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Combustion Research Facility in Livermore, California
Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville, California
Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sandia’s bioscience facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art research tools and instruments.
The Chemical and Radiation Detection Laboratory (CRDL), a key facility at the Livermore, California, site, is designed for biochemistry, bioanalytical, microbiology, and molecular-biology research. The CRDL provides laboratory space for conducting extensive research and development, including investigations in microfluidics, microstructures, sensors and detectors, and biological chemistry. Cell culture, manipulation, and interrogation activities are performed in CRDL rooms that have been certified and registered as Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2).
California site employees can also use equipment at Sandia’s Combustion Research Facility, the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) premier center for combustion science and technology. In addition, Sandia bioscience staff in California have the opportunity to work at the Joint BioEnergy Institute, a DOE Bioenergy Research Center that has brought together six institutional partners, including Sandia, to develop next-generation biofuels at a laboratory facility in Emeryville, California.
A key biosciences facility at the Albuquerque, New Mexico, site is the Integrated Materials Research Laboratory, a BSL-2 certified and registered laboratory. In addition, bioscience personnel in New Mexico can take advantage of the laboratory equipment and resources available at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, a DOE Nanoscale Science Research Center, and at the Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications facility. These facilities provide substantial capabilities for developing and applying micro- and nanosystem platforms, as well as high-end computing and modeling and simulation capabilities for systems biology investigations.
