Core Scientific Facilities

Consultation, training, and analysis for whole genome sequencing, RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and more. Users are encouraged to consult both at the start of a project and after data collection.

Contact: Stephane Flibotte

High-throughput automation for liquid handling, plate reading, colony picking, sequencing preparation and other needs; along with access to metagenomics, chemical and shRNA libraries for screening.

Contact: Tom Pfeifer

Operating within the Centre for Disease Modeling (CDM), the UBC GnotoCore provides comprehensive services including breeding, maintenance, and shipping of germ-free or gnotobiotic animals, along with specialized experimental procedures.

Contact: Natalia A. Carranza G.

Access to state-of-the-art equipment for super resolution and confocal microscopy, high content imaging, live cell imaging, and analysis software. Expert training and support is provided on all instrumentation.

Contact: Guang Gao

Access to the CyTOF and Hyperion+ Imaging System for high-dimensional single-cell and tissue analysis. Users have access to training courses and expert guidance on application development.

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Access to high-end flow analyzers, and flow sorting services. Users have access to in-depth training courses and expert advice on application development.

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Provides a broad range of services, from targeted mass confirmations to large-scale quantitative proteomic, lipidomic or metabolomics studies; along with the associated experimental design, sample preparation and bioinformatics.

Contact:

• Proteomics: rogy@mail.ubc.ca
• Metabolomics: armando.alcazarmagana@ubc.ca

ASTRID supports research into the structural analysis of proteins and protein-protein interactions through a group of shared facilities and equipment. These include an NMR Spectroscopy Unit (Contact: Lawrence McIntosh); an X-ray Crystallography and Crystallization Robotics Unit (Contact: Natalie Strynadka), and a Bio-analytical Unit featuring Isothermal calorimeters (Contact: Filip van Petegem), Dynamic light scattering with plate reader, and Multiangle light scattering (Contact: Lindsay Eltis).