Biology Laboratories
Open House This Weekend!
Join us Sunday, November 2 at 9:30 a.m. to explore our beautiful campus and discover the many opportunities waiting for you at SHU. Can’t make it this weekend? Our final Open House is on Nov. 16
Sacred Heart University has four biology laboratories:
- general biology laboratory
- anatomy and physiology/ systems physiology laboratory
- cellular/ molecular laboratory
- ecology/-organismal laboratory
SHU also has two instrumental research laboratories (cell/molecular biology and neurobiology) and a climate-controlled greenhouse.
Modern Equipment
Modern equipment is available for such techniques as electrophoresis, high-speed centrifugation, recombinant DNA, multitemperature incubation, oscillography, histological preparation, cell culture, micro-injection/ manipulation, digital data and image acquisition, animal and plant physiology experiments and aquatic and terrestrial environmental studies.
Recently acquired enhancements include: a spinning disk confocal fluorescent microscope for live and fixed cell imaging, a real-time PCR thermocycler for quantitative nucleic acid analysis, a Noldus EthoVision tracker for zebrafish behavior data collection, a cryostat microtome for histological sectioning, and a microplate spectro-fluorometer for high-throughput biochemical assays.
In addition, the department maintains a generous budget for outside nucleic acid sequencing services (both traditional and high-throughput).