University of Massachusetts at Boston

College of Science & Math

Biology Department

General Research & Teaching Resource List

 

General resources for research or teaching needs of professors, graduate students,researching undergraduate students and within the Biology Department at UMass Boston, other individuals from the College of Science and Math should direct requests to yvonne.vaillancourt@umb.edu. (Subject to approval by the chairman)

UMass Boston Biology Master and PhD students: if you are searching for a piece of equipment or need help with a protocol you may find some help from the staff technicians and coordinator as well as research technicians in the department.

Wheatley Building: Tom Durant Micro / Medical Microbiology Tech

Wheatley Building: Maureen Kelly Freshmen Biology /Genetics Tech

McCormack Building: Yvonne Vaillancourt Laboratory Coordinator

 
The following list can be accessed if available to use in a lab; some on loan at times.

Microscopy

Dissection (stereo)

Compound

Phase contrast

Epi-Fluorescent (texas red, Dapi, GFP)

Computer Interfaced Imaging

Ocular Micrometers

Stage Micrometers

Spectroscopy

Spec 20

Genesys Model (245nm and higher)

Incubators

Water baths

Aquaria

Autoclaves

Dishwasher

Glassware

Pipets

Gel Rigs

Light Boxes

Field Gear

Lenses

Balances

Drying Ovens

Muffled Furnace

Melting Point Apparatus

Oxygen Electrodes

Smith Fermentation Tubes

Calipers, transect lines & tapes, meter sticks, 2m sticks

Plankton nets, other nets

Hand lenses

 

 
 



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