Research Environment

The Hulleman Laboratory occupies approximately 1300 ft² of dedicated laboratory space in the Helen Hessing Lindsay Macular Degeneration Research Laboratory located in the Lions Research Building. This space includes wet benches for biochemistry, molecular biology, protein analysis, cell culture, and two chemical hoods, with space for up to 8 researchers.

The resources and facilities available to the Hulleman Laboratory at the University of Minnesota (UMN) are perfectly suited to perform cutting-edge vision research. UMN is an excellent, top-ten public research institution that is a highly collaborative environment for basic and translational research. UMN consists of over 2.1 million ft² of research space, encompassing 300 laboratories/centers/institutes, and has been home to 25 Nobel Prize Recipients, and 21 National Academy Members within the last 10 years. As evidence of the breadth of research experience and support at UMN, there are 22 different expert-run core facilities/centers – all readily accessible by a short, intercampus bus route which runs every 5-10 minutes.

The facilities within the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neuroscience (OVNS) are well equipped with state-of-the-art imaging, biochemical, and cell biology resources, all of which will be integral for achieving our goals. All OVNS faculty are located within the LRB building, creating a warm and collaborative environment. The Department is collegial and has an active, monthly Works-In-Progress Series and quarterly named ophthalmology lecture series. Furthermore, the OVNS has an active clinical research practice that can facilitate potential clinical research studies in the future. Finally, the Lions Gift of Sight, an organization that specializes in human eye donation and strongly supports OVNS basic and translational research is a short, 5 minute drive from the Hulleman Laboratory.