Animal Imaging
This facility conducts research using equipment capable of fluorescence and luminescence imaging independent of or concurrent with CT imaging.
UMASS AMHERST CORE FACILITIES
We work together with researchers toward a singular goal: advancing applied science and technology to address the world’s most pressing challenges. The UMass Amherst Core Facilities offer expertise and resources that create new opportunities, not only for scientific achievement, but also for establishing new models of collaboration.
This facility conducts research using equipment capable of fluorescence and luminescence imaging independent of or concurrent with CT imaging.
Provides transgenic, gene targeting, and other services to the research community
Provide analytical and high resolution scanning probed based microscopy, including Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) related techniques as well as force measurements.
Discovery-Based Research and Assay Development for Translational Applications
State-of-the-art facilities for fermentation and separation/purification of biomolecules.
Two cell culture facilities for both biological and bio-engineering approaches. Biosafety cabinets, incubators and general wet lab supplies.
Resources to facilitate basic and translational research in physiological, biomechanical, and behavioral mechanisms of human health and performance.
Transmission (TEM) and Scanning (SEM) Electron Microscopes as well as related sample preparation equipment..
Enables researchers to image structures ranging from single molecules to whole model organisms and performs microscope-based high-throughput screens.
Provides solutions for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and advances instrumentation for DNA, RNA analysis. Facility is equipped with instruments including Illumina NextSeq 500 and MiSeq.
Histological services such as processing and paraffin embedding tissues, sectioning fixed or frozen tissues and immunohistochemical analysis. HistoSpring Tissue Registry provides access to tissue/cells from human breast and ovarian patients.
Whole-body non-invasive imaging and spectroscopy technologies for academic and industry-based research.
Utilizing the ‘gold standard’ SARS-C0V-2 assay – involving RNA extraction/qPCR, to ensure the lowest possible false positive/false negative results.
Nine different Nikon microscopes available that enable a full range of light microscopy methods and applications. Expert support offered for acquisition and analysis of data.
Develops algorithms and processes for large scale wearable sensor networks to support the development of novel hardware.
Elucidates structure, conformation, dynamics and interactions between the molecules
Isolates and concentrates bioactives, thermally treats them by ultrahigh pasteurization and agitating retort, produces emulsion systems by homogenization, and encapsulates by freeze or spray drying.
Equipped with EEG systems for recording sleep physiology (sleep staging). A central control room will allow for on-line observation and monitoring of sleep in populations from infants to the elderly.
The Small Molecule Screening Facility assists researchers in developing high-throughput (HT) screening assays, performs HT screens of chemical libraries to identify new small molecules that can be used to probe biological processes of interest.