The separate, dedicated microbiology, molecular biology, and tissue culture (sterile and BSL-2) laboratories have HEPA-filtered air for culture of cell lines, primary cells and tissues. Available equipment and instrumentation include:
- At least one biosafety BSL-2 laminar flow hood per lab,
- Low-speed centrifuges for cell and biochemical applications
- Equipment for agarose and poly acrylamide gel electrophoresis, polymerase chain reaction, and recombinant DNA manipulation
- Autoclave
- Two -80°C cryogenic storage freezers
- Multiple standing and shaking incubators
- Cryostatically cooled centrifuge and microcentrifuge systems
- Thermal cyclers
- Light microscopes with CCD cameras