The Neuroscience and Smart Materials research line is hosted by NSYN@Unige, within the IRCCS San Martino University Hospital in Genova. NSYN is provided with state-of-the-art electrophysiology, molecular neurobiology and neurotechnology facilities.
Laboratories
Patch-clamp and conventional electrophysiology
Twelve patch-clamp setups for primary neuron cultures and acute brain slices, five MEA setups and three in vivo physiology setups
Cell culture
Primary and organotypic cultures, stem cells and viral preparations
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Imaging
Histochemistry and immunocyto/histochemistry; 1 Leica SP8 confocal microscope; 1 Leica TIRF workstation; epifluorescence and chemiluminescence microscopes and Neurolucida system
Cellular and molecular biology
PCR and real time-PCR machines, phosphoimagers, Biacore SPR, spectrophotometers
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Computation
Modeling and Molecular Dynamics simulations of neuronal proteins
Animal facility
300 sqm laboratory area for general services and in vivo laboratories (rodent breeding, surgery, behavior, EEG, octopus maintenance)