It is equipped with a high speed computer network, controlled temperature rooms, and a variety of specialized equipment used for research. Other participating faculty are located in connecting buildings. The Cell Imaging Core Facility provides instrumentation for digital light and confocal microscopy. Image analysis software and Silicon Graphics and Macintosh workstations are available, as are Codonics and Apple color printers. The core has a slide maker and CCD cameras and can prepare movies and still photographs for publication.
Facilities are also available for microinjection of cells in culture.
Off-line work stations are available for data analysis. Transmission EM facilities are also available. The Molecular Biology Core Facility provides oligonucleotide synthesis, fluorescent DNA sequencing, and peptide synthesis and sequencing services. Transgenic mice are released to the investigator at weaning. Embryonic stem cell microinjection and other manipulations involved in the generation of chimeric and knockout mice are also performed by staff.