Pathology Laboratory

Humboldt State University is one of the few universities in California with an on-campus Fish Pathology Laboratory. The Laboratory occupies about 840 square feet of the first floor of the new Wildlife and Fisheries Building Addition. A prep area occupies 257 square feet. The research lab occupies the remaining 583 square feet. The research laboratory offers opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate research projects. The laboratory is fully equipped for basic research in fish health and diseases. In particular, space is dedicated to bacteriology, parasitology (including myxozoans, protozoan, and helminthes), and histology. Much of the equipment is relatively new having come with the building addition in 1999-2000.



Microscope capabilities, for example, include light, phase contrast, and fluorescence with 35mm camera, digital camera, and video camera. Some current research projects include: Parasites of sablefish (undergraduate), how salinity affects parasites of three-spined stickleback (undergraduate), and life history and parasites of sharks in Humboldt Bay (graduate).