Collaborative Core Facilities

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Researchers at the University at Buffalo have access to state-of-the-art core and clinical facilities to support and advance health sciences research. These facilities are open to all investigators on any of the three UB campuses as well as our research neighbors on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

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Downtown Campus

Pathology and Anatomical Sciences Research Service Center

This center consists of a , with comprehensive and integrative services to solve the imaging and cytometry challenges presented by cutting-edge research, a  to process tissue for paraffin embedding, section paraffin blocks, and perform a wide variety of staining techniques, an  for very-high-resolution images of materials, polymers, and biological samples, and the  with training and consultation services for students, faculty, researchers, and clinicians for digital whole-slide imaging and multispectral microscopy.

Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility

The offers high-quality services with state-of-the-art instrumentation and expertise on massively parallel next-generation sequencing as well as single-cell, transcriptomics, microbiome, and expression analysis platforms. Comprehensive and cost-effective services are provided to UB’s scientific community, partner institutes, other SUNY schools, industrial clients, and collaborators. 

Clinical Research Center

A central hub for clinical research and other research involving human subjects is the Clinical Research Center, housed in the Clinical and Translational Research Center building  in the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

UB's Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is organized into cores, each providing a unique set of services, resources, and expertise to the Buffalo Translational Consortium community of clinical and translational researchers. 

Biorepository

The UB program facilitates the collection, processing, and storage of many types of biomaterials in a regulated and compliant environment. Four main operations ensure complete digital and physical chain of custody: collection, processing, storage, and distribution.

Translational Pharmacology Research Core

The Translational Pharmacology Research Core supports bioanalysis and drug development, particularly for antiviral therapies. 

Hauptman-Woodward Research Institute

scientists use structural biology to create 3D models of the molecules that build up our cells. The institute's facilities include the  with state-of-the-art instrumentation and a  with single-particle and microcrystal electron diffraction capabilities.

Office of Clinical Trial Development and Implementation

To facilitate clinical research studies, the Office of Clinical Trial Development and Implementation (OCTDI) was established as a hub interconnecting interdisciplinary clinical trial research collaborations among UB investigators and our regional and industry partners. The OCTDI provides statistical and data management support to ensure highest quality, integrity, and rigor of clinical studies. 

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center supports 20+ that are available to UB investigators to facilitate basic, clinical, and translational scientific research. A few of these are listed below.

South Campus

Optical Imaging and Analysis Facility

The facility provides a variety of optical equipment, including confocal and fluorescence microscopes, flow cytometers, gel imagers, microplate readers, and qPCR systems.

South Campus Instrument Center

The South Campus Instrument Center is a full-service facility for surface imaging and spectroscopy of a wide range of materials and products as well as product quality assurance testing, failure analysis, and forensic evaluations.

Collaborative Computational Facilities

The support quantitative pharmaceutical disciplines such as physical pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, and pharmacogenomics. Specialized software holdings aid in molecular computation and visualization. Basic skills training is offered in computation related to the practice of pharmacy. 

North Campus

BioDesign Core Facility

UB’s BioDesign Core Facility is an analytical characterization laboratory that provides mass spectrometry and other related services to UB researchers and the greater community with interests in biological transformations.

UB Services

Laboratory Animal Facilities

UB's Laboratory Animal Facilities (LAF) is a centralized service for animal care and use, providing administrative and veterinary services for the research community.

Sponsored Projects Services

Sponsored Projects Services (SPS) serves all of UB as the centralized organization for funding proposal submissions and award stewardship.

Regulatory Offices

All health sciences research conducted at UB must adhere to federal, state, and university guidelines and is overseen by the Office of Research Compliance (ORC). This office is responsible for adherence to policies and programs involving financial conflicts of interest, responsible conduct of research, intellectual and creative activity, and export controls. The office coordinates approvals with IRBs and IACUC entities to ensure appropriate training and compliance. Staff in the ORC also communicate with members of the Social and Behavioral Research Support Office, the Clinical Research Office, and LAF to best support UB researchers.