FUN is expecting to announce the second Call for Proposals for the new Equipment Loan Program, through generous donations from Kinder Scientific, ADInstruments, Lafayette Instrument Company, Noldus Information Technology and San Diego Instruments. We plan to accept proposals (starting July 1, 2010). These proposals from FUN members should request loan of equipment to be used in research and/or teaching .
Available equipment:
Kinder Scientific: Startle Reflex, Plus Maze for mice, Plus Maze for rats, Radial Arm Maze, Avoidance Learning, Forced Swim for mice, Cage Rack with rearing option, Open Field with rearing option, Hole Board, Cue & Contextual Fear Conditioning, Tail Suspension for mice. More information available at the Kinder Scientific website.
ADInstruments: The PTB151 Human Physiology System I Kit.
Lafayette Instruments: Rat Forced Exercise System (one 80805A FES with handheld control six 80806 wheels) and Rat Stand-alone Running Wheel (one 80859 wheel and one 86060 counter)
Noldus Information Technology: Two copies of the EthoVision software for a 2 year loan period. Each loan will include the EthoVision XT base software, picolo diligent digitizer board, the Multiple Body Points module, Multiple Arenas module, Social Interaction module, Trial & Hardware Control Module, and the Physiology Integration Module. The only thing they cannot provide is the CCD camera (that is necessary for obtaining video image for EthoVision XT – but Noldus can provide you with recommendations of cameras when the winner is chosen).
San Diego Instruments: Life Science instruments for behavioral research. For more information check out their website at: www.sandiegoinstruments.com/behavioral-neuroscience-research-instruments/
All dues-paying members of FUN are eligible to apply for this program. Review of applications will begin on August 15, 2010 and we anticipate making the awards in at the SfN meeting in November.
More information to follow soon. If you have questions please contact: Carol Ann Paul (cpaul@wellesley.edu)