Hoffberger Science Building

• 15,000 square feet for the Biological Sciences Department
• Dedicated research laboratories for full-time faculty
• A Radioisotopes lab contains liquid scintillation and gamma counters, and a variety of equipment supporting molecular biology research
• Dishwashing facilities and a fully-equipped darkroom
• Large greenhouse and potting shed
• Computer laboratories
• Equipment: reagent-grade water systems, thermocyclers, phosphorimager, -80°C freezers, an ultracentrifuge and refrigerated high-speed centrifuges and rotors, sterile transfer hoods, a vacuum centrifuge system, UV/VIS scanning spectrophotometers, a variety of incubators and growth chambers, and a number of dissecting and compound microscopes with digital imaging systems
• Approved for use of radioactivity by the institutional Radiation Safety Committee and under our site license administered by the Maryland Department of the Environment
• Coming in summer 2020, a 50,000-square foot addition to the Hoffberger Science Building will create modern lab and learning spaces.

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