EIU Department of Biological Sciences

The Biotechnology Center is a well-equipped laboratory designed to give students hands-on experience with the instrumentation and applications of modern biotechnology. The Biotechnology Center emphasizes cooperative, interactive and investigative research. Techniques introduced to students in the Biotechnology Center include:

• Cloning
• Nucleic Acid and Protein Electrophoresis
• Genetic Sequencing
• Genetic Expression
• Tissue Culturing
• Genetic Mapping
• Molecular Diagnostics

The following courses use the Biotechnology Center:

• BIO3120 Molecular and Cell Biological Sciences Laboratory
• BIO3200 Genetics
• BIO3210 Immunology
• BIO4751 Advanced Molecular and Cell Biological Sciences

For more information about the Biotechnology Center, please contact Dr. Tom Canam