Four laboratories
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµAPK is equipped with a brand-new, 3,000-square-foot laboratory space in which all exercise physiology students can use the following equipment:
- A 1,000-square-foot movement analysis laboratory with high-speed cameras, accelerometers, and analysis software
- A Hologic Horizon A DXA scanner
- A Cosmed metabolic cart with treadmill, 12 lead ECG, breath-by-breath metabolic analysis, and three Monark cycle ergometers
- A blood clinical panel analyzer
- Indirect cardiac output analyzer
- Heart rate monitors
- Portable lactate analyzers
- Four computers for off-instrument data analysis
Other facilities on campus which are used to support this work include the existing biomedical research laboratories, the analytical chemistry laboratories, and an off-campus shared laboratory space that is part of the 16-Tech collaboration with Indiana University-Indianapolis, the Indiana University School of Medicine, and the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµAPK Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Tools of the trade
You will have access to our robust array of laboratory equipment, including:
- Six-camera motion analysis system for analyzing human movements
- Hologic Horizon A DEXA Scanner for accurate measurements of bone density and body composition
- COSMED Metabolic cart with a full complement of cardiorespiratory endurance testing equipment (with treadmill, cycle ergometer, and 12-lead ECG) for the assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness and performance
- A Physio Flow device for the measurement of cardiac output
- KOKO computer-based spirometer for the testing and assessment of respiratory function
- A variety of bench-top and handle-held analyzers for the assessment of things such as cholesterol, lactate, and clinical chemistry
- Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer with Laptop, chip priming station, and vortexer for microfluidic analysis of DNA, RNA, or protein
- Zeiss Confocal for super-resolution microscopy
- Operetta CLS High Content Analysis System for phenotypic characterization of complex cellular models
- Flexcell Tension System to apply cyclic or static strain to cultured cells, mimicking stress and exercise in vitro