Biological sciences facilities | Research

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Biomedical Electron Microscopy Unit

State-of-the-art bioimaging facility supporting world-class research through high-resolution 2d and 3d imaging.

Cell sorting and Mass Cytometry

Offering analytical flow cytometers and cell sorting, flow and imaging mass cytometry, single cell secretomics and proteomics, as well as cytokine profiling.

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Centre for Cell Imaging

A world-class resource for imaging projects and member of the UK Node of Euro-BioImaging, listed in the Royal Microscopy Society national database.

Centre for Drug Safety Science (CDSS) Bioanalytical Facility

A multi-user facility, the CDSS Bioanalytical Facility has an excellent reputation in the field of proteomics, facilitating insights into health and disease.

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Centre for Genomic Research

Offering state-of-the-art, multi-platform sequencing technologies to enhance genomics research.

Centre for Metabolomics Research (CMR)

Employ state-of-the-art equipment and established robust standard operating procedures to understand systems at cellular, tissue and whole organism levels.

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Centre for Pre-Clinical Imaging

State-of-the-art technologies for multi-modality, non-invasive approaches to imaging on small, live animals (in vivo), or tissues and organs extracted from animals (ex vivo).

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Clinical Neurosciences Facility

Working at the intersection between clinical and academic neuroscience research, with subspeciality expertise in infection and neuroinflammation.

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Computational Biology Facility

Supporting data-driven biological and clinical research by offering tailor-made solutions across a wide range of bioinformatics, statistics and functional interpretation of data.

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Egg Facility

Offering a rapid and cost-effective method for scientific research that can also reduce or replace the use of mammalian models.

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GeneMill

Offering a modern range of capabilities for high-throughout, automated gene cloning, sequence diversity generation and phenotyping (“Design, Build, Test”).

High-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility

Solution- and solid-state technologies to determine the content and purity of a sample as well as its molecular structure, interactions and chemometrics of biological mixtures.

Histology Facility

Encompassing two well equipped laboratories that offer researchers the full histological process from preparing your samples through to scanning images.

Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC)

Offering the necessary infrastructure and expertise for human research, supported by experienced research radiographers to help gain the best quality data.

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Spatial Profiling Lab

Enabling insights through spatial transcriptomics and spatial proteomics technologies.

Tick Cell Biobank

Providing resources for UK and international in vitro research on ticks, other arthropods and vector-borne diseases.