LIDR has over 10,000 net sq. feet of state-of-the-art laboratory space available for scientists and collaborators for the performance of molecular biology, cell biology and microbiology research under BSL-2 and BSL-3 conditions.

Equipment includes:

• Cell- and tissue-culture specific incubators and dedicated biosafety cabinets in specific BSL-3 laboratories.
• Imaging capabilities for bright-field and fluorescence microscopy in specific BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratories
• Micro centrifuges, hanging bucket and fixed angle centrifuges in all BSL-3 laboratories and Ultracentrifuges in specific BSL-3 laboratories
• Thermo cyclers, electroporation units and spectrophotometers in specific BSL-3 laboratories
• Real time quantitative PCR equipment in specific BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratory
• Vector transmission study laboratory at BSL-2 and BSL-3

Research Space (BSL-2 and BSL-3)

In addition to the core facilities, LIDR also offers research space for rent in BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratories for academic and commercial users. Please refer to “Working at LIDR” for additional information.

Vector transmission study laboratory

For additional information on Microbiology Core or renting research space, please call 573-882-8860 or send us an E-mail at lidr@missouri.edu