Core Facilities & Equipment

 

Core Facilities

Equipment Gallery

Animal Resources (ARS)
 

  • AAALAC International accredited animal facility management
     
  • Provision of animal care and support for animal research

ARS

Basic Lab Support (BLS)
 

  • Provision and management of autoclaves, ultracentrifuges, water purifiers, and other commonly used laboratory equipment
     
  • Equipment redistribution and provision of glass washing service

BLS

Engineering (ENG)
 

  • Provision of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, nanofabrication and characterization
     
  • Technical support to design and manufacture experimental prototypes

ENG

Environmental Science & Informatics (ESI)
 

  • Terrestrial fieldwork support and maintenance of a network of terrestrial field sites (OKEON)
     
  • Technical support of environmental data analysis

ESI

Instrumental Analysis (IAS)
 

  • Provision of NMR, MS, and flow cytometry facilities
     
  • Technical support, training, maintenance, and the management for analytical instrumentation

IAS

Marine Science (MSS)
 

  • OIST Marine Science Station management
     
  • Fieldwork and technical support for marine science research

Scientific Computing & Data Analysis (SCDA)
 

  • Provision and management of high-performance computing, GPU computing, and research data storage
     
  • Scientific services for data acquisition, analysis, and visualization

SCDA

Scientific Imaging (IMG)
 

  • Provision and management of optical, electron, scanning probe, and X-ray microscopy equipment
     
  • Technical support for imaging techniques and image analysis

Sequencing (SQC)
 

  • Provision of cutting-edge and advanced sequencing technologies
     
  • Development and improvement of experimental methods

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