Nutrition and Metabolic Research Laboratory

The cutting-edge Nutrition and Metabolic Research Laboratory inside the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington has three distinct areas:

Metabolic kitchen
Clinical suite
Biospecimen processing laboratory

Metabolic Kitchen

The metabolic kitchen measures about 1,000 square feet. It contains two reach-in refrigerators, two reach-in freezers, a stove with two ovens and griddle, dishwasher/sanitizer, ice machine, three-compartment sink, microwave, and tools and equipment (including scales and thermometers) for food preparation. It also features a 200-square-foot dining area to serve participants.

The Nutrition and Metabolic Research Laboratory

The Nutrition and Metabolic Research Laboratory allows for precision meal prep, on-site study participation, and expert management of participants and samples.

Clinical Suite

This 1,500-square-foot research facility features capability for biomedical human participant on-site screening and study visits. There are three confidential office/interview suites with phlebotomy catheterization chair/exam tables, stadiometers, weight scales, anthropometry equipment, an automated blood pressure device, private unisex bathroom, reception area, and staff workstation.

Exam Room

Biospecimen Processing Laboratory

Nutrition Researcher — Biospecimen Processing Laboratory

The largest component of the Nutrition Metabolic Research Laboratory, this 2,000-square-foot wet lab is used to coordinate the arrival of study samples, ship specimens, store specimens, fractionate blood specimens and perform laboratory assays.

The existing biochemistry laboratory contains a refrigerator/freezer (reaching -20°c) four freezers (reaching -80°c), a table-top centrifuge, two microcentrifuges, a bomb calorimeter, analytical balances, pH meters, laminar fume hood, water baths, drying oven, autoclave, ion selective electro-analyzers, point-of-care instruments for glucose and lipid analysis, a point-of-care instrument for hemoglobin assessment, and numerous smaller pieces of laboratory equipment needed to perform biochemical and molecular analyses.

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Nutrition and Metabolic Research Laboratory