Laboratory Equipment

With the completion of the NSC and the renovation of the PENGL, the biology department is well equipped for classes and research using modern laboratories and instrumentation. Instrumentation that is available to faculty and students for teaching and research use includes:

• cell culture facilities

• electron microscopy suite with both scanning & transmission electron microscopes

• electrophoretic apparatus

• gas chromatography apparatus

• liquid chromatography apparatus

• liquid scintillation counter

• low speed, high speed, and ultracentrifuges

• thermal cycler (for PCR)

• walk-in controlled environmental chambers