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Provides services, technical expertise, scanning and transmission electron microscopes and ancillary equipment for the characterization of nano-engineered materials, microelectronics, photonics, biomaterials, and others in life sciences, drug discovery, environmental and energy applications. Instruments include JEOL SEM, Zeiss Fib-SEM, TEM, Confocal Laser Scanning, LSCM, AFM, and Stereo microscopes. 

Transmission (TEM) and Scanning (SEM) Electron Microscopes as well as related sample preparation equipment. 

Scanning (SEM) and Field Emission (FESEM) Scanning Electron Microscopes and technical expertise for the characterization of nano-engineered materials, microelectronics, and others. 

Scanning & Transmission electron microscopes coupled with ancillary equipment required for key ultra- structural procedures from the tissue to the molecular level.

Offers a range of state-of-the-art analytical instruments for the characterization of optical, electronic, electrical, and electrochemical properties of materials as well as tools for solvent-based fabrication and characterization of such optoelectronic devices as solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and field-effect transistors in the inert atmosphere of glove boxes. 

Analytical instrumentation and sample processing featuring IRMS, GC-MS, ICP-MS, SEM, FTIR, UV-Vis, and ED-XRF. 

Dedicated space for design, prototyping, pilot manufacturing and testing of high-tech fabrics, flexible electronics and medical textiles. Available equipment includes roll-to-roll processing, 3D printing, multi-component fiber extrusion lines, textile assembly (knitting, weaving, braiding), and textile finishing including coating, printing, sewing and bonding. A wide range of mechanical, thermal, flammability, and durability testing equipment and services are also available. 

Provides the latest technologies in flow cytometry to the area research community. Fluorescence-based flow cytometric analysis and microscope-based high-throughput imaging instrumentation is available. Analysis equipment is accessible to trained users 24/7 and fluorescence assisted cell sorting is offered by appointment. Instrument training, experimental design, scientific consultation and sample processing are also offered. 

Rapid, cost-effective high throughput gene expression, complete miRNA and proteomic analyses by using gold standard RT-qPCR with the combination of custom Integrated Fluidic Circuit technology from Fluidigm. 

Provides next-generation DNA sequencing services, NGS library preparation, DNA and RNA quality assessment, DNA and RNA isolation, qPCR, single-cell sequencing on C1 single-cell auto prep system. 

Provides world-class measurement capability for frequencies into the Terahertz range. It will be used for high-frequency spectral analysis of materials and for testing high-speed communications technologies. 

Provide high throughput/rapid gene expression and complete miRNA profiling analysis by using gold standard qRT-PCR with the custom Integrated Fluidic Circuit technology from Fluidigm. 

Brain and whole-body structural and functional imaging and spectroscopy for academic and industry-based research. 

Immunodeficient mice that can be engrafted with human cells/tissues for analysis of function. 

iPAC provides image analysis tools and expertise for pre-clinical and clinical imaging studies of different types of diseases from different instruments. 

High-resolution 3D imaging of biological specimens using Zeiss LSM 880 confocal laser scanning microscope as well as upright and inverted fluorescence microscopes. 

High-quality pharmaceutical services and supports research activities for all clinical trials at UMMS. 

The Zeiss LSM 710 confocal microscope system can collect transmitted light images (bright field and DIC) as well as conventional and confocal fluorescence images. Four lasers are available covering the 405 nm to 633 nm range. 

Nikon Center of Excellence provides instruments that enable a broad range of light microscopy methods and applications. 

State-of-the-art, non-GMP, pilot scale, manufacturing facility for the R&D of biopharmaceutical products requiring a lyophilization process step. The LyoBay pilot-scale facility can assist researchers in bringing laboratory-scale materials to a highly optimized, non-GMP pilot-scale utilizing cutting-edge lyophilization equipment and technology (SP Scientific LyoConstellation S20) in a Class 100 cleanroom. 

Analytical mass spectrometry equipment, providing analytical services and expertise in mass spectrometry. 

The Environmental Analytical facility provides IRMS, GC-MS and ICP-MS. The Proteomics facility provides LC-MS as well as access to NMR, UV-Vis, FT-IR and AFM. 

State of the art proteomics, metabolomics & mass spectrometry imaging analyses. Analysis platforms include 4 Orbitraps (ESI), 2 QQQ (ESI), 1 Q-TOF (ESI, MALDI, DESI), 1 LTQ (ESI) and 1 TOF-TOF (MALDI) 

Titan Krios & Talos Arctica, Vitrobot, Gatan K3, cameras, Phase plate solution & tomography software 

Offers a wider range of instruments and technical expertise for the characterization of materials including optical profilometry, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and trace analysis using ICP-OES and ICP-MS (atomic mass spectrometry). Applications include nano-engineered materials, microelectronics, photonics, biomaterials, and others with applications in life sciences, drug discovery, environmental and energy research. 

Liquid and plate form custom media and laboratory buffers using standard or customer-modified recipes. 

Develops algorithms and processes for large-scale wearable sensor networks to support the development of novel hardware. 

DNA fragment analysis, Genotyping & SPR services. Host to the Oligonucleotide program providing discounted oligos. 

Histology services including routine histologic preparations, special stains, immunohistochemistry & frozen sections. 

Facilities, equipment, and training necessary to characterize behavior in wild-type and genetically modified mice.