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Gelb Lab Spaces in CHB
A few years ago we moved to a new chemistry building that provides each lab worker with their own desk, full-length bench, sink, fume hood, and a panoramic view of the Seattle skyline and Olympic mountains. We also have our own cold room, equipment lab, radiosynthesis lab, chemical stockroom fitted with ventilated storage cabinets, and tissue culture lab. We share a conference room with a few other research groups on our floor.
The Gelb Lab is comprised of 2 research labs, an equipment lab, a tissue culture lab, a radiosynthesis lab, and a cold room. All are located in the University of Washington’s new chemistry building, CHB.
A portion of the 4-person research lab. Each lab worker has a full-length bench, sink, and 6ft hood (as shown).
Lab windows provide views of the city of Seattle and the Olympic Mountains.
Dedicated Equipment Lab
A number of dry solvents for organic synthesis are provided “on tap,” thus avoiding the need for solvent stills.
Gelb Laboratory Facilities
Molecular Biology
PCR Machines
DNA Sequencer
UV screen/photography unit
Air shakers/incubators
Multiple gel devices and power supplies
Biochemistry
Prep. & Ultra Centrifuges
5 Biocompatible HPLCs &
2 FPLC Systems
2 Spectrofluorimeters
3 Spectrophotometers
Stopped-flow spectrofluorimeter/CD
Scintillation counter
Milli-Q water system
pH meters & Recording pH-stat
Low temp. freezer
Silicon Graphics Workstation with stereo display
Cell Biology
BSL-2 Cell Culture Lab
Laminar flow hood
CO2 Incubators
Liquid N2 Storage Dewars
Live cell confocal microscopy
Cell microinjection system
Organic Synthesis
Solvent purification system
Rotary evaporators
Ovens
Argon-vacuum double manifolds
Gas chromatograph
Full set of glassware for each worker
6 ft hood for each worker
Chemistry & Biochemistry Departments Shared Facilities
The following are items available for "hands-on" use by lab members:
Several high field, multi-nuclear NMR spectrometers (including 500 and 750 MHz); several FT-IR spectrometers; circular dichroism spectrophotometer, polarimeter, high-resolution UV/vis and linear diode array UV/vis spectrophotometers; fluorescence spectrophotometers; mass spectrometers (electro-spray, chemical ionization, electron-impact ionization); peptide, DNA, and RNA synthesizers; ozonator; hydrogenation equipment; fully-staffed machine and electronics shop; student machine shop; several laser printers and xerox machines; lecture room computer screen display systems; digital scanners; Silicon-Graphics work station lab; micro-vax cluster computer system; two Convex computer systems; Chemistry and Biochemistry Departmental libraries (including on-line Chemical Abstracts searching capability); indoor bicycle storage room.
Additional On-Campus Shared Facilities
The following are available to all lab members:
two DNA and peptide synthesis facilities; machine DNA sequencer; machine protein sequencer; capillary electrophoresis equipment; micro-calorimeter; facilities for maintenance of live animals; monoclonal antibody production facility; confocal and electron microscopes; on-campus parking; one of the largest health-sciences libraries in the US; intramural activities center (swimming, indoor tennis courts, squash courts, sailing and rowing, etc...); Additional facilities at the University of Washington are listed at the UW website.
Please feel free to contact Professor Gelb if you have any questions about the program or if you want to discuss research areas in more detail.