The Life Sciences Learning Center (LSLC), located at the University of Rochester Medical Center, is a unique hands-on science inquiry center for students in grades 6-12 from throughout the greater Rochester area.  LSLC programs use hands-on and inquiry-based learning methods designed to boost science literacy and increase student enthusiasm towards learning science.  The LSLC facility includes two teaching laboratories and is able to accommodate up to 48 students.  The LSLC is part of the University of Rochester's Center for Science Education and Outreach.

LSLC programs include school-day field trips, summer and school vacation science camps, and workshops for science teachers.  The LSLC also brings science out to the community through programs run at the Rochester Museum and Science Center.  Over 2,000 students and science teachers have attended LSLC programs since 2001. LSLC professional development programs and partnerships with science educators have brought our educational materials to teachers and their students throughout New York State and beyond. 

The LSLC currently receives support from the following donors:

• A Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health
  (grant # R25 RR023285)
• The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
• Laboratory Products Sales, Inc.
• The National Human Genome Research Institute (grant # R25 HG002756)
• The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (grant # P30 ESO1247)
• The Waksman Foundation for Microbiology