Laboratory Facilities

The Buffalo Translational Consortium offers access to an outstanding range of core laboratory facilities. They are housed in various BTC institutions and are available to researchers regardless of their institutional affiliation.

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Core Facilities

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

These facilities not only house state-of-the-art equipment but in many cases also provide data analysis, training and grant writing consultation.

Biochemistry Stockroom
11/16/23
Supplies the school and affiliated research programs with biochemical reagents.
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.
Confocal Microscope and Flow Cytometry Facility
11/7/23
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 new Jacobs School of Medicine site are the latest, state of art flow cytometers and optical microscopes.
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.
Electron Microscopy Core Lab
6/18/20
Enables researchers to obtain transmission electron microscope images of materials, polymers and biological samples; consults with investigators and assists with equipment operation.
Health Sciences Instrument Shops
7/14/21
Fabricates custom equipment and repairs and modifies instruments to researchers’ needs.
Histology Core
8/16/23
Performs all procedures related to tissue preservation and histological analysis, including training on cryostat use and other protocols.
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Generation
6/18/20
Helps investigators generate induced pluripotent stem cells from human skin fibroblasts using lentiviral vectors.
Institute for Health Informatics
3/25/24
Equips researchers with a HIPAA-compliant computing environment, healthcare datasets and analytic and security consulting.
Molecular Interactions
3/22/20
Offers powerful, analytical instrumentation used to study macromolecular interactions.
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.
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.
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.
Proteomics/Mass Spectrometry
6/18/20
Identifies proteins in cell or tissue extracts using several different liquid chromotography/mass spectrometry based approaches.
Stem Cell Culture, Banking and Training
3/22/20
Maintains and banks stem cells, and provides stem cells and training to interested researchers.
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.
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.
Toxicology Research Center
6/18/20
Analyzes xenobiotics and other metabolites, and supports OSHA-sponsored educational activities.

Science and Engineering Shared Facilities

Materials Characterization Labs

Materials characterization labs offer equipment for liquid, powder, surface and bulk materials characterization, as well as expert analytical services for product quality assurance, failure analysis and forensic evaluations.

Research Resources

UB Biorepository

The University at Buffalo biorepository program is designed to advance discovery and innovation in healthcare by providing a unique, centralized resource of high-quality, deeply annotated biospecimens to support present and future research studies, diagnostic development, and the creation of new therapeutics.

Vice President for Research and Economic Development Resources

Research Hub Services

Whether your investigations are global in nature or targeted locally, the Vice President for Research (VPR) offices and units are dedicated to supporting your research endeavors.

University Facilities

Environment, Health and Safety

The University at Buffalo is committed to promoting a safe and environmentally sound campus environment that is conducive to the highest level of education and research.