Core Facilities
The University of Arizona is home to a host of research resources called core facilities or cores—highly specialized testbed facilities available for use by faculty, students, and scientists in government and industry. The core facilities provides users with access not only to the latest instrumentation, but also to experienced staff with expertise in designing and conducting experiments and analyzing data.
Our core facilities are:
- Unique: Capabilities are not available elsewhere on campus and, in many cases, within the region
- Enabling: Open to a broad range of research, fostering a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration
- Accessible: In centralized locations to make them equally accessible to all users
- Sustainable: Generally recover their cost, or a portion of their cost, by charging user fees
Not sure where to start? Email your question to:
researchservices@email.arizona.edu
Translational Bioimaging Resource – High-Resolution Ultrasound Facility
HRUF provides small-animal ultrasound imaging with axial resolution down to 30 microns. With the VisualSonics Vevo 2100, as well as data management and analysis software, the system can be used for...
Translational Bioimaging Resource–MRI
The Magnetic Resonance Research Facility (MRRF) supports MRI research within the University community and for industry partners in pharmaceuticals, health care, veterinary care, and behavioral...
Genetics Core Facility (UAGC)
The Genetics Core offers access to resources and services to help investigators, educators, students and the biotech community conduct and promote research in the field of genomics. UAGC provides a...
Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (AzVDL)
Part of the College of Agriculture and Live Sciences, the Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (AzVDL) provides diagnostic assistance in animal health to veterinarians, animal owners, university...
Analytical Biophysics Core
The Analytical Biophysics Core facility helps peers and students in the design of experiments such that resulting data will be maximally beneficial, develops new methodologies that are either unique...
Cytometry Core Facility (Jointly with UACC)
The Cytometry Core Facility offers instrumentation to analyze and quantify the characteristics of cells and particles in suspension as they stream in single file past a laser beam.
Experimental Mouse Shared Resource (EMSR)
The Experimental Mouse Shared Resource (EMSR) offers a continuum of services, from initial consultation and in vivo experimental design, to GEM Production, through Mouse Experimentation and data...
Genetically Engineered Mouse Models (GEMM)
The Genetically Engineered Mouse Models Core (GEMM) provides a variety of mouse genetic engineering services. These services include vector design and construction, gene targeting and blastocyst...
University Animal Care (UAC)
University Animal Care (UAC) provides humane and appropriate animal care, ensuring that the highest standards are met so that each animal's well-being is attended to. This includes providing for...
Behavioral Measurement and Interventions Shared Resource
The Behavioral Measurement and Interventions Shared Resource provides support to researchers investigating human lifestyle behaviors such as diet, physical activity, anthropometrics measurement,...