The Frazier-Jelke Science center is home to the Department of Biology. This 37,000 square foot, underground facility contains nine teaching laboratories, a mammal room, an aquarium room, an herbarium, a cell culture laboratory, a modern imaging center, two darkrooms, three laboratory preparation rooms, constant temperature facilities, an electron microscope facility with a transmission electron microscope and scanning electron microscope, the Biology Library, student computer labs, faculty offices, and laboratory space. A grant from the National Science Foundation has made possible the addition of computer technology to the neuroscience and animal physiology laboratories. Rhodes biology majors have full access to all equipment and facilities. With a dozen general hospitals, including two of the nation's largest, and specialty hospitals for children, research, rehabilitation and psychiatric illnesses, Memphis provides a wealth of medical facilities to serve as learning environments for Rhodes biology majors.
Students have tremendous opportunities to have hands-on experience while earning internship credit.
Students interested in medicine have typically held internship positions in hospital emergency rooms, cardiology units, geriatric facilities, LeBonheur Children's Hospital and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Memphis Zoo and the Lichterman Nature Center are just a few of the opportunities for students interested in animal and plant research. Recent graduates have held such positions as Research Assistant and Research Cryotechnologist at University of Tennessee, Lab Technician at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Environmental Manager of Lehman Robert Company, Physical Therapy Technician at Campbell Clinic and Operating Room Technician at Brookwood Hospital. Graduates have pursued many other health related postgraduate degrees in the fields of research, dentistry, physical therapy, pharmacology and nursing. Institutions attended for these fields of study include Washington University, University of South Alabama, Oklahoma State University, Miami University and William and Mary.