BSL3 Laboratory (3D)
Mission, Goals, Capabilities
Biosafety level three (BSL3) wet bench laboratory to support research with infectious agents requiring a higher biosafety level containment. The laboratory occupies 1100 square feet on the 7th floor of the BLSB.
Major Equipment
- Centrifuges, ultracentrifuge, heat blocks, and refrigerators, -80oC freezer, biosafety cabinets, tissue culture incubators
- Tissue homogenizer for virus isolation
- LUMINEX 200 for proteins assays from infectious samples
Services
- Virus propagation and production
- Virus plaque assays
- RNA and protein isolation from virus infected cells
- Virus neutralization assays
- Infectious dose assay
- Antiviral compound testing
- Luminex-based assays
- Consultation and custom assays on request