Cores Instrumentation Page – UCLA CORES

Instrumentation

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Advanced Light Microscopy/ Spectroscopy [14]	Behavioral Testing Core [3]	Bio-NMR Core Technology Center [3]	BRI Electron Microscopy Core [3]	BRI Microscopic Techniques Core [4]
BSCRC Flow Cytometry Core [1]	BSCRC-MCDB Microscopy Core [1]	Cellular Bioenergetics Core [1]	CNSI Advanced Light MicroscopySpectroscopy [10]	Crump Institute
Crump Institute Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Technology Center [2]	Crump Institutes Preclinical Imaging Technology Center [2]	Electron Imaging Center for NanoMachines [19]	Human Performance Laboratory [6]	Immune Assessment Core [5]
ImmunoBioSpot and Cytometrics Core [3]	MIC Magnetic Resonance Facility [7]	MIC Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility [10]	MIC Materials Characterization Laboratory [17]	Mouse Physiology Core [6]
Nano and Pico Characterization Laboratory [18]	Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory [6]	Protein Expression Technology Center [10]	The Gene and Cell Therapy Core [1]	Translational Pathology Core Laboratory [2]
UCLA Clinical Microarray Core [3]	UCLA Flow Cytometry Core [4]	UCLA ICP-MS Facility [1]	X-ray Crystallography Condition Screening [3]	X-ray Crystallography Technology Center (Macromolecular) [3]
X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory (Small Molecule) [4]

Crump Institute [9]

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Instrument	Location	Contact	Notes
Focus 220 PET scanner [More information]	California NanoSystems Institute, Rm 2112	Jason Lee jasontlee@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2224	This is a an LSO-based PET scanner capable of imaging both mice and rats. It has up to 7.6cm axial field of view (FOV), 22cm bore diameter, 1.37mm FWHM, and 3.4% sensitivity at center FOV. Reconstruction algorithms include FBP, 3DRP, EM and MAP. Imaging chambers include heating and anesthesia.
Genisys 8 PET/CT	California NanoSystems Institute, Rm 2112	Jason Lee jasontlee@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2224	This is a combined PET/CT scanner for whole body mice and smaller rats (e.g. brain) imaging. The automated system provides CT-based attenuation correction, ML-EM reconstruction and images in standard DICOM format. Its high sensitivity allows accurate imaging down to 5 uCi. Imaging chambers include heating and anesthesia.
CrumpCAT microCT scanner [More information]	California NanoSystems Institute, Rm 2112	Jason Lee jasontlee@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2224	This is an in-house built microCT by Dr. Arion Hadjioannou’s lab for mice and small rats (<300g) imaging. Offers low-dose (50mGy), quick (~2min) acquisition and down to 125 micron resolution. Has real-time visual monitoring. Imaging chambers include heating and anesthesia.
IVIS Lumina II opticla scanner [More information]	California NanoSystems Institute, Rm 2112	Jason Lee jasontlee@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2224	This is an in vivo optical scanner capable of both bioluminescence or fluorescence imaging. The systems can also be used for radiation (Cherenkov) imaging. The system can accommodate up to five mice or smaller rats. A module is available for co-registration with other imaging modalities such as PET and/or CT.
CRi Maestro fluorescence scanner [More information]	California NanoSystems Institute, Rm 2112	Jason Lee jasontlee@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2224	This is in vivo imaging system is a high performance, multi- and hyper-spectral imaging system designed for fluorescence macro-imaging of small animals such as mice. It has capabilities with NIR imaging and spectral unmixing.
Cell culture facility [More information]	California NanoSystems Institute, Rm 2112	Jason Lee jasontlee@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2224	A general cell culture set-up that permits radiation and BSL2 work. Includes a sterile biosafety cabinet, 37degC/5% CO2 incubator, 4oC fridge, -20C freezer, 15 and 50ml benchtop centrifuge, light microscope, auto and manual pipette set, and aspirator. User provides consumables such as media, plates, pipette tips, etc.
Leica CM3600 XP cryomacrotome [More information]	California NanoSystems Institute, Rm 2112	Jason Lee jasontlee@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2224	This is a fully computerized cryomacrotome for whole-body sectioning primarily in quantitative investigation of the effect of labeled compounds, pharmaceuticals and (bio)chemicals in pre-clinical studies, as well as detailed anatomical and morphological analysis. Sections of reproducible thickness can be cut with the heavy-duty microtome and directly dehydrated in the large stainless steel cabinet.
Leica CM3050 cryostat [More information]	California NanoSystems Institute, Rm 2112	Jason Lee jasontlee@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2224	This cryostat is for cryosectioning for all types of cryosectioning applications. Permits reproducible, thin, serial sections down to microns of frozen or fixed tissues. This instrument can be used with radioactive samples. Samples can be used for autoradiography, histology and immunohistochemistry.
FUJIFILM BAS-500 phosphorimager [More information]	California NanoSystems Institute, Rm 2112	Jason Lee jasontlee@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2224	This phosphorimager permits localization and quantification of radioactive material such as in tissue autoradiography. Phosphorimaging can recognize radiolabelled material in a variety of sample preparations, such as gels, blots, homogenized tissues, cell populations, arrays and tissue slices.