Labs & Equipment

The Biology Department has a large variety of research and teaching laboratories, and support areas. Many of our research and teaching labs are also in the new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building (ILSB). The department’s current resources include:

  • Keith R. Porter Imaging Facility
  • Five research presentation rooms
  • Research Graphics
  • One Aquaria suites
  • Nine multi-range controlled temperature cold rooms
  • Two media preparation rooms
  • Three plant growth chambers
  • NIH-approved animal facility
  • Scintillation counter
  • Applied molecular biology lab

State-of-the-art equipment supports department research, including:

  • Molecular Biology: U.V. fluorometer, image documentation systems, and DNA sequencer
  • Cell Biology: Confocal and electron microscopes
  • Biochemistry: Ultracentrifuges, HPLC and FPLC, and fully-equipped cold rooms
  • Neurophysiology: Video image analysis systems, microspectro- photometers, and macromanipulators