolution, Finnigen tandem, and Bio-Ion Plasma Desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometers). Research support is provided by the College of Basic Sciences' Macromolecular Computing Analysis Facility that includes an IBM RS/6000 model 590 server, two RS/6000 model 390 workstations, and peripherals. Software for molecular graphics and modelling, as well as the GCG programs, is available. Each research group in the department also has access to the Internet via the campus-wide fiber optic network. The department also has shared equipment, including ultracentrifuges, scintillation counters, ultralow freezers, tissue culture facilities, biohazard hoods, an analytical ultracentrifuge, a phosphorimager, and autoclaves, as well as a darkroom. Biochemists also have access to the Plant Growth Facility and the research facilities of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station and work closely on collaborative projects with faculty from Animal Science, Plant Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Veterinary Medicine, the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and Zoology & Physiology. |
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Louisiana
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Baton Rouge, LA 70803 |
Department of Biological
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