The laboratory promotes collaborative research involving the roles of metabolic, psychological, neurochemical, hormonal, gender, genetic and sensory inputs in the feeding behavior of experimental animals. The Health Sciences Research Laboratories are biological science facilities with research staff and assistance for faculty, staff and students. Instruction in surgical techniques is available. Surgical instruments, drapes, anesthesia machines, scrub suits, and equipment for monitoring vital signs and physiologic parameters are available. Staff are available to perform or assist with both survival and non-survival surgical procedures depending on the investigator's requirements.
Staff are available for post-operative care and collection of samples and data as required.
The Human Performance Laboratory houses equipment for the study of blood and muscle chemistry and enzymology, metabolism and energetics, muscle mechanics and electromyography, movement kinetics and kinematics, body composition and anthropometry, cardiorespiratory function during exercise in a controlled environment, control and acquisition of motor skills and the psychosocial aspects of human performance. Apple Macintosh and IBM microcomputers are available for data collection, reduction, graphing and statistical analysis and for biomechanical, physiological systems and human performance modeling. The Davis Humanities Institute organizes interdisciplinary research seminars open to faculty and graduate students and promotes creative exchanges among the humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences. Its fellowship program enables campus fellows and distinguished visitors to participate in year-long seminars on designated themes. This institute conducts research using the unique facilities at national and international accelerator laboratories, particularly the Enrico Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the Large Hadron Collider to be built in Europe.