Facilities

Biology Technology Facility

University of York

Light Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Cytometry, Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Protein Production, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Fermentation, Analytical Ultracentrifugation, Surface Plasmon Resonance, Transcriptomics / Imaging, Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Metabolomics, Proteomics, Protein Production, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Molecular interactions, Biophysics, Biochemistry

Imaging and Cytometry Laboratory

University of York

Light Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Cell Sorting, Slide Scanning, Advanced Imaging, Cryo-EM / Imaging, Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Cell Sorting, Biological, Plant, Bacteria, Immunology, Cancer, Cell biology

Electron Microscopy Core Facility

The University of Manchester

Transmission EM, Scanning Transmission EM, Electron tomography, Scanning EM (FEG), Serial Block Face SEM, Cryo-TEM, Cryo-ET / Ultrathin sectioning, Cryosectioning, Immunolabelling, Plunge Freezing, High Pressure Freezing, Critical Point Drying, Correlative Light & EM

Genomic Technologies Core Facility

The University of Manchester

Molecular barcoding; Digital transcriptomics; High-throughput qPCR; qRT-PCR; Muliplexed expression profiling; / Genomics; Transcriptomics; Expression analyses; NGS validation;

Flow Cytometry Facility

The University of Manchester

Flow cytometry, CyTOF, Image Stream, imaging cytometry, conjugation, fluorescence, cell analysis / Cellular analysis, immunology, immunophgenotyping, imaging, cell biology

Bio-Imaging Facility

University of Leeds

Fluorescent Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, Super–resolution Microscopy / Imaging, Bio-imaging, Live-cell imaging, Super-resolution imaging, Image analysis.

Leeds Genomics Facility

University of Leeds

MiSeq, NextSeq 2000, MinION, GridION / Illumina short-read sequencing, Exome, Whole genome, RNAseq, ChIP-Seq, long-read nanopore sequencing

Electron Microscopy Facility

University of Sheffield

Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, cryo-electron microscopy, electron cryo-tomography / Imaging, vitrification, sample screening, image analysis, molecular structure, biomolecular structure, drug design

Wolfson Light Microscopy Facility

University of Sheffield

Confocal microscopy (point scanning and spinning disk); widefield microscopy; deconvolution microscopy; super-resolution microscopy; structured illumination microscopy; localisation microscopy; lightsheet microscopy; image analysis / Biological imaging (live and fixed cell), soft matter chemistry imaging

NMR Facility

University of Sheffield

NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance, spectroscopy / Chemical properties, structure elucidation, kinetics, heteronuclei, variable temperature, 2D, diffusion of small-to-medium sized molecules, routine solid state.

Advanced Additive Manufacturing Centre

University of Sheffield

controlled crystallisation, polymer printing, alloy powders, structural control / tissue engineering, microtrusses, biomedical structures

Centre for Cement and Concrete

University of Sheffield

tension, compression, performance and design / cement chemistry, aggregate science, nuclear reactor design, finite element analysis.

Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience

University of Sheffield

tissue culture, live cellular imaging, gene expression / translational neuroscience, motor neuron disease(MND), neurodegenerative disorders

Dental Translational and Clinical Research Unit

University of Leeds

Translational Clinical Research, Intraoral photography, Digital dental technology, Intraoral diagnostic, High specification dental chairs, Oral cameras, Controlled lighting for colour matching and whitening, Operating microscopes / Randomised clinical trials, Diagnostics, Biomaterials, Medical Devices, Biomineralisation, Oral biology/ oral microbiomes / oral biofilms, Oral immunology, Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology, Paediatric Dentistry, Dental Public Health, Clinical Imaging

Driving Simulator

University of Leeds

Driving simulator, driver performance measurement, eye tracking, virtual reality, 3D transport infrastructure models, vehicle models, vehicle automation models / Driver behaviour, vehicle design, roadway design, human factors experiments

Institute of Process Research and Development

University of Leeds

Hydrogenation, kilo lab, calorimetry, multiphasic continuous flow reactors, GCMS, FTIR, Chemspeed / Process chemistry, process engineering, process development, batch scale-up, continuous flow, process optimisation, process analytics, manufacturing research

Leeds Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy Centre

University of Leeds

SEM, FIBSEM, TEM, EDX, STEM, EELS, Microprobe WDS, EBSD and CL. / Nanomaterials, Metallurgy, Ceramics/minerals, Biomaterials, Composite materials, Powders, Interfaces/surfaces.

BioImaging Unit

Newcastle University

Light Microscopy, Confocal microscopy, Super-resolution microscopy, Widefield fluorescence microscopy, TIRF, Live cell imaging, STED, Light-sheet microscopy, High-content-imaging, Image analysis / Image acquisition, Image analysis, Experimental design, Super-resolution imaging

Electron Microscopy Research Services

Newcastle University

Transmission EM, scanning EM, serial block face SEM, EDS / ultrathin sectioning, imaging, image analysis, 3d reconstruction

Preclinical In Vivo Imaging

Newcastle University

Preclinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Proton (1H) imaging, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), Fluorescence imaging (FLI), Bioluminescence imaging (BLI), Computerised Tomography (CT) / In vivo Image acquisition, Ex vivo imaging, Data analysis, Designing in vivo imaging protocols

Newcastle University Flow Cytometry Core Facility

Newcastle University

Fluorescence-based Flow Cytometry, Mass Cytometry, Imaging Flow Cytometry, Cell Sorting, Seahorse Metabolomics Analysers, Sample processing and preparation / Fluorescence-based Flow Cytometry, Mass Cytometry, Imaging Flow Cytometry, Cell Sorting, Seahorse Metabolomics, Sample processing and preparation, Cytometry Data analysis

EPSRC National Facility for Innovative Robotic Systems

University of Leeds

Additive Manufacturing, Subtractive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, CNC Milling, CNC Turning, Fabrication, Laser Structuring / Advanced Manufacturing

Leeds University Nanotechnology Cleanroom

University of Leeds

ALD, PECVD, sputtering, evaporation; ICP-RIE, IBE, wet etching; FEG-SEM, AFM, surface profilometry; EBL, RTA, post-processing / Nanofabrication; microfabrication; surface characterisation; photolithography; imaging; deposition; etching; post-processing

Faculty of Science Mass Spectrometry Centre

University of Sheffield

Mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography, LC-MS/MS, intact protein analysis, gas chromatography, MALDI-MS, MALDI/DESI imaging, ion mobility, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) spectrometry, Isotope ratio analysis / Isotope ratio analysis, molecular weight determination, small molecule quantification/qualification, elemental analysis, proteomics, metabolomics