Biology Facilities

The Biology Department maintains multiple facilities at the University of St. Thomas that serve as classroom and research sites for students. We have state-of-the-art equipment onsite that gives students practical experiences using the same instrumentation as practitioners in the field.

Our department prides itself on providing the tools students need in order to get the hands-on experiences necessary for a variety of careers. We oversee and maintain:

• Several pieces of state-of-the-art equipment, such as the flow cytometer, confocal microscope, extracellular flux analyzer and quantitative PCR instrumentation.
• Experimental Stewardship Garden where students conduct experiments improving urban agriculture practices while supplying healthy foods to the community.
• Two greenhouses and a medicinal garden serving a source of plants for teaching, research and a spot for quiet and solitude.
• The Pollinator Path allows students, faculty and staff at the university, as well as the public, to study pollinator activity and learn how to support declining pollinator populations.

Please feel free to contact us if you have additional questions about our facilities and equipment.