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Nutrition Research Lab
The
1730 sq ft main laboratory located on the fourth floor
in the Life Sciences Building includes a diet mixing room,
student and research office space, and the main laboratory.
The 250 sq ft, fully equipped diet mixing room allows for
preparation of custom research diets. The 1330 sq ft laboratory
lab space includes 320 sq ft of working counter space,
two built-in ventilated hoods, and 6 sinks with deionized
water taps. Equipment available includes a peripheral dual-energy
x-ray absorptiometer, muffle furnace, water distiller,
ultra pure water deionizer, ultra-low freezer, UV/VIS spectrophotometer,
analytical balances, swing bucket centrifuge, bomb calorimeter,
freeze dryer, and basic laboratory supplies and equipment.
Additional office space with computer access is available
for undergraduates and research associates. The space allows
easy access to the animal vivarium located on the sixth
floor. Animal related research is conducted in this lab
in addition to assay and test preparations.
Nutrition and Health Assessment
Laboratory
The
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center commitment
to strengthening research, teaching, and outreach education
to improve nutrition and health created a Nutrition and
Health Assessment Laboratory (NHAL) with the School of
Human Ecology as the lead unit. The recently completed
2808 sq ft renovations in Knapp Hall on the LSU campus
provides office and lab space. The lab will be used for
applied research studies, including nutrition assessment
and analysis, and for demonstrations to prepare Extension
agents and paraprofessionals, undergraduate students, and
graduate students in nutritional assessment and outreach
in community nutrition and wellness education. The LSU
System supported the establishment of NHAL by awarding
the AgCenter funds to purchase a DEXA (dual-energy x-ray
absorptiometer), a PIXI (peripheral instantaneous x-ray
imager for bone
densitometry), multi-frequency bioelectric impedance analyzer
(BIA), eight desktop computers, two laptop computers, a
color laser printer, a metabolic cart, ten activity monitors,
two electrical beds, an ice maker, an explosion proof refrigerator/freezer,
and an ultra low freezer. Other equipment on hand includes
a centrifuge, an incubator, and a Hewlett Packard capillary
electrophoresis system, a stomacher for digestion of foods,
and some basic laboratory supplies and equipment.
HUEC Computer Lab
The HUEC Computer Lab is equipped with twenty state of the art computer
workstations. The lab is also equipped with multimedia capabilites to
assist with the instruction of various software. The software installed
on the computers ranges from nutritional and diet analysis software such
as Computrition, Nutritionist Pro, and Food Processor, to statististical
software including SAS and SPSS. The lab is open to all Human Ecology
undergraduate and graduate students.
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