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http://pharmaspb.com/system/product/catalog_file/INCellAnalyzer2000/GE%20INCellAnalyzer2000.pdf
Cell imaging system for entire high content analysis (HCA) workflow. Delivers high performance hardware, software, and expert support for cell analysis.
Proper citation: GE: IN Cell Analyzer 2000 cell imaging system (RRID:SCR_021128) Copy
https://www.zeiss.com/microscopy/us/products/light-microscopes/axio-observer-for-biology.html
Microscope with inverse platform for multimodal imaging of living and fixed specimens. Open and flexible inverted microscope platform with AI assisted experiment startup., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.
Proper citation: Zeiss: Axio Observer (RRID:SCR_021351) Copy
https://www.coolled.com/products/pt-100/#description
LED illumination system for transmitted light applications, including brightfield, darkfield, DIC, Dodt gradient contrast and phase contrast. Includes LED illuminator and controller.
Proper citation: CoolLED: pT-100 (RRID:SCR_021316) Copy
https://biospherix.com/oxystreamer/
Controller for live cell microscopy provides two identical streams of any mix of oxygen and carbon dioxide gas without use of premixed gas cylinders. Eliminates need for pre-mixed gas. Controller is used primarily to pre-condition perfusion media while simultaneously conditioning headspace above culture.
Proper citation: BioSpherix: OxyStreamer Controller (RRID:SCR_021176) Copy
https://www.3dhistech.com/research/tissue-microarrayers/tma-grand-master/
Automated tissue microarrayer, allowing precise selection and extraction of specific regions of interest on donor blocks and their insertion in recipient blocks.Controlled by TMA Control software.
Proper citation: 3DHISTECH: TMA Grand Master (RRID:SCR_021257) Copy
Carl Zeiss Stemi DV4 series stereomicroscope.
Proper citation: Zeiss: Stemi DV4 Stereomicroscope (RRID:SCR_021244) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/laubach-lab-github-repository/
Portal related to control and decision making, focusing on role of prefrontal cortex. American University scientists through their GitHub repository provide 3D print files for many of behavioral devices used in their lab, including Nosepoke and Lickometer designed from rats.
Proper citation: Laubach Lab GitHub Repository project (RRID:SCR_021464) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/vasic/
Project related to assessment of pain in animal models.Provided system includes weight bearing device for high throughput and unbiased behavioral pain assessment in rodents.Includes custom printed circuit board, infrared sensor, Arduino microcontroller, 3D printed parts, and open source software for analysis.
Proper citation: Voluntary Access Static Incapacitance Chamber project (RRID:SCR_021458) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/arduipod-box/
Project related to presenting visual and auditory stimuli, recording behavior in form of nose pokes or screen touches, and delivering liquid rewards. ProvidesOperant chamber built with iPod Touch and Arduino microcontroller as main components.
Proper citation: ArduiPod Box project (RRID:SCR_021466) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/open-source-joystick/
Project related to studying motor behavior and decision making in mice. Open source behavior training platform for studying motor control, decision making, and reaching reaction time. Enables behavioral work to study unexplored features of action selection, motivation, and value based decisions.
Proper citation: Joystick project (RRID:SCR_021442) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/catalepsybar/
Project related to measuring of muscular rigidity that can result from several factors including Parkinsons disease, or pharmacological exposure to antipsychotics or cannabis. Provides automated apparatus for measuring catalepsy that increases measurement accuracy and reduces observer bias.Catalepsy bar test automatically measures and records time it takes for rat to remove its forelimbs from bar. 3D printed test apparatus used to make catalepsy measurements in rats more standardized and accurate.
Proper citation: Catalepsy Bar project (RRID:SCR_021439) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/open-skinner-box/
Project related to training animal behavior. Provides system which includes full behavioral apparatus and software platform. System includes software tool for data logging and analysis.
Proper citation: Skinner Box project (RRID:SCR_021437) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/optopad-and-flypad/
Project related to analysis of behavior and of neural activity. Provides system which allows for specific perturbation of specific groups of neurons. Used as method to induce appetitive and aversive effects on feeding through activating or inhibiting gustatory neurons in closed loop manner.
Proper citation: optoPAD project (RRID:SCR_021453) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/optopad-and-flypad/
Project related to analysis of behavior and of neural activity. Provides FPGA code for running main board of flyPAD.
Proper citation: flyPAD project (RRID:SCR_021449) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/low-cost-eye-tracking/
Project related to eye tracking system for human research.System includes open source software for accurate eye tracking. Can identify shapes such as circles, lines, and triangles.You can rotate and mirror images and also use variety of filters.Capable of processing video in real-time for optical flow. App for viewing multiple video streams from USB cameras.
Proper citation: Low Cost Open Source Eye Tracking project (RRID:SCR_021415) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/locomouse/
Project related to study movement coordination in free walking mice. Provides noninvasive system consisting of cameras and machine learning algorithms that allow for three dimensional detection and tracking of mouse paws, tail, and nose.
Proper citation: Locomouse project (RRID:SCR_021390) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/deepposekit/
Project related to pose estimation and tracking.Includes software toolkit for 2D pose estimation of user defined keypoints using deep learning.Method for pose estimation developed by behavioral scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior.
Proper citation: DeepPoseKit project (RRID:SCR_021395) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/ethoscopes/
Project related to analysis of behavior in Drosophila.Provides system capable of real time video tracking. System includes raspberry pi and R package for data analysis. Enables high throughput analysis of behavior in Drosophila and other animals.
Proper citation: EthoScopes project (RRID:SCR_021426) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/picamera/
Project related to tracking animals in large spaces. Picamera system allows for tracking of animals in large behavioral arenas.Open source scalable multi camera tracking system that can be used to track behavior in combination with wireless recording systems.Design is comprised of 8 overhead Raspberry Pi cameras, capable of recording at high frame rate in large field of view, recording video independently in individual Raspberry Pi microcomputers and processed using Picamera Python library.
Proper citation: Picamera project (RRID:SCR_021423) Copy
https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/live-mouse-tracker/
Project related to monitoring social interactions of mice. Provides real time behavioral analysis system for groups of mice.System includes random forest machine learning process, RFID sensors and infrared depth RGB-D camera.System includes software tool for Live Mouse Tracker analysis.
Proper citation: Live Mouse Tracker project (RRID:SCR_021421) Copy
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