BioBehavioral Lab
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Natalie Shook, Ph.D.
Director
natalie.shook@uconn.edu
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Meredith Kuzel, MS
Laboratory Manager
meredith.kuzel@uconn.edu
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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
![testing-space testing-space](https://core.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/testing-space-portrait.png)
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Beach Hall Instrumentation
![qiacube-connect A cube shaped machine with a gray base, and a tinted blue window into a testing area. There is a small screen on the device.](https://core.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/qiacube-connect-square.jpg)
QIAcube Connect
For automated purification of DNA, RNA, and proteins.
![elisa-square A white rectangle shaped machine with buttons and a small display panel.](https://core.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/elisa-square-square.png)
VERSAmax Plate Reader: ELISA
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ELLA
Automated immunoassay with multiplexing capabilities.
![StepOneP_angle_R_F-rtch_big.jpg-650 A white machine with blue accents, and a screen showing different options.](https://core.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/StepOneP_angle_R_F-rtch_big.jpg-650-square.webp)
Step-One Plus RT-PCR
For SNP Genotyping and other genetic assays.
![bio-rad A white device with a screen and green accents.](https://core.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/bio-rad-square.jpg)
Bio-Rad Thermal Cycler
Standard PCR for gel genotyping.
![bio-spectrometer-square A white machine with blue and gray buttons and details.](https://core.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/bio-spectrometer-square-square.png)
BioSpectrometer
![QubitFlex A small silver device with a blue screen.](https://core.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/QubitFlex-square.webp)
Qubit Flex Fluorometer
Accurately measures concentration of DNA, RNA, and Proteins in 8 samples simultaneously.
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Fast-Prep-24 5G
Used for hair and nail cortisol extractions.
![invitrogen - Copy A white machine with a screen showing medical data.](https://core.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/invitrogen-Copy-square.avif)
Invitrogen E-Gel Electrophoresis Device & Camera
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-80 Freezers
Short or long-term storage available.
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Liquid Nitrogen Cryotank