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Ramy R. Avtalion
Fish Immunology and Genetics |
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Laboratory Facilities |
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§
The Laboratory of Immunology and Genetics at the Faculty of Life
Sciences includes a well equipped research laboratory (85 sq. m.), a hatchery
120 sq. m., an egg-incubator and larvae rearing room (30 sq. m.), a cold room
and a store room (in total 235 sq. m.) §
The research laboratory includes a sterile room equipped with 2 large
laminar flows allowing 4 persons to work simultaneously, 3 incubators for
cell culture (18, 25, and 37°C), an inverted microscope, a refrigerator and a
deep-freezer. §
The main laboratory, providing a working space for 9 researchers and
technicians, is equipped with facilities for immunological and biochemical
research (3 centrifuges, 4 electrophoresis apparatus, a cell harvester, 4
microscopes (for fluorescence, photo and stereomicroscopy), an ELISA reader,
a spectrophotometer and a thermal sequencer for PCR.. It also includes a
small dark room for fluorescence microscopy. §
The hatchery includes 24 tanks of 500-750 cub. m. each, a concrete
tank of 8 cub. m. 12 aquaria (170x37x40) holding spawning families of
tilapias, 20 aquaria (70x30x28 cm) for the rearing of juvenile fish. All
water containers are thermoregulated and equipped with continuous flow of
water and air; the aquaria are equipped with a recirculating water system
through biomechanical filters; Three of the 750 cub. m. containers are
equipped with circulating cold water to be regulated to any desired low and
high temperature. The egg-incubator room contains 2 egg incubator systems of
20 Zuger-bottles each, 54 cells (20x30x20 cm) for rearing larvae, 4 aquaria
(170x37x40cm) for spawning families and a 10 cells (5x15x20 cm) system for
keeping scale grafted fish. All water systems and containers of this room are
equipped with recirculating water flowing through charcoal filters and UV
sterilizers. |
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Last modified March 25, 2003 |
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