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Facilities and Service Units
Health Sciences
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Protein Function Discovery |
Room 612, Botterell Hall 18 Stuart Street |
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| Description: The Protein Function Discovery (PFD) Research and Training Program at Queen's University provides a state-of-the-art research facility and is developing a comprehensive training program for graduate students to enable discovery of protein functions in the cell. | |||
Queen's Laboratory for Molecular Pathology (QLMP) |
Richardson Laboratory 88 Stuart Street Locate on map |
Skakeel Virk 613-533-2906 |
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| Description: QLMP provides researchers, students and private sector organizations with access to research pathology services, including development and use of biomarkers, DNA microarrays, tissue microarrays, digital pathology, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and quantitative immunohistology. The QLMP can also facilitate consultation with experienced pathologists and researchers at Queen's University. | |||
Queen's Cancer Research Institute Cytometry and Imaging Facilities |
Queen's Cancer Research Institute (QCRI) is located at 10 Stuart Street, and this facility is located on the 3rd floor of Botterell Hall (attached to QCRI) at 18 Stuart Street. Locate on map |
Matt Gordon Facility Manager 613-533-6635 |
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Description: Providing a broad range of analytical and imaging services to the Queen's research community and beyond. Services include flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, intravital video microscopy, ultrasound analysis, biophotonics and fluorescent imaging, surgical assistance, image analysis and cross platform experimental design. |
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Natural Sciences
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Analytical Services Unit |
Biosciences Complex 116 Barrie Street Locate on map |
Dr. Alison Rutter Room 0625 Biosciences Complex 613-544-2642 Paula Whitley 613-533-6000 ext 74772 |
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| Description: The Analytical Services Unit (ASU) is an environmental analytical laboratory that has been providing analytical services at Queen's University for over 25 years. ASU is accredited by CALA (formerly CAEAL) to the standards of ISO/IEC 17025. We are available to assist industry, government, the University community and the public with analysis and analytical chemistry problems. The ASU also has experience with environmental assessments and associated activities. For the last 10 years, we have had a mobile laboratory in the Arctic assisting environmental cleanup projects in remote locations. We have aided more than 50 professors in 20 different departments of the university and more than 200 industrial organizations with chemical analysis problems. The unit also accommodates the special needs of clients such as analytical method development and specific research projects, both large and small. In addition to routine analysis, current research projects include phytoremediation of PCBs and DDTs and remediation in the Arctic using permeable reactive barriers and landfarming. |
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Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Unit |
Department of Chemistry Chernoff Hall 90 Bader Lane Locate on map |
Jiaxi Wang, PhD Manager, Mass Spectrometry Facility 613-533-6000 ext. 74253 (lab) 613-533-6539 (office) |
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| Description: The Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Unit (MSPU) provides mass spectrometric services in analysis of small organic compounds, polymers, and large bio-molecules to both academic researchers and industrial users. The established infrastructure offers services, research support and education programs to various disciplines of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Geological Sciences, Pharmacology, Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Pathology and Medicine at the University, and attracts external users across Canada. | |||
Queen's Facility for Isotope Research (QFIR) |
Department of Geological Science and Geological Engineering Miller Hall/Bruce Wing 36 Union Street Locate on map |
Dr. Kurt Kyser 410 Miller Hall 613-533-6179 April Vuletich 153 Bruce Wing 613-533-2183 |
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| Description: The QFIR offers analysis of isotope ratios and abundances of all elements in most materials. We offer and research Isotope tracing for the origin and fate of elements in environmental and forensic materials such as water, gases, organic compounds, nitrates, carbonates, sulfates, silicates and industrial products as well as the use of isotopes with ICP-MS techniques in determining the concentration and distribution of all elements in any material, including the use of laser ablation for insitu sampling of solids. Also as part of QFIR, state-of-the-art ESEM and electron microprobe imaging, elemental mapping and analysis, including MLA, of most solids can be done. QFIR also offers novel techniques for the disaggregation of solids along grain boundaries and subsequent separation of phases using a selfrag instrument. | |||
Engineering
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Polymer Characterization Laboratory |
Department of Chemical Engineering Dupuis Hall, 4th floor 19 Division Street Locate on map |
Andrea Liskova andrea.liskova@chee.queensu.ca 613-533-2787 |
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| Description: The Polymer Characterization Laboratory supports research and education in the area of polymer processing and characterization. The lab offers various instruments for physical and chemical characterization of both synthetic and natural polymeric materials and their composites. | |||
Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre |
Innovation Park 945 Princess Street, 2nd floor |
Wojtek Halliop, Facilities Manager Tel: 613 547-6700 x119 Fax: 613 547-8125 |
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| Description: The Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre (FCRC) provides research and testing services to the academic community as well as industry and government. FCRC's core competencies revolve around detailed PEM and SOFC research, modeling and testing. Services available through FCRC include a wide range of materials characterization techniques; BET for surface area, autosorb/chemisorption, electrochemical characterization, gas and liquid permeability, pore characterization, electrical and thermal conductivity, and surface profiling. FCRC is also equipped to perform gas chromatography, flow visualization with micro-PIV, and thin film deposition through atomic layer deposition and piezoelectric materials printing. System modeling and simulation using Fluent, COMSOL, Unisim, VMGSim, and Matlab is another strength of FCRC bringing clearer understanding of complex systems and behaviours. |
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