Genetic Engineering

Facilities

Cedar Crest College has every piece of equipment any molecular biologist needs to complete cutting-edge research!

State-of-the-art genetic engineering laboratories in the Pool Science Center and connected Miller Family Building are spacious and well-equipped. Genetic Engineering students, at all levels (freshman - senior) conduct their research in four laboratories and have access to equipment through out the Biology and Chemistry departments at Cedar Crest College. In addition, the Department of Biology W.M. Keck Imaging Center and the Keck Center for Bioinformatics Computer Laboratory are available for courses and student research.

Available equipment includes:

Realtime Qiagen qPCR Machine
DNA Sequencing Automated Equipment
Confocal Microscope
Holder
Inverted Microscopes 
Fluorescence Microscopes
Ultracentrifuges
Microcentrifuges

High-speed and Low-speed Refrigerated Centrifuges
Thermocyclers for PCR
DNA and Protein Electrophoresis Equipment
Microtiter plate reader Nanodrop Spectrophotometer
Incubators
Revco Freezers (-80C);
Floor Shakers
Hybridization Oven
Ultrasonicator

Tissue Culture Facilities, including Laminar Flow Hoods
UV-Vis Spectrometers
Gel Documentation Systems
Macintosh computing facility
Bioinfomatics Computing Suite
Last Updated: 9/12/11