Lab Proficiencies

Our Capabilities Include:
  • Cell culture
  • Ovine pituitary and corpora lutea collection and primary cell isolation
  • Murine deciuda collection and primary cell isolation
  • PCR, Reverse Transcription (RT)-PCR, Quantitative Real-Time PCR (qPCR)
  • Cell Transfections/Infections
  • SDS/PAGE and Immunoblotting
  • DNA/RNA purification
  • Northern Blots
  • Molecular cloning
  • Electrophoresis (DNA/RNA)
  • Fusion Protein Generation
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Immunocytochemistry
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Hormone Radio-labeling ( 125I)
  • Colorimetric-based assays
  • Radio-immunoassays
  • ELISA-based assays
  • Surgical
    • Ovine ovariectomies
    • Ovine uterine vein cannulation for osmotic pump treatment delivery
    • Ovine jugular cannulations
    • Assisted in bovine Cesarean sections
    • Assisted in bovine ovariectomies
    • Assisted in ovine hepatic, portal, mesenteric vein & artery cannulation
    • Post-mortem tissue collection in mice, rats, and sheep
    • Assisted in artificial insemination in cattle and pigs
    • Assisted in ultrasound for pregnancy detection and fetal development
    • Assisted in ultrasound for identification of follicle and / or corpus luteum in cows
    • Assisted in intracardiac perfusions in rabbits
    • On-site rapid liver biopsy for mineral analysis