Core Facilities

Advanced laboratories and facilities are essential for the college's pioneering research programs. Explore the college's core facilities below. Click here for a full list of our research Centers & Institutes.

 

Core Facilities

Chemistry Facilities

Biomedical research facilities

There are a number of facilities that support cellular and molecular biology research and computational biology at The University of Texas at Austin. The facilities offer a full range of services in nucleic acid and protein sequencing, peptide synthesis, mass spectrometry, protein purification and analysis, DNA microarrays, x-ray chrystallography, and transgenic - knockout mice. These facilities include:

  • Biomedical Research Computing Facility
  • Biomedical Research Supplies Core
  • Bio Storeroom
  • Genome Sequencing and Analysis Facility
  • DNA & Genomics Facility
  • Microscopy & Imaging Facility
  • Proteomics Facility
  • Mouse Genetic Engineering Facility
  • UT Microarray Facility
  • Macromolecular Crystallography Facility

Imaging Research

The Imaging Research Center is home to a high-field (3 Tesla) MRIt, an image analysis computer suite, test rooms, fully outfitted electronics & machine shops, offices, and a conference/classroom area.

Nanotechnology Core Facilities

The Texas Materials Institute is the new home for what was previously the Center for Nano and Molecular Science and Technology. Facilities include scanning probe microscopy, nano device fabrication and testing, and electronic and vibrational spectroscopy.

  • Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility
  • Microelectronic Research Facility
  • X-ray Analysis Facility
  • Surface Analysis Facility
  • Electron and Scanning Probe Microscopy
  • Polymer Characterization Facility
  • Cryo-EM

Machine Shop

The Physics Machine Shop, located in RL Moore, designs and fabricates specialized research equipment and instruments for research labs across the College. The Physics Machine Shop also manages a Cryogenics Shop.