Research Facilities
The Clemson University Department of Genetics and Biochemistry has dedicated its resources to providing cutting-edge facilities equipped with all the conventional instrumentation required for modern genetic and biochemical analysis. As a student, you will enjoy access to several top-flight labs and facilities on campus, including:
- The Life Sciences Facility, a 100,000-square-foot facility comprised of three floors of state-of-the-art research space, consisting of 25 “wall-less” laboratories. The facility opened in 2013 and represents a University investment of $50 million.
- Palmetto Cluster Supercomputer.
- Clemson University Genomics and Bioinformatics Facility.
- Clemson Light Imaging Facility.
- Multiuser Analytical Lab and Metabolomics Core.
- A $7 million greenhouse complex suitable for use with transgenic plants.
- A small-animal care facility with surgical capabilities.
Faculty are also members of the Clemson Center for Human Genetics and Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center, both of which have outstanding infrastructure for research in the areas of human pathogens and human genetics.
Facilities and Capabilities
Expand the accordions, below, to learn more about the capabilities of key facilities used by the Clemson University Department of Genetics and Biochemistry.
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Biosystems Research Complex
The Clemson University Biosystems Research Complex is a programmatically focused research facility that includes three components: the laboratory, headhouse and greenhouses. The Clemson University Biosystems Complex is a portal to South Carolina's future.
The focus is science put to use, fostering research programs that accelerate the discovery and application of economically significant new technologies in agriculture, the environment and human health. It is in place to help fulfill the University’s land-grant mission and the Clemson commitment to engagement with the people and the society it serves. The goals are collaborative research that extends humankind's knowledge; education that prepares our young to make substantial contributions to society; and outreach that transfers research to improve the health, wealth and safety of South Carolinians, Americans and the peoples of the world. -
Center for Human Genetics
The Clemson University Center for Human Genetics is housed in Self Regional Hall, a state-of-the-art research and educational facility located in Greenwood, South Carolina. Research in the center focuses on genomic, computational and comparative genetic approaches to gain insights in genetic and environmental risk factors for human diseases.
The Center for Human Genetics promotes a collaborative interdisciplinary environment that involves faculty in Self Regional Hall and affiliated center members from the Department of Biological Sciences, the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry and the school for Mathematics and Statistics on the main Clemson University campus. The center is under the leadership of Director Trudy F.C. Mackay, Self Family Endowed Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry. Mackay is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on the genetics of complex traits.
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CUGBF
The Clemson University Genomics and Bioinformatics Facility helps investigators use the latest genomics technologies in their research. The heart of the facility is Illumina’s NextSeq 550 NGS platform, which offers high throughput sequencing used in many applications such as whole-genome, transcriptome and targeted resequencing. The CUGBF offers services to support the use of the NextSeq 550 from experimental design through bioinformatic deliverables. In addition to offering a full-service genomics lab and bioinformatics team, the facility’s team pride itself in offering training to students to work alongside staff members to learn genomic and bioinformatic techniques. Outside of the lab, the facility offers training and informational workshops to Clemson’s diverse scientific community.
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Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center
EPIC — the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center — was founded in 2013 as an interdisciplinary research cooperative at Clemson. EPIC stands at the forefront of biomedical research on eukaryotic pathogens, which are at the root of some of the most devastating and intractable diseases of humans, including malaria, amoebic dysentery, sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and fungal meningitis. Many eukaryotic pathogens are also classified as bioterrorism agents and/or neglected tropical diseases. The center comprises a range of labs, each of which has its own focus, from genetics and biochemistry to biological science and physics.
Self Regional Hall
Unraveling the Secrets of Human Illness
The Clemson University Center for Human Genetics is housed in Self Regional Hall, a state-of-the-art research and educational facility located in Greenwood, South Carolina on the campus of the Greenwood Genetic Center. Research focuses on genomic, computational and comparative genetic approaches to gain insights in genetic and environmental risk factors for human diseases. The facility promotes a collaborative interactive environment with open office space for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research staff.
CHG Website