Departmental Facilities:

The Veterinary Science and Microbiology Department, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is located on the main campus of the University of Arizona.

All major equipment and technical expertise needed for research in microbiology, cell biology and molecular biology are available.  This includes equipment for all aspects of recombinant DNA technology; polymerase chain reaction (PCR); tissue culture, monoclonal and polyclonal antibody production; HPLC and low pressure chromatography for protein purification; PAGE and Western blotting; UV-visible spectroscopy; light, dark field and fluorescence microscopy; and culture of aerobic, microaerophilic and anaerobic microorganisms.

In addition, the National/International Reference Lab for penaeid shrimp pathology and diagnostics and the Clostridial Enteric Disease Unit are housed within the department. 

The Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is also part of the Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology. The primary function of the AzVDL is to provide assistance in disease diagnosis. It also serves as an "early warning" system for emerging diseases, resurgence of well known diseases, and introduction of foreign animal diseases into the United States. Finally, the AzVDL conducts applied research into animal diseases of local, state, national, and international significance.

University Facilities:

The University maintains a large number of core research support facilities to aid in all technical aspects of research. These include the DNA and Protein Sequencing Facilities, Cytometry Core Facility, Biotechnology Imaging Facility, Biotechnology Computing Facility, Biological Magnetic Resonance Facility and Biomedical Communications Facility.

Excellent library facilities are available at the University of Arizona Science and Engineering Library and the Arizona Health Sciences Library. The University subscribes to more than 4000 current journals and has on-line access to hundreds of local and remote databases.

Updated March 26, 2004
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