Facilities

ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ Medical Center (URMC)

have equipment for (or available through) the following:

  • Confocal and conventional microscopy
  • Electron microscopy
  • Flow cytometry
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Mouse genome editing
  • Multiphoton research core

The labs also include pathway discovery resources, the , and several such as a nanosight.

Structural Biology and Biophysics Facility

has several instruments and techniques that can be used by University researchers, including:

  • Circular dichroism
  • Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) DynaPro Plate Reader II
  • Surface plasmon resonance (SPR)
  • Isothermal titration calorimeter

Chemistry Core Facilities

The Department of Chemistry has several research instruments and techniques that are available to University researchers including mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and other specialized or customized equipment.

For more information, see .

Nano Facilities 

, a state-of-the-art nanofabrication center, has several open to researchers at the University, including a clean fabrication room and a metrology area. URNano also has a wide array of instruments available, including:

  • Surface profiler
  • Etcher
  • Aligners
  • Sputtering tools
  • Thermal processor
  • Atomic layer deposition
  • CVD/plasma oven
  • Lithography
  • Spin coater
  • (SEM/FIB)
  • TEM-FEI
  • Critical point dryer
  • Zetasizer

Fabrication

Rettner Hall on the River Campus houses several , including a SawsTop table and capabilities. For more fabrication resources, see the .

Optical Manufacturing and Metrology Facilities

A variety of optical manufacturing and metrology equipment is available on our campuses and through access to nearby companies, including a(n):

  • X-ray diffractometer
  • Nanoindenter
  • CNC fabrication
  • Interferometers

See the for more information.

Computational Resources

Computing resources available on our campuses include the:

  • : Facilitates access to high-performance computational resources for biomedical research
  • : Provides researchers across the University with hardware, software, training, and support necessary to use computational and data analytics technology
  • : An interactive, tiled-display wall that renders massive data sets in real time, giving faculty researchers the ability to visualize and analyze complex data instantaneously and collaboratively with colleagues and students