Research Highlights

Enables researchers to obtain transmission electron microscope images of materials, polymers and biological samples; consults with investigators and assists with equipment operation.

Stem Cell Culture and Analysis Cores

10/7/20

These core facilities, part of the Western New York Stem Culture and Analysis Center, facilitate fundamental and translational stem cell research and development.

Histology Core

3/4/25

Performs all procedures related to tissue preservation and histological analysis, including training on cryostat use and other protocols.

Proteomics/Mass Spectrometry

12/19/24

Identifies proteins in cell or tissue extracts using several different liquid chromotography/mass spectrometry based approaches.

Health Sciences Collaborative Core Facilities

6/18/20

Health Sciences Instrument Shops

7/14/21

Fabricates custom equipment and repairs and modifies instruments to researchers’ needs.

shRNA Resource

6/11/25

Supports investigators interested in gene transfer using viral vector technologies.

Stem Cell Engraftment and In Vivo Analysis

3/22/20

Engrafts stem cells into mice and other model systems; quantifies cell engraftment, migration and differentiation, and analyzes the behavior consequences of neural engraftment.

Intro

3/22/20

Our school’s shared core instrumentation and transgenic animal facilities support research by UB faculty and investigators at our affiliated institutions.

CTSI Translational Imaging Center

6/18/20

Features state-of-the-art imaging equipment dedicated to clinical and translational research, including MRI, CT and PET/CT scanners.

Multispectral Imaging Suite

10/2/19

We provide training and consultation services for students, faculty, researchers and clinicians whose work involves digital whole slide imaging (WSI) and multispectral microscopy for research, teaching or clinical interests.

Comparative Medicine-Laboratory Animal Facilities (CM-LAF)

6/11/25

The Comparative Medicine Laboratory Animal Facilities (CM-LAF) is a centralized service organization responsible for the animal care and use program campus-wide.

Confocal Microscope and Flow Cytometry Facility

3/4/25

The Confocal Microscope and Flow Cytometry Facility (CMFCF) is a Dept. Pathology and Anatomical Sciences (PAS) service center serving the researchers in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences as well as the scientists located on the South and North Campus’s at the University at Buffalo. We are part of the Health Sciences Collaborative Core Facilities and work closely with other PAS cores as well as the core facilities in the School of Dental Medicine to provide comprehensive and integrative services to solve the imaging and cytometry challenges presented by cutting-edge research programs. The imaging and cytometry instrumentation installed in the site are the latest, state of art flow cytometers and optical microscopes.

Institute for Healthcare Informatics

6/10/25

A secure computing center — compliant with the security standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) — that stores, aggregates and innovatively analyzes healthcare data.

Stem Cell Sequencing/Epigenomics Analysis

3/22/20

Characterizes and identifies epigenetic and transcription signatures of stem cells and their derived progeny using Next-Gen sequencing.

Protein Expression and Crystallization

6/22/20

Offers instrumentation and the technical expertise required to express and purify milligram quantities of soluble and membrane proteins for biophysical and structural characterization.

Biochemistry Stockroom

7/11/25

Supplies the school and affiliated research programs with biochemical reagents.

Toxicology Research Center

6/18/20

Analyzes xenobiotics and other metabolites, and supports OSHA-sponsored educational activities.

Clinical Research Center

11/24/20

Features state-of-the-art imaging equipment dedicated to clinical and translational research, including MRI, CT and PET/CT scanners.

Next-Generation Sequencing and Expression

3/22/20

Offers high-throughput, next-generation sequencing and gene-expression analysis services, including 3’-expression, miRNA, exon and gene arrays.

University Libraries

8/25/21

Our library system offers access to databases including Medline, AccessMedicine and MDConsult, and hosts multimedia resources from instructional videos to archival monographs.