IFOM
Established: 1998
Location: Milan, Italy
7 Core Facilities:
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Cancer Center
Cellular Analysis / Cell Line
Flow Cytometry
Genomics / Genome Analysis and Technologies
Microscopy (Electron, Fluorescence, Optical)
Genomics / Genome Analysis and Technologies
Giuseppina d'Alessandro
Va Adamello 22
Milan, Italy
https://www.ifom.eu/en/cancer-research/technological-units/functional-genomics-screening-unit.php
RRID:SCR_026867
IFOM's Functional Genomics Screening (FGS) Core Facility specializes in high-throughput CRISPR screening using pooled or arrayed libraries in diverse cellular models. This technology assesses the effects of thousands of genetic perturbations at single-cell resolution with CRISPR knockout (CRISPR KO), CRISPR interference (CRISPRi), and CRISPR activation (CRISPRa). It also utilizes base and prime editing to investigate specific mutations, such as those relevant to cancer development and progression.
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04/29/2025
Flow Cytometry
Maria Grazia Totora
Va Adamello 21
Milan, Italy
https://www.ifom.eu/en/cancer-research/technological-units/flow-cytometry.php
RRID:SCR_026865
IFOM's Flow Cytometry (FC) Core Facility provides cutting-edge technology, state-of-the-art instrumentation, and expert support for a wide range of applications, including:
• Immunophenotyping
• Cell cycle and proliferation analysis
• Metabolic studies
• Apoptosis detection
• Fluorescent protein expression analysis
• Cytokine, chemokine, and intra/extracellular protein detection
This facility does not provide services outside its institution
This facility does not consult outside its institution
04/29/2025
Microscopy (Electron, Fluorescence, Optical)
Dario Parazzoli
Va Adamello 20
Milan, Italy
https://www.ifom.eu/en/cancer-research/technological-units/imaging.php
RRID:SCR_026866
IFOM's Advanced Light Microscopy (ALM) Core Facility provides state-of-the-art technological platforms in the field of light microscopy. A team of highly qualified and experienced professionals with diverse scientific backgrounds supports IFOM's research activities, assisting not only in sample preparation and acquisition but also in data post-processing and image analysis.
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04/29/2025
Cancer Center
Qingsen Li
Va Adamello 19
Milan, Italy
https://www.ifom.eu/en/cancer-research/technological-units/mechanomedicine.php
RRID:SCR_026862
IFOM's Cancer Engineering R&D (CERD) Core Facility focuses on the development of innovative biomedical technologies/devices for cancer research as well as biomedical applications using microfabrication and 3D printing.
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04/29/2025
Microscopy (Electron, Fluorescence, Optical)
Galina Beznusenko
Va Adamello 18
Milan, Italy
https://www.ifom.eu/en/cancer-research/technological-units/electron-microscopy.php
RRID:SCR_026863
IFOM's Electron Microscopy Cells & Tissues (EMCT) CoreFacility performs not only routine transmission and scanning EM, but also all kinds of immune EM, correlative light electron microscopy (CLEM), three-dimensional EM (3DEM), quantitative stereological evaluation of data and so on.
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04/29/2025
Microscopy (Electron, Fluorescence, Optical)
Michele Giannatasio
Va Adamello 17
Milan, Italy
https://www.ifom.eu/en/cancer-research/technological-units/electron-microscopy-dna.php
RRID:SCR_026861
IFOM's Electron Microscopy Single Molecues (EMSM) Core Facility uses transmission electron microscopy coupled to low angle rotary shadowing to visualize nucleic acids. This technique allows the inspection of the fine ultrastructure of in vivo chromosomal DNA intermediates on properly enriched genomic DNA samples.
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This facility does not consult outside its institution
04/29/2025
Cellular Analysis / Cell Line
Ilaria Rancati
Va Adamello 16
Milan, Italy
https://www.ifom.eu/en/cancer-research/technological-units/preclinical-models.php
RRID:SCR_026864
IFOM's Cellular and Preclinical Models (CPM) Core Facility is a specialized laboratory environment designed for the growth, maintenance, and experimentation of living cells under controlled conditions. This facility is used in various fields such as biomedical research, drug development, and supports the culture of primary cells, immortalized cell lines, human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), and organoids, among others.
This facility does not provide services outside its institution
This facility does not consult outside its institution
04/29/2025