The OIST Core Facilities are an important part of how OIST conducts research. The Core Facilities maintain and manage equipment required by multiple users. These common pieces of equipment are then available for researchers to use, allowing researchers to concentrate on research.
Each Core Facility is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and staffed with technical experts ready to support the research conducted at OIST.
Services offered include:
- Operation training, new users are introduced to equipment and trained to become self-sufficient in the operation of the complex scientific instrumentation
- Consultation
- Sample measurement
- Data analysis
Core Facilities
Animal Resources Section (ARS)
- Management of OIST animal facility
- Provision of animal care
- Secretariat of the Animal Care and Use Committee
Sequencing Section (SQC)
- Management of genetic analysis resources
- Provision of DNA sequencing service using massively-parallel sequencers
Scientific Imaging Section (IMG)
- Management of common imaging equipment and facilities for imaging
- Provision of technical support for imaging techniques
Instrumental Analysis Section (IAS)
- Management of common instrumental analysis equipment and facilities for mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, lab automation, flow cytometry, etc.
- Provision of technical support for instrumental analysis techniques
Engineering Section (ENG)
- Management of common equipment and facilities related to mechanical engineering, nanofabrication, electronics engineering and materials characterization
- Provision of technical support for engineering
Environmental Science and Informatics Section (ESIS)
- Management of common equipment for terrestrial fieldwork
- Provision of technical support for terrestrial fieldwork
Marine Science Section (MSS)
- Management of OIST Marine Science Station
- Provision of fieldwork support for marine science research
Scientific Computing & Data Analysis Section (SCDA)
- Management of scientific computing resources
- Provision of advanced high-performance computing and research storage resources
Basic Lab Support (BLS)
- Management of basic common equipment and common laboratories
- Provision of labware redistribution service and glass wash service