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.

Services
We support a wide range of organizations in their research by providing services and access to specialized equipment.

Collaborators
We collaborate with top educational, scientific, and applied research organizations around the world.

Tour Our Facility

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

Oak Crest COVID-19 surveillance study published in mSphere

The draft manuscript describing our COVID-19 surveillance clinical study was posted ahead of print ...

The 2021 virtual Junior Researcher Academy is underway!

Today was the first day of the Junior Researcher Academy in collaboration with the City of Monrovia and supported by a generous donation from the Boston Scientific Foundation! We're off to a great start with ...

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 ...

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