The University of Arizona’s Research, Innovation & Impact Core Facilities are shared technology centers that provide access to state-of-the-art equipment, facilities, and expertise for researchers throughout the institution and beyond.
Critical central resources, your university cores and shared resources are powerful drivers of research and discovery!
FY2023 Highlights for the RII Core Facilities department (PDF)
In Fiscal year 2023 the RII Core Facilities supported:
605 funded projects
$1.6B in project grants
1508 U of A users
331 non-University users
We offer a range of core services that impact research and teaching at the University of Arizona, including:
| Core Facility - IMPACT | Instrumentation or Services offered |
|---|---|
| Administration & Business Office | Core facility leadership and business services. |
| Analytical & Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility | State-of-the-art equipment and unparalleled expertise for the analysis of a variety of biological and small molecules. |
| Arizona Genetics Core | State-of-the-art resources and services to help investigators, educators, students and the biotech community conduct and promote research in the field of genomics. |
| Arizona Molecular Clinical Core | CLIA certified/CAP accredited laboratory specializing in genetic and serological (ELISA) clinical testing and research. |
| Cryogenics & Gas Facility | Supplier of cryogenic liquids, gases, and dry ice across campus and outside the University. |
| Flow Cytometry Immune Monitoring Shared Resource | Flow cytometry and cell sorting instrumentation and expertise, as well as immune profiling of clinical samples. |
| Functional Genomics Core | Provide researchers at the University of Arizona with the capacity to run high-throughput compound/drug, RNAi, and deletion library based screens for the purpose of network analysis, drug and/or target discovery. |
| Imaging Cores - Electron | Full service lab providing access to advanced expertise in Biological Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) related research. |
| Imaging Cores - Optical | Provide access, training, and ongoing support for users of a wide range of optical (light) microscopes. |
| Machining and Welding Center (Gallery of completed projects) | Provides prototype machining, designing, fabrication, welding, consultation, instructional support, and community outreach programs. |
| Nano Fabrication Center | Offers industrial space and facilities, device processing, and characterization equipment to researchers from academia, federal agencies, and the private sector. |
| Translational Bioimaging Resource | University-wide resource for pre-clinical biomedical imaging. |