Facilities
Denton campus
This 1,735 ft2 space consists of a biochemistry lab and metabolic/clinical research rooms. Equipment in these spaces includes:
- Trackmaster TMX428 treadmill with Cosmed Quark CPET system
- ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400 metabolic cart and resting metabolic rate equipment (including hood)
- Hologic Horizon-W DXA
- Two Lode cycle ergometers
- 3 centrifuges: a Numnd centrifuge, Cygnus CF-Vi centrifuge and Eppenderf 5415c centrifuge
- Binder -80C Freezer
- Curning stirrer and hot plate
- Fischer Scientific vortex mixer
Houston Campus
This shared research space includes the Human Nutrition Research Laboratory (336 ft2), Food Preparation Laboratory (~300 sq. ft2), Densitometry Room (90 ft2 private room) and Clinical Exercise Testing Laboratory (~1,000 ft2). Equipment in these spaces includes:
- Hologic Horizon W DXA system
- BODPOD
- Parvo Medics TrueMax 2400
- Monark cycle ergometers
- Trackmaster treadmills
- Life Fitness resistance training equipment
- ActiGraph wGT3X-BT physical activity monitors
- Microplate reader (Synergy™ H1, BioTek, Winooski, VT) for biochemical and biomarker analysis
- Basic science equipment such as two bench centrifuges, vortexes, orbital shakers, water bath, magnetic plates, digital scales and calibrated single and multi-channel pipettes
- The food preparation laboratory includes a double-stack oven, electric stove-top burners, two refrigerators with freezers, a -20°C food freezer, 2 deep freezers, a LapConco lyophilizer and research-grade food scales. Pots, pans, utensils, thermometers and food storage containers are available to prepare and store the meals for projects.
Page last updated 9:46 AM, December 4, 2023