BELOW ARE LISTS OF NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE-FUNDED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ANY NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE MEMBER:
 

All first-time users must be trained by the listed contact or an approved associate before equipment use. To gain entry to faculties where equipment is housed, contact the listed PI.


Acknowledgment of Institute Support: People using the shared equipment are asked to acknowledge the support of the Neuroscience Institute in publications and reports.

Questions regarding shared equipment should be sent to the listed contact or neuroscience@uchicago.edu.
 

Imaging

BIOANALYTICS AND BIOINFORMATICS

EPOCH wireless EEG system
Contact: Christian Hansel 
Facility: Carlson Barrier JS003

Meso Scale Discovery’s Quickplex SQ120
Requested by: Sangram Sisodia
Facility: Cytometry and Antibody Technology Facility

MRI

MRI-Compatible Video and Audio Systems
Contact: Sarah Keedy
Facility: MRIRC Ingenia Scanner Suite

MRI Simulator with Motion Tracking and MRI-Compatible Visual Display System
Contact: Sarah Keedy
Facility: MRIRC Achieva Scanner Suite

MRIRC Long Range EyeLink 1000 Plus
Contact: Marc Berman
Facility: MRIRC, Q300

HUMAN STUDIES

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Device
Contact: David Gallo
Facility: Beecher Hall 310

Mobile functional near-infrared spectroscopy devices
Contact: YC Leong
Facility: Portable – Stored in G320

PhotoResearch PR-670 SpectranScan Spectoradiometer
Contact: Steve Shevell
Facility: BPSB 112

EyeLink Portable Duo eye-tracking system
Contact: Monica Rosenberg
Facility: 3rd floor of Kelly-Beecher-Green Hall

HISTOLOGY

Thermo NX50 Cryostat
Contact: Sarah London
Facility: BPSB 302-304

Leica CM 3050S Cryostat Microtome
Contact: Xiaoxi Zhuang
Facility: BSLC R222

X-CLARITY Tissue Clearing System
Contact: Sarah London
Facility: L03 BPSB

MOUSE STUDIES

Mouse Behavior Core
Contact: Xiaoxi Zhuang
Facility: Carlson Barrier, JS003

Mouse Shuttle Boxes + Mouse Motor Skill Sequence Activity Wheels + Water Maze Software
Contact: Xiaoxi Zhuang
Facility: Carlson Barrier, JS003

Miniature fluorescence microscope for large-scale, neuronal ensemble recording in freely moving animals
Requested by: Nicholas Hatsopoulos
Facility: MacLean/Sherman Lab

Angle Two Dual Stereotaxic Mouse Surgery System
Requested by: Daniel McGehee
Facility: Carlson Barrier, JS050

RZ5P One Fiber Photometry System
Contact: Daniel McGehee
Facility: Carlson Barrier, JS051

Kopf Model 962 Stereotaxic System for use in AAV injection 
Contact: Xiaoxi Zhuang
Facility: Carlson Barrier, JS047

PlexBright Optogenetic Stimulation System, Ethovision Video Tracking System, FLIR cameras, Dell Computer
Contact: Xiaoxi Zhuang
Facility: JS-047

COMPUTATIONS

Servers – Nvidia 2080 Ti GPUs, UPS, and server rack
Contact: Matthew Kaufman
Facility: SBRI J408

GENETICS

Biosystems QuantStudio 5 Real-Time PCR System
Contact: Cassandra Hayne
Facility: GCIS W125N