The facility provides expertise and access to the latest, well-maintained instrumentation that is crucial to the research community of the University of Massachusetts system, the Five College system, other academic institutions, and industrial partners. We are able to offer our capabilities to researchers and invite them to use this equipment either on their own or with the help of faculty who have expertise in each method.

Genomics Resource Laboratory provides high-throughput next-generation DNA sequencing services to academic and to off-campus researchers at affordable rates.
NGS instrumentation includes Illumina MiSeq, Illumina NextSeq 500, and Fluidigm C1 Single-Cell Analysis System.
GRL also has additional instrumentation required for sample processing and DNA/RNA library preparation for NGS. Instrumentation includes - Diagenode Bioruptor Pico Sonicator, Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer, Qubit 3.0 Fluorometer, BluePippin (Sage Science) DNA size selection system, FastPrep-24 5G Sample Homogenizer (MP Biomedicals), Stratagene Mx3005P qPCR system, Eppendorf EpMotion 5070 for automated liquid sample dispensing.

Core provides space, equipment, plant and animal cell cultures, media, supplies and training on recharge basis for both academic labs and corporate partners. Labs are equipped with laminar flow hoods, incubators, centrifuges, refrigerators/freezers, basic microscopes and automated cell counters. Offers technical expertise and hands on support for custom research projects. Services include Cell Line expansion and cryopreservation;Stem cell culture;Liquid nitrogen storage;Assay Development/optimization; CRISPR based gene editing and stable clone selection; Mycoplasma testing; Lentiviral packaging, titer, transduction;Molecular biology.

Located on the 5th floor in the Life Science Laboratories on the UMass Amherst campus, the Light Microscopy Facility provides powerful resources for imaging model organisms, tissue, cells, biomaterials, and artificial structures and houses state-of-the-art equipment including almost every light microscopy imaging modality presently available. Cell culture facilities are also available nearby as well as other routine items necessary for biological imaging and material imaging. This facility has been designated a Nikon Centers of Excellence, thus providing a unique opportunity for training, demonstration, instrument development, and research.



The Light Microscopy Facility accepts samples and will perform requested analysis for both on-campus users as well as off-campus academic and industrial partners. We excel in the use of telemicroscopy through the use of remote imaging sessions, remote control of all instruments, and remote data analysis sessions available to all users. Further, we provide training to all users that plan to conduct experimentation. Following an initial consultation in which experimental requirements, expected outcomes, and careful scrutiny of feasibility, training and/or access is arranged through the Director.