The TIME Core Facility (formerly known as the Queen’s CardioPulmonary Unit; QCPU) has significantly and intentionally expanded to benefit the broader research community! Our almost 10,000 sq ft facility includes over $25M in state-of-the-art research infrastructure and is supported by a team of 9 scientists. Our equipment and team is all under one roof – the BioSciences Complex, found in the heart of Queen’s Campus.
Our laboratories and their services are as follows:
Small Animal Imaging Laboratory
Advanced preclinical imaging and radiotracer support for small-animal research.
- CT, PET, SPECT and optical imaging using the MiLabs VECTor7/CT platform
- Radiotracer labelling
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Flow Cytometry & Cell Culture
Integrated cellular analysis, cell sorting and in vitro experimentation supported by advanced cytometry and cell-culture technologies.
- Spectral flow cytometry and cell sorting
- Nanoparticle quantification and cytometry
- Custom cell culture services
- Proliferation assays and transfection
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Small Particles
- Nanoparticle imaging – ONI Nanoimager
- Nanoparticle quantification and cytometry – Beckman Coulter CytoFLEX nano
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Genomics & Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Molecular and protein quantification – Agilent TapeStation 4150
- Multiplex ELISAs – Luminex MagPix
- RNA and DNA extraction
- Next-generation library construction
- Sequencing – Oxford Nanopore PromethION 2 Integrated, GridION and MinION
- qRT-PCR – Bio-Rad OPUS Real-Time PCR System
- Biobanking
- Multi-omics – Leica Cell DIVE with BAB automation
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Microscopy
- Widefield microscopy – Leica Mica with live-cell imaging
- Two-photon confocal microscopy with FALCON – Leica SP8 System
- Tau-contrast confocal microscopy – Leica Stellaris Confocal Microscope with SpectraPlex
- Hyperplexed imaging – Leica Stellaris Confocal Microscope with SpectraPlex
- Transmission electron microscopy – Delong LVEM25 with TEM, STEM and SEM modes and Bruker Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy – Delong LVEM25 with TEM, STEM and SEM modes and Bruker Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy
- Nanoparticle imaging, quantification and cytometry – ONI Nanoimager and Beckman Coulter CytoFLEX nano
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Spatialomics
- Multi-omics – Leica Cell DIVE with BAB automation
- Tau-contrast confocal microscopy – Leica Stellaris Confocal Microscope with SpectraPlex
- Hyperplexed imaging – Leica Stellaris Confocal Microscope with SpectraPlex
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Histology
- Histology services, including processing and embedding – Leica HistoCore Suite
- Standard and special staining
- Transmission electron microscopy – Delong LVEM25 with TEM, STEM and SEM modes and Bruker Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy – Delong LVEM25 with TEM, STEM and SEM modes and Bruker Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy
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Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Integrated statistical and computational support for study design, data analysis, high-throughput sequencing, multi-omics and reproducible research.
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