Analytical Core Facility
Specialized equipment for small-molecule analysis, including both liquid and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry instruments. Hosted in partnership between Michael Smith Labs and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems.
Applied Statistics and Data Science Group
Study design, analytic methodology, data wrangling, software development services.
Beaty Biodiversity Museum Collections Databases
Searchable herbarium, tetrapod, entomological and fish collections.
BioImaging Facility
Live cell and multi-photon imaging, advanced sample preparation for electron microscopy, TEM and SEM, cryoTEM, cryoSEM and TEM tomography.
Biological Services Laboratory
Large-scale analyses, material preparations and microbiological work.
Canadian Centre for the Culture of Microorganisms
Maintains living specimens of marine phytoplankton, freshwater microalgae and fungal isolates.
E-Flora BC
Electronic atlas of the plants of British Columbia.
Electron Microbeam and X-Ray Diffraction Facility
An integration of three laboratories comprising a field emission electron microprobe analyzer, a scanning electron microscope, and advanced X-ray powder diffractometres.
Greenhouses
Facilitates projects ranging from ecology and systematics to cell and developmental biology.
High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy
Offers research support and solution and solid-state data services.
Interfacial Analysis and Reactivity Lab
ToF-SIMS, XPS spectrometer, UV Raman microscope, profilometer and cryogenic sample preparation.
Mass Spectrometry and Microanalysis
Modern analytical instrumentation, providing most of the mass spectrometric techniques currently available.
Microbial Growth Media Service
Sterile microbial growth media room and services.
Multi-Scale Seeing-is-Believing Imaging Facility
Advanced microscopy services and equipment, including single-molecule, single-particle and single-cell microscopy. Quantitative analysis of biophysical properties, interaction kinetics and dynamics of individual molecules in native conditions.
Nanofabrication and Cleanroom
Electron beam and optical lithography, thin film coating methods, electronic device fabrication.
Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research
Geochemical analytical facility for the solid earth, ocean and environmental sciences.
Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility
Mass spectrometry-based services for proteomics and metabolomics, ranging from mass confirmations to large-scale quantitative proteomic screens, along with associated bioinformatics.
RNA and Formulation Core
An in vitro transcribed RNA biomanufacturing facility providing mRNA, saRNA, and circRNA manufacturing, purification, and analytical services.
Sequencing and Bioinformatics Consortium
High-throughput and Sanger sequencing, and genotyping services.
Sequencing Services at UBC Genomics Collaborative
High-capacity sequencing core facility equipped with NextSeq and NovaSeq X sequencing platforms and high-throughput liquid handlers, with services ranging from expert consultation to walk-up sequencing access.
X-Ray Crystallography
Structure solution, refinement, analysis, and graphics output for small molecules.
Usability and Observation Labs
Physical simulation, human measurement, interactive labs and more.