 
					The Core Incentive Plan (CIP) is back for 2025!
CIP is an internal funding initiative administered by UConn OVPR that provides seed funding to faculty from UConn Storrs to be allocated for research projects that specifically engage UConn's world-class diverse core facilities.
BioBehavioral Lab
 
					Natalie Shook, Ph.D.
Director
natalie.shook@uconn.edu
 
					Meredith Kuzel, MS
Laboratory Manager
meredith.kuzel@uconn.edu
 
					Stephen Wetherell
Laboratory Technician
stephen.wetherell@uconn.edu
Location
Campus Address
Mailing Address
Storrs, CT 06269
Instrumentation
Quantative Sensory Equipment
- Algomed Computerized Pressure Algometer
- Medoc Pathway
- Medoc TSA II
- Neurometer (neuroslective sensory nerve conduction threshold)
- Weighted Probes (tips between 8mm - 512m)
Participant Sample Collection and Physical Exam Space
- Private blood collection area
- Biospecimen collection space
- Sit-&-Reach Table and Tanita Scale
- Large Space for Movement Based Intervention
 
					 
					Beach Hall Instrumentation
 
					QIAcube Connect
For automated purification of DNA, RNA, and proteins.
 
					VERSAmax Plate Reader: ELISA
 
					ELLA
Automated immunoassay with multiplexing capabilities.
 
					Step-One Plus RT-PCR
For SNP Genotyping and other genetic assays.
 
					Bio-Rad Thermal Cycler
Standard PCR for gel genotyping.
 
					BioSpectrometer
 
					Qubit Flex Fluorometer
Accurately measures concentration of DNA, RNA, and Proteins in 8 samples simultaneously.
 
					Fast-Prep-24 5G
Used for hair and nail cortisol extractions.
 
					Invitrogen E-Gel Electrophoresis Device & Camera
 
					-80 Freezers
Short or long-term storage available.
 
					Liquid Nitrogen Cryotank