Oak Crest Institute of Science
An innovative chemistry and biology research and education center where today’s scientists immerse a diversity of students of all academic levels in high-impact research, cultivating tomorrow’s scientists one individual at a time.
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World Class Research
Through our medical and environmental science research we impact the world with technical innovations, publications, and by involving students of all ages in STEM.
State of the Art Facilities
Our advanced facilities allow us to excel in research, education, and innovation.
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Join Founder and CEO Marc Baum on a tour of our world-class research facility where scientists and students from around the world come to learn and conduct cutting edge research.
Featured News
The 2021 virtual Junior Researcher Academy is underway!
Today was the first day of the Junior Researcher Academy in collaboration with the City ...
Oak Crest Fellows graduate from Bio-Flex Pre-Apprenticeship
Congratulations to our fellows Ayah Halabi, Gildardo Limon, Karina Lizama and Alijah Navalta for graduating from the Bio-Flex Pre-Apprenticeship with the South Bay Workforce Investment Board! https://youtu.be/58wIUUIBe4Y
Oak Crest Fellows at work in the lab
Our fellows have been busy learning about our research and some of the methods we use at Oak Crest. So far they have been introduced to microscopy, analytical chemistry and drug delivery. Working in ...
Monrovia Canyon Ticks
This is a reminder for our community to be aware of ticks in our environment. Simon has been collecting ticks from an area adjacent to our local Monrovia Canyon for our work on diagnostic ...
Two new publications with contributions from Oak Crest researchers
Two new articles with contributions from Oak Crest have just been published in peer-reviewed journals. The first study by Bobardt et al. in PLOS One describes a new inhibition therapy for Hepatitis C virus ...
Awards & Accomplishments
Oak Crest receives Clinical and Public Health Laboratory License (CLIA)
We are proud to announce that Oak Crest has successfully filed an application with ...
Oak Crest Receives Prestigious Local Award
On a beautiful September evening, Oak Crest was honored with the “Success Within Workforce Development” ...
Oak Crest Recognized by LA Board of Supervisors!
In recognition of the participation of Oak Crest in the Bio-Flex Pre-Apprenticeship Program, we were ...
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