The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology has an EM complex maintained by a full-time specialist. The facility contains two JEOL-100CX transmission electron microscopes, one of which is equipped with an ASID attachment for scanning. The department owns a Molecular Dynamics Storm 840 Phosphorimager driven by a Macintosh G3 computer running Imagequant Software for accurate quantification of radioactive or fluorescent labeled material. In a continuing commitment to the teaching mission, plans have been completed for a total renovation of the Gross Anatomy Student Laboratory. The main laboratory will, as it does now, consist of two large dissection rooms that can accommodate up to 160 students, with four students assigned to each cadaver.
Computers are available to provide students with easy access to on-line anatomy resources.
High quality images of histological sections are projected for viewing in both small group and auditorium settings.