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Lab spaces and equipment

Four laboratories 

Â鶹ֱ²¥ is equipped with a brand-new, 3,000-square-foot laboratory space in which all exercise physiology students can use the following equipment: 

• A 1,000-square-foot movement analysis laboratory with high-speed cameras, accelerometers, and analysis software
• A Hologic Horizon A DXA scanner
• A Cosmed metabolic cart with treadmill, 12 lead ECG, breath-by-breath metabolic analysis, and three Monark cycle ergometers
• A blood clinical panel analyzer
• Indirect cardiac output analyzer
• Heart rate monitors
• Portable lactate analyzers
• Four computers for off-instrument data analysis

Other facilities on campus which are used to support this work include the existing biomedical research laboratories, the analytical chemistry laboratories, and an off-campus shared laboratory space that is part of the 16-Tech collaboration with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, the Indiana University School of Medicine, and the Â鶹ֱ²¥ College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Tools of the trade

You will have access to our robust array of laboratory equipment, including:

• Six-camera motion analysis system for analyzing human movements
• Hologic Horizon A DEXA Scanner for accurate measurements of bone density and body composition
• COSMED Metabolic cart with a full complement of cardiorespiratory endurance testing equipment (with treadmill, cycle ergometer, and 12-lead ECG) for the assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness and performance
• A Physio Flow device for the measurement of cardiac output
• KOKO computer-based spirometer for the testing and assessment of respiratory function
• A variety of bench-top and handle-held analyzers for the assessment of things such as cholesterol, lactate, and clinical chemistry
• Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer with Laptop, chip priming station, and vortexer for microfluidic analysis of DNA, RNA, or protein
• Zeiss Confocal for super-resolution microscopy
• Operetta CLS High Content Analysis System for phenotypic characterization of complex cellular models
• Flexcell Tension System to apply cyclic or static strain to cultured cells, mimicking stress and exercise in vitro