Bioscience Research Building

HIGHLIGHTS

• 35 laboratories
  
• Houses 33 faculty-led research groups, including the Maryland Pathogen Research Institute (MPRI)
• 68,000 net square feet of laboratory space
  
• Core facilities and shared equipment for:
  Proteomics and mass spectrometry
  High performance computing
  
  
  Real time PCR for sequencing/genomics
  High penetrance microscopy
  Fluorescence activated cell sorting
• Two Biosafety Level 3 laboratories, to be used for pathogen research
• Four floors, each dedicated to a specific area of research:
  ground floor - plant molecular, cell and developmental biology;
  first floor - sensory neuroscience
  second floor - comparative and functional genomics; and
  third floor - host-pathogen interactions
• The Maryland Pathogen Research Institute (MPRI) occupies entire third floor, and brings together more than 50 researchers from on and off campus to develop new ways to detect pathogens in the environment and to prevent and cure global infections diseases
• Flexible lab layout and casework for unique configuration to meet researchers' needs
• 480-seat lecture hall with state-of-the-art media equipment
• 100-seat seminar room
  
• Four conference rooms (8-20 person capacities)
• "Green" features, including recycling design, bamboo materials, green label carpets, low VOC (volatile organic compound) paints