As a forensic science student you will use state-of-the-art facilities in the Natural Sciences and Stillwell Buildings. Modern scientific equipment and instrumentation is available in each of the related programs for you to obtain hands-on experience in forensic techniques. The DNA Research Laboratories at WCU are cutting-edge and include dedicated DNA extraction and amplification spaces.
DNA Amplification Laboratory
Some of the instrumentation housed in the Forensic Science Laboratories includes:
- Applied Biosystems 3130 xl Capillary Electrophoresis DNA Sequencer
- Applied Biosystems 7000 Real-Time PCR System
- Applied Biosystems 7500 Real-Time PCR Systems
- Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer
- Roche GS Junior Next Generation DNA Sequencer
- Illumina Genome Analyzer IIe