Molecular Sciences Research Center
Core Facilities Overview
The MSRC’s Core Facilities provide an integrated platform of advanced instruments spanning mass spectrometry, NMR, crystallography, spectroscopy, surface and porosity analysis, microscopy, and imaging. Complemented by genomics, cellular analysis, equipped cell culture facilities and sample processing infrastructure. These cores and facilities enable seamless research workflows from molecular characterization to biological studies. Together, they drive innovation across materials, environmental science, and biomedical applications, positioning the MSRC as a hub for multidisciplinary research and collaboration.
Non-Academic Users: Researchers not affiliated with an academic institution, including those from for-profit and non-profit organizations, and can be subcategorized into:
- Non-Academic Internal Users: Researchers from resident companies that are active MSRC investigators, including all their scientific staff.
- Non-Academic External Users: Researchers from companies that are not active MSRC investigators. Analyses will be conducted by MSRC staff.
Core Facilities:
- Biotechnology Core-Advancing life sciences with integrated platforms for genomics, cell analysis, culture, and in-vivo imaging.
- NanoSurface Science Core (NSSC)–Unveiling surface properties and nanoscale structures through cutting-edge microscopy and materials characterization.
- MoSS Core (Molecular Spectroscopy and Separations)–Delivering comprehensive chemical analysis through chromatography, mass spectrometry, and molecular spectroscopy.
- Crystallography and Composition Core-Defining crystal structures and elemental composition with precision X-ray and elemental analysis tools.
- Structure & Dynamics Core (SDC)–Exploring molecular architecture, motion, and interactions using advanced resonance and calorimetry.
- Additional Facilities- Provides infrastructure for preparing, purifying, and preserving samples.
- Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology Facility (NIEF)-Core research facility for confocal and multiphoton microscopy and electrophysiology applications.
- Sequencing Genomics Facility (SGF)–Next-Generation Sequencing Facility that offers illumina’s sequencing technology.