function mmLoadMenus() {
  if (window.menu_research) return;
  window.menu_research = new Menu("root",112,20,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",10,"#727272","#ff6600","#ffffff","#f4f4f4","left","middle",5,2,300,-100,17,true,true,true,0,false,true);
  menu_research.addMenuItem("overview","window.open(PageLevel+'research/research.html', '_parent');");
  menu_research.addMenuItem("theory","window.open(PageLevel+'research/theory.html', '_parent');");
  menu_research.addMenuItem("experiments","window.open(PageLevel+'research/experiments.html', '_parent');");
  menu_research.addMenuItem("instrumentation","window.open(PageLevel+'research/instrumentation.html', '_parent');");
  menu_research.addMenuItem("biorobotics","window.open(PageLevel+'research/biorobotics.html', '_parent');");
  menu_research.hideOnMouseOut=true;
  menu_research.menuBorder=1;
  menu_research.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
  menu_research.menuBorderBgColor='#999999';
  menu_research.bgColor='#ffffff';
   
  window.menu_people = new Menu("root",112,20,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",10,"#727272","#ff6600","#ffffff","#f4f4f4","left","middle",5,2,300,3,0,true,true,true,0,true,true);
  menu_people.addMenuItem("members","window.open(PageLevel+'people/current_members.html', '_parent');");
  menu_people.addMenuItem("alumni","window.open(PageLevel+'people/alumni.html', '_parent');");
  menu_people.hideOnMouseOut=true;
  menu_people.menuBorder=1;
  menu_people.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
  menu_people.menuBorderBgColor='#999999';
  menu_people.bgColor='#ffffff';
	 
  window.menu_about_lab_1 = new Menu("root",112,20,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",10,"#727272","#ff6600","#ffffff","#f4f4f4","left","middle",5,2,300,3,0,true,true,true,0,true,true);
  menu_about_lab_1.addMenuItem("in the news","window.open(PageLevel+'about_lab/media/media.html', '_parent');");
  menu_about_lab_1.addMenuItem("open positions","window.open(PageLevel+'about_lab/positions.html', '_parent');");
	menu_about_lab_1.addMenuItem("lab activities","window.open(PageLevel+'about_lab/activities.html', '_parent');");
  menu_about_lab_1.addMenuItem("gallery","window.open(PageLevel+'about_lab/gallery/gallery.html', '_parent');");
  menu_about_lab_1.addMenuItem("restricted area","window.open(PageLevel+'secure/restricted/restricted.html', '_parent');");
  menu_about_lab_1.hideOnMouseOut=true;
  menu_about_lab_1.menuBorder=1;
  menu_about_lab_1.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
  menu_about_lab_1.menuBorderBgColor='#999999';
  menu_about_lab_1.bgColor='#ffffff';

  window.menu_about_lab_2 = new Menu("root",112,20,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",10,"#727272","#ff6600","#ffffff","#f4f4f4","left","middle",5,2,300,3,0,true,true,true,0,true,true);
  menu_about_lab_2.addMenuItem("in the news","window.open(PageLevel+'about_lab/media/media.html', '_parent');");
	menu_about_lab_2.addMenuItem("lab activities","window.open(PageLevel+'about_lab/activities.html', '_parent');");
  menu_about_lab_2.addMenuItem("gallery","window.open(PageLevel+'about_lab/gallery/gallery.html', '_parent');");
  menu_about_lab_2.addMenuItem("restricted area","window.open(PageLevel+'secure/restricted/restricted.html', '_parent');");
  menu_about_lab_2.hideOnMouseOut=true;
  menu_about_lab_2.menuBorder=1;
  menu_about_lab_2.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
  menu_about_lab_2.menuBorderBgColor='#999999';
  menu_about_lab_2.bgColor='#ffffff';

	writeMenus();
}