Research Programs

The faculty is well supported by funding from federal, state, and philanthropic sources. Laboratories occupy a total of 80,000 square feet of space and are furnished with state-of-the-art equipment. Core facilities available to all students include facilities for:

• DNA synthesis
• Peptide synthesis and analyses
• Generation of transgenic mice
• Hybridoma preparation
• In situ hybridization
• Electron microscopy
• Light microscopy with computerized digital analyses
• Immunofluorescence
• Cytochemistry and flow cytometry
• The Health Sciences Center houses a medical library holding current journals, medical textbook, and PCs.