Molecular Research Core Facility
We strive to produce the highest quality data for your molecular-based research.
About Us
MRCF Personnel
The MRCF is a small team consisting of ISU employees and a rotating number of student interns who we train in all things molecular. We work with internal faculty members, as well as external collaborators from other institutes and companies.
Below is information about our laboratory personnel and a brief overview of how we were established.
Lisa McDougall
Research Associate
Office: Gale Life Sciences, Room 463
Lisa is originally from North Idaho, and moved to Pocatello in May of 2010. She received a BS in Biology and a MS in Neuroscience from the University of Idaho. Lisa began her life at ISU working in the lab of Dr. Jack Rose as a Research Associate, assisting with his research program. She was hired as a Research Associate for the MRCF in August of 2012.
Jason Werth
Research Associate
Office: Gale Life Sciences, Room 463
Jason is originally from Blackfoot Idaho, and moved to Pocatello in 2010. He received a BS in Microbiology at Idaho State University. He immediately started working for Dr. Carolyn Weber as a Research Associate, assisting with the RAINS Project. Jason joined the MRCF team in January of 2017.
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Darious Salas
CPI Student
History of the MRCF
The MRCF was established in 1994, and has grown continuously with the aid of significant extramural funding from the NIH and NSF, as well as ISU Colleges and the Office for Research. The first major expansion of the MRCF occurred in the spring of 2002 to accommodate the research functions of a National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (NIH BRIN) grant. The MRCF underwent a second major expansion during the spring of 2006 when we were awarded a National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (NSF MRI) grant to obtain more research equipment.
The MRCF has proven to be of critical importance to ISU investigators in the areas of molecular genetics, microbiology, developmental biology, physiology, anatomy, neurobiology, molecular evolution and systematics, phylogenetics, population genetics, bioinformatics, comparative and computational genetics, and pharmaceutical sciences. In addition, because the MRCF is central to ISU's training of the next generation of molecular scientists, both undergraduate and graduate students use its resources extensively. The MRCF also serves the DNA sequencing and genotyping needs of an increasing number of investigators at other institutions throughout the state and the nation.
Lab Information
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Hours of Operation | 8:00AM - 4:00PM; Excluding University closures and holidays