The Cell Electrophysiology Core
The Cell Electrophysiology Core is lead by Director Dr. Jianli Sun, an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, neurobiologist and neuroscientist.
The Core offers an array of equipment for research use, as well as general consultation on projects of neuronal function study, including experimental design. A full list of equipment, services, and fees can be found below.
Manual Patch-Clamp Systems
Manual patch-clamp systems study cellular neuron function such as neuronal excitability, basic membrane properties, ion channel currents, and synaptic currents, etc.
Multielectrode array system
Microelectrode array system studies neural in cultured cells and slices, and acute brain slices. Potential assessments include measuring long term potentiation (LTP); network work function and characteristics; spike sorting, spike synchronization and synaptic function.
IonFlux automated patch clamp
High-throughput drug screening for ion and ligand channels.
For more information about the Core's Equipment & Services, click here to download an informational PowerPoint.
| Experiment preparations | Experiment types |
| Primary cell cultures | Basic cell membrane properties |
| Cell lines | Action potential properties |
| Acute slices | Ion channel currents |
| Cultured slices | Synaptic transmissions |
| Intrinsic and synaptic plasticity | |
| Fluorescence imaging | |
| MEA for network study | |
| Optogenetics for network study | |
| High-throughput drug screening for ion and ligang channels |
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The Core provides general supplies and reagents, but users are responsible for any supplies or reagents that are unique to their particular project. |
