At the Analytical & Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility (ABMS), we have state-of-the-art equipment and unparalleled expertise for the analysis of a variety of biological and small molecules.…
The University of Arizona is home to a comprehensive suite of core facilities—the beating heart of cutting-edge research. Core facilities are state-of-the-art research hubs equipped with advanced instrumentation, expert personnel, and highly specialized services.
Providing access to essential tools and expertise across a diverse range of disciplines, core facilities are an invaluable resource for researchers across academia, government, and industry.
Our core facilities offer access to unique capabilities not available elsewhere on campus or even, in many cases, within the region. From advanced imaging and spectroscopy to high-throughput sequencing and computational resources, our facilities offer the support you need to realize the full potential of your research.
Whether you require technical assistance, experimental design guidance, or data analysis expertise, we’re here to support your project from inception to publication.
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Core Facilities
The Analytical Chemistry Shared Resource (ACSR) provides Cancer Center investigators with centralized resources and expertise in performing analytical chemistry assays and pharmacokinetic and…
BIOASSAY DEVELOPMENT/MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES: Our team of biologists have expertise in performing molecular laboratory services that comprise bioassay chemistries development and validation but also…
The University of Arizona AMS Laboratory offers a wide range of dating services. This includes Radiocarbon dating, Beryllium dating, Iodine analysis and Biobased testing.
Arizona 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. AZGC provides…
Founded in 2002, the Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI) has been instrumental in genomic research, initially creating a BAC library and assembling the BAC-based physical map of the rice genome, and…
The Arizona Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants is located at the University of Arizona to assist faculty, student and staff researchers working in the field of water sustainability to detect,…
The Arizona LaserChron Center is an NSF Community Facility that is designed to address problems in Earth Science through the generation of U-Th-Pb geochronologic data and complementary geochemical…
The Arizona Noble Gas Laboratory studies noble gases in a diversity of geological samples as rock, mineral, and water samples, for geochronologic and geochemical studies in Earth, planetary, and…
The Arizona Radiogenic Helium Dating Laboratory works with a wide range of geomorphologists and tectonicists to address problems related to uplift, erosion, faulting, and other orogenic issues.
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…
The Behavioral Measurement and Interventions Shared Resource provides support to researchers investigating human lifestyle behaviors such as diet, physical activity, anthropometrics measurement,…
The Biological Irradiator and Imager Shared Equipment resource provides access to x-ray irradiation and x-ray and luminescence imaging on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus near 7th Street and Van Buren…
The Biomedical Device Prototyping Service (BDPS) located in the Keating Building is a service provided for U of A researchers to assist in the development of new novel devices, modification to…
The Biomedical Imaging Core offers leading edge multiphoton and confocal microscopy for biomedical imaging and data collection. Conveniently located on the downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus at the…
The Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Shared Resource provides support in the following areas: analysis of genomic, genetic, proteomics, and other types of molecular data sets of cancer cells and…
Biostatistics applies statistical reasoning and methods to biomedical and public health research. Our support is vital at every stage of a research project, from study design to publication. We are…
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Electronics Shop (ChIEF) troubleshoots, repairs, designs and builds a wide variety of electronic equipment and scientific instrumentation.
The Clinical and Translational Science Center provides a wide range of services for clinical studies, including exam and infusion rooms, PK monitoring, study coordination, study design, etc.
The Comparative Pathology Core Laboratory (CPCL) provides the following expert services: Histology Services, Pathology Services, Immunohistochemistry, Whole Slide Scanning, and Consultation with a…
We supply cryogenic liquids, gases, and dry ice across campus and outside the University. With our knowledgeable and experienced team, this facility is the designated provider for all such products…
CyVerse provides a national cyber infrastructure for life science research as well as training scientists in using such high performance computing resources. Formerly the iPlant Collaborative,…
The Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Facility performs various kinds of EPR experiments, provides an interpretation of the spectroscopic results in terms of chemical, geometrical and electronic…
The Environmental Isotope Laboratory provides radiocarbon dating, measurement of natural levels of tritium in water, stable isotope analyses of water, carbonates, brines, sulfide and sulfate minerals.
