U.A. Whitaker Building

The $23 million U.A. Whitaker Building is home to the Coulter Department on the Georgia Tech campus. The 99,822-square-foot facility anchors the biotechnology corridor at Georgia Tech and provides administrative offices, classrooms and laboratories for the department.

U.A. Whitaker Building is located at 313 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332.

Facility Highlights:

2FS fluorescence microscope with quadnocular head and the highest light-gathering capability of any 20x microscope lens

Unique continuous flow system that uses a parallel plate flow chamber to mimic venous, arterial or disturbed flow effects on human cells for up to 72 hours

Postural perturbation device, EMG system, and 8-camera motion capture system

Coulter counter, flow cytometer, bioanalyzer, biolevitator, large “reach-in" incubator, real-time PCR.

PCR DNA amplifier

Lab/research space, 22,474 sq. ft.

Instructional facilities, 13,062 sq. ft.

Office space, 17,669 sq. ft.

General use space, 9,600 sq. ft.

828 W. Peachtree, Lab/research 1,271 sq. ft.

828 W. Peachtree, Office space, 388 sq. ft.

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