A comprehensive
$10 million renovation to the 62,640 square foot Biological
Sciences Building, completed in 2000, expanded the department's
research and teaching laboratories and support areas, which
now include:
- K-12 Resources
- Research presentation room
- Illustrative
Services
- Scientific dark room
- Aquaria suite
- Five (5) multi-range controlled temperature cold rooms
- Controlled temperature growth room
- Two (2) media preparation rooms
- Three (3) plant growth areas
- 5,000 square foot transgenic plant greenhouse
- NIH-approved animal facility
- Electronics shop
- Machine shop
- Keith R. Porter Imaging Facility
- DNA sequencing lab
- Applied molecular biology lab
- High speed streaming video and graphics capabilities
- Internet2 connection
- Freezer Program – Invitrogen products
are available through the freezer program at reduced
cost. For a sample
list of products which may be secured at a reduced rate,
visit our Freezer Program page. Contact Chuck
Bieberich for
more information.
State-of-the-art equipment supports department research,
including:
- Molecular Biology: Storm phosphorimager,
U.V. fluorometer, image documentation systems, and DNA
sequencer
- Cell Biology: Confocal and electron
microscopes, and fluorescence activated cell sorter
- Biochemistry: Ultracentrifuges,
HPLC and FPLC, and fully-equipped cold rooms
- Neurophysiology: Video image analysis
systems, microspectro- photometers, and macromanipulators
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