WIZARD 2 gamma counter for molecular and integrative biology

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The use of radioactively labeled iodine (I125) is an essential component of the research programs of Drs. Sharom, Bernier, Van Der Kraak and Heyland. The availability of a gamma counter for this research in the New Science Complex (NSC) at the University of Guelph has been recently compromised and we are therefore requesting funds to purchase a Wizard2 5-detector gamma counter from Perkin Elmer. Research in the applicant's laboratories focuses on the function and evolution of endocrine and neuroendcrine systems (Bernier, Van Der Kraak and Heyland) as well as the study of a diversity of membrane processes (Heyland and Sharom). The lack of a functional gamma counter with high throughput capabilities in the New Science Complex (NSC) at the University of Guelph, a massive integrated facility which allows collaborative interactions between more than 80 researchers, is significantly holding back these four research programs and delays in having this equipment available will significantly reduce productivity and inhibit progress.