The Discovery Center is a dynamic classroom and laboratory facility for students in the School of Health with a particular focus on the activity of faculty within the Department of Human Science.

The center was created through the generosity of the former School of Nursing & Health Studies’ Parents Council. It houses faculty research, hands-on student learning, and faculty-student collaboration around scientific investigation.

Features

Located on the third floor of the Medical/Dental Building on the Medical Center campus (accessible at 3900 Reservoir Road NW), the Discovery Center covers 3,000 square feet and includes a teaching laboratory, a research laboratory, a cell culture room, and a Zeiss Axiovert 200 microscope.

The facility is equipped with modern laboratory teaching tables and equipment for the undergraduate study of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, biochemistry and genetics, including tissue dissection, microscopic study of cells and tissues, culture and identification of bacteria and other microorganisms, and separation and identification of proteins and nucleic acids.

Adjacent to the teaching laboratory is a preparation and instrumentation room that serves both the teaching laboratory and the interconnected research laboratory, which houses a separate cell culture room.

The research areas are outfitted with state-of-the-art shared core instrumentation that includes centrifuges, cell incubators, microscopes, DNA amplifying, electronic cell counting and electrophoresis equipment for Department of Human Science faculty to conduct research independently and with students.