Clinical Chemistry and Endocrinology Assay Services Laboratory

Laboratory Purpose:

To provide clinical chemical, endocrinologic, and specialty biomarker analyses for Departmental and Primate Center researchers and their collaborators.

The laboratory supports research programs funded by the public and private sectors.

Capabilities:

• Clinical Chemistry and Electrolyte Analyses
• Lipid Analytic Analyses 
• Hematology (Multiple Species)
• Endocrine Analyses
• ELISA

Instrumentation:

• Alfa Wasserman ACE ALERA Clinical Chemistry Analyzer and Ion Analyzer
• Hemavet 950 Multi-species Hematology Analyzer
• Antek Labdaq Laboratory Information System (LIS)
• Tecan GENios Microplate Reader (with Magellan Software) measuring absorbance, fluorescence and luminescence
• Tecan Columbus Microplate Washer
• Microplate Shaker Incubators
• Packard Cobra II Gamma Counter
• Beckman LS6500 Liquid Scintillation Counter
• Revco Ultralow freezer
• Beckman TJ-7 Centrifuges
• Sorvall Centrifuge
• Microscopes

Director:

Jay R. Kaplan, PhD
Tel: (336) 716-1522
Fax: (336) 716-1515
jkaplan@wfubmc.edu

Supervisor:

Maryanne Post
Tel: (336) 716-1546
mpost@wfubmc.edu