Petrache Lab

Specialized Techniques:

  • Immunofluorescence Microscopy
  • Immunocytochemistry
  • Immunofluorescence Experiments
  • Lung Dynamics and Morphometry
  • Electric Cell substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS)
  • Endothelial cell isolation from lung biopsy
  • Ingenuity Pathway Analyses (IPA)
  • In vivo and in vitro E-Cigarette and Cigarette Smoke exposure models​
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Specialized Equipment:

  • Echo Revolution Microscope
  • Nikon Eclipse 80i Microscope
  • Nikon Eclipse Ti-U Microscope
  • Vitrocell VCl Smoke Delivery System
  • ECIS (Z Theta and TEER24)
  • Affymetrix Genechip System
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Training Opportunities:

  • Understand lung cell biology and lung disease models
  • Analyze mechanisms leading to lung injury
  • Investigate treatment strategies for Covid-19
  • Use models to study in vivo and in vitro lung disease
  • Recreate molecular diseases, pathways, and networks using pathway analysis software