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…
The Experimental Radiation Service provides investigators with access to a high dose rate ionizing radiation source dedicated to research. This service is part of the UACC's Experimental Mouse Shared…
The Flow Cytometry Core provides expertise, training/education, personnel and instrumentation, to assist users in multi-parametric flow cytometry, and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) for…
We offer flow cytometry and cell sorting instrumentation and expertise, as well as immune profiling of clinical samples. These combined cores support academic research all the way from basic science…
The Functional Genomics Core’s mission is to provide researchers at the University of Arizona with the capacity to run high-throughput compound/drug, RNAi, and deletion library based screens for the…
The glassblowing facility is a full-service shop primarily engaged in the design and fabrication of specialized scientific glassware as well as repairs and modifications of existing glassware.
The High Performance/High Throughput (HPC/HTC) Computing systems provides research resources for testing and running large codes, parallel-processing codes, visualization and scientific applications.
The core facility is a full service lab providing access to advanced expertise in Biological Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) related research, from consultation to imaging service and training…
We provide access, training, and ongoing support for users of a wide range of optical (light) microscopes. From stereo and widefield microscopes to more advanced techniques like confocal, multiphoton…
The Kuiper Materials Imaging & Characterization Facility provides access to cutting-edge instrumentation for electron microscopy – the backbone of nanotechnology – and Raman spectroscopy.…
The Laboratory for Electron Spectroscopy and Surface Analysis (LESSA) provides surface chemical composition and valence band structure of ultrahigh vacuum compatible samples.
The Chemistry and Biochemistry Machine Shop is a full-service precision machine shop specializing in the design and construction of custom mechanical equipment for scientific research and teaching.…
We provide prototype machining, designing, fabrication, welding, consultation, instructional support, and community outreach programs. The MWC introduces innovative applications to research and…
Offering fluorescence deconvolution microscopy, which is particularly well suited for thinner samples that may be too dim to image on a confocal microscope.
The Bio5 Media Facility provides microbiological media, plant tissue culture media, buffers, custom mammalian cell culture media, and other formulations tailored to researchers’ specific research…
The Microscopy Shared Resource (MSR) is located at the UA Cancer Center, servicing the immediate needs and future demands of biomedical and translational researchers. The MSR provides several…
The vision of the Molecular Discovery Core (MDC) is to build a highly collaborative and state-of-the-art facility at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus to accelerate early-stage drug discovery in the…
The Molecular Structures Core (MSC) enables researchers to determine the structures and dynamics, or motions, of large biomolecules such as proteins and DNA to understand how they interact with each…
The Micro/Nano Fabrication Center, or MNFC, offers industrial space and facilities, device processing, and characterization equipment to researchers from academia, federal agencies, and the private…
The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facility provides high-resolution analysis of organic compounds, peptides, oligonucleotides, small biopolymers, and small proteins to elucidate the structure and…
This core facility serves all University investigators, as well as researchers from other academic institutions and industries with an interest in microbiome analysis. It provides the research…
The Arizona Statistics Consulting Laboratory (Stat Lab) provides statistical expertise, personnel and computing resources to facilitate study design and conduct, data acquisition protocols, data…
This Laboratory is equipped with CAMECA SX100 Ultra and CAMECA SX50 electron probe microanalyzers (EPMA) that perform rapid, non-destructive chemical analysis of solid samples.
The Tissue Acquisition and Cellular/Molecular Analysis Shared Resource provides expertise in histological and immunopathological techniques and expert pathological analysis of both human and research…
TBIR serves as a university-wide resource for pre-clinical biomedical imaging. The resource has the capability to image small biological constructs, small and large animals, and humans. For imaging…
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 the…
The objective of the University of Arizona Phenotyping Core (UAPC) is to provide resources to investigate phenotypes of genetically altered mice and small animal models of disease. The UAPC offers…
The University of Arizona Viral Production Core facility offers services for the generation of high-titer AAV, Adenoviral and Lentiviral particles. We provide a full cloning service for the…
Visualization Consulting is a service that allows researchers to create graphical representations of their data. These computer-generated images and animations allow researchers to visually analyze…
The Keck Center for Nano-Scale Imaging provides optical, scanning electron and atomic force imaging services as well as sensitive absorbance and infrared spectroscopy analysis.
The X-ray diffraction facility provides analysis of single-crystal and powder samples to determine the molecular structure in the solid-state.