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Southern Laboratory (CSH-018)

Southern Laboratory is documented in the DePaul Resource Map as center at DePaul University, College of Science and Health, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Lincoln Park (McGowan South 321B office; 320 lab). Documentation is partial or indirect, so the listing is treated as likely current. Faculty biophysical chemistry research group using fluorescence spectroscopy and single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) to study antibody structure and inflammatory caspase activity. Joint fluorogenic FRET-substrate development with Karver Laboratory (CSH-017). Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation.

Summary 🟡 ~

  • College / school: College of Science and Health
  • Sub-unit: Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Campus/Location: Lincoln Park (McGowan South 321B office; 320 lab)
  • Last Verified: May 30, 2026

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Description & capabilities

Faculty biophysical chemistry research group using fluorescence spectroscopy and single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) to study antibody structure and inflammatory caspase activity. Joint fluorogenic FRET-substrate development with Karver Laboratory (CSH-017).

Access status

Verification

  • Status: ~ Likely current
  • Rationale: Faculty-profile-anchored Southern Lab with published location and fluorescence methods.
  • Last verified: 2026-05-30
  • Evidence:
  • DePaul faculty profile McGowan South 321B/320 and FRET biophysical research

Equipment

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Category Specific equipment
Spectrometers Fluorescence spectroscopy; single-molecule FRET instrumentation (McGowan South 320); Home-built SM-FRET setup on Olympus IX70 (methods-attested); Spectra Physics Model 163C argon-ion laser (methods-attested)
Lab sample processing Fluorogenic caspase-substrate spectroscopic characterization

Equipment access (via linked resources)

Resource Notes
CSH-001 Chemistry Department Instrumentation list includes Olympus IX70-class scopes — shared-core adjacency; do not double-count as private Southern-only inventory

Source: Southern faculty profile + thesis methods (Olympus IX70 / Spectra Physics Ar-ion; Oct 2026); department instrument list may share scopes via CSH-001. Last verified: July 29, 2026.

Contacts (resource-level)

Last verified: May 30, 2026.

People & contacts

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Source URL

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Documented Relationships

Biophysical chemistry research group; joint caspase FRET assays with Karver Lab (CSH-017); uses shared McGowan instrumentation (CSH-001).

Documented connections

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Publications

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Sources

  1. Southern faculty profile describes joint fluorogenic FRET-substrate development with Karver lab; McGowan South 320 lab on profile. Archived source retained by Resource Map maintainers. View current source
  2. Named in a published article. Archived source retained by Resource Map maintainers. View current source
  3. Named in a published article. Archived source retained by Resource Map maintainers. View current source

Notes

Faculty-profile-anchored lab resource (May 2026).