The HML is a 94,000 sq ft laboratory designed to promote interdisciplinary research
from molecules to ecosystems through the sharing of expertise, specialized equipment,
space, and other resources. To carry out these studies, the HML is equipped with
state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation necessary to identify and quantify pollutants,
toxicants, and pathogens; Level 2+ biosafety laboratories for dealing with viruses
and other disease-causing organisms; seawater systems and aquaculture facilities
to produce quantities of selected marine species for research; a nuclear magnetic
resonance (NMR) facility for identification of marine toxins and potential pharmaceutical
agents; an ecological field collection launching and sample preparation area; a
cryogenic specimen bank for preservation of a variety of marine-related biological
samples, including protected species; and one of the nation's leading genomic laboratories
devoted to marine species.
The HML has 41,000 sq foot of laboratory space including:
Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
- Cutting edge chemical measurement laboratories for environmental analyses which
include elemental or molecular mass, molecular structure, and quantity of substances
- Nuclear magnetic spectrometry
- Mass spectrometry
Aquatic Production
- Ten independent seawater culture systems each with a self contained filtration package
totaling more that 100 cubic meters of culture volume together with a support lab
and food preparation area.
- Access to Waddell Mariculture Center
Ecological Field Processing
- Facilities for launching field collection activities, sample processing and equipment
storage for ecological assessments and a platform for testing new tools and techniques
- 18' boat R/V TideCreek with 82" beam
- 12 continuous measure water quality dataloggers with chlorophyll and oxidation/reduction
potential probes
Cellular-Molecular Biology
- Biosafety Level 2 facilities dedicated to the support of recombinant DNA library
construction and the cloning and propagation of libraries
- Robotic spotter and arrayer
- Robotic microarrayer
- Real-time PCR
Microscopy
- Scanning Electron Microscope
- Confocal Microscope with multi-line argon, green helium neon, and red helium neon
lasers
- Light Microscopes
Marine Environmental Specimen Bank
- Cryogenic facilities for long term-archival of well documented and preserved specimens
for both retrospective and comparative environmental health analysis.
- Clean rooms
Challenge Laboratories
- Suite of laboratories adaptable to environmental conditions that include light,
temperature, salinity and oxygen for animal health and toxicology research
Level 2+ Biosafety laboratories
- Four level 2+ laboratories to bring in unknowns and separate projects that require
a heightened level of safety and isolation.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- High field facilities and laboratories to support structural biology, metabonomics
and natural product research
- 800 MHz instrument
- 700 MHz instrument
- Auxiliary equipment such as magic angle and flow probe