Department of
Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Research Facilities

In addition to many recently renovated laboratories that contained specialized equipment for individual researchers, the WVU Physiology & Pharmacology Department has common facilities available for general use including 

  • an isotope suite with liquid scintillation and gamma counters
  • histology area and confocal microscope
  • high pressure liquid chromatograph
  • high speed centrifuges
  • machine shop

Shared Facilities

  • a mass spectrophotometer
  • gas chromatograph
  • electron microscopes
  • image analysis system
  • recombinant DNA core facility
  • monoclonal antibody facility
  • cell sorting and sizing equipment
  • animal-holding rooms and animal sterile surgery suites

More details on most of these can be found on the Shared Research Resources webpage.

Health Sciences Library

The Health Sciences Library, also located within the building, receives over 2,000 journals and has facilities for Medline Computer Search, programmed learning, and inter-library loan services.