State-of-the-Art Facilities

The biological sciences are complex, and preparing for a career in them demands that you receive training on sophisticated instrumentation currently used by science professionals in the field—including our faculty. Beginning your first year as a biological sciences student at Cedar Crest College, you will conduct research and coursework in exceptional state-of-the-art laboratories, including the following:

• Anatomy and Physiology Lab
• Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Lab
• Cichlid Fish Brain and Behavior Research Facility
• First Year Research Lab
• Gladys Erney Deitrich Genetic Engineering Lab
• Greenhouse
• Microbiology Lab
• Microbiology and Forensic Science Lab
• Nuclear Medicine Technology Lab
• Vera Canova Genetic Engineering Lab with Neuroscience Facilities
• W.M. Keck Bioinformatics Lab
• W.M. Keck Imaging Center for Advanced Microscopy

In addition to providing a full array of standard equipment, some of the state-of-the-art technology that you will use includes:

• Equipment for standard and real-time PCR
• Portable human electrophysiology tools
• Environmental chamber
• Nanodrop and standard spectrophotometers
• High-speed and ultra centrifuges
• DNA sequencer
• Confocal, inverted, and fluorescence microscopes
• Tissue culture facilities, including laminar flow hoods
• Macintosh computing facility
• Bioinformatics computing suite
• GIS lab with ArcGIS software