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All MMG Program members have spacious and modern laboratories, creating
ideal conditions for cutting edge research. A complete spectrum of equipment
and auxiliary services for research in microbiology, molecular biology,
genetics, and protein biochemistry is available. Laboratories share common
equipment rooms outfitted with scintillation and gamma counters, ultracentrifuges,
dark rooms, incubators, video gel documentation systems, and other vital
equipment.
LIBRARIES AND TEACHING FACILITIES
The Program maintains a library with over thirty of the most highly-cited
journals. The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library,
located next door, houses a large collection of biomedical literature
and provides online access to most leading journals. A staff of information
experts is ready to support clinical, research, teaching, and learning
activities. Additional excellent libraries are located throughout the
Texas Medical Center. All classrooms throughout the Texas Medical Center
are modern and equipped with the latest in audiovisual equipment. Computer
access to online courses and other information supplements classroom lectures
and discussions.
COMPUTER CENTER
The center houses advanced computer technology, molecular biology software,
and Internet access. In addition, all laboratories have modern computers
and software for data collection, analysis, and storage. All computers
have high-speed Internet connections for ready access to all public databases.
SHARED EQUIPMENT
These facilities provide Program members ready access to state-of-the-art
technologies. The Program’s Nucleic Acid Core Facility provides
automated DNA sequencing, oligonucleotide synthesis, and PCR technologies
(more info). This facility
also houses a BIAcore system for surface plasmon resonance studies of
protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions. Our Imaging Facility houses
a Packard Instant imager, an Olympus BX60 Fluorescence Phase contrast
microscope, and the latest computer and imaging equipment for scanning,
photography, and slide making. Additional core facilities in close proximity
provide peptide synthesis, protein sequencing, and analytical instrumentation
for mass spectrometry and NMR. Also readily available are modern facilities
for animal care, hybridoma production, fluorescence-activated cell sorting,
and confocal and electron microscopy.
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