Facilities and Services

Mission/Aims

The Mission of the Proteomics Core Facility is to provide instrumentation, services, training, and collaborative supports to UCR researchers in the area of proteomics and biological mass spectrometry. Specific goals are to:

Make high throughput MS technology accessible to all researchers on campus in characterization of cellular proteins from all organisms.
Maintain instruments in good function to maximize the usage and to minimize the unit cost.
Provide training and consultation on the use of equipments, experimental designs, and interpretation of results.
Allocate sufficient amount of efforts to collaborative resesrch to support individual projects and grants.
Establish functional work relationship with instrument vendors to keep technologies most current.

Reserve Equipment

Be sure to read Facility Regulations, including the Proteomics Core Regulations at the bottom, before using equipment in the Noel T. Keen Hall instrumentation facility.

To Reserve Equipment

The equipment in the W.M. Keck Proteomics Laboratory can be reserved once a Personal Profile Form has been completed and training received. A paper sign-up sheet will be kept beside each instrument for walk-in users, and for tracking usage time. For access to the equipment, please the steps outlined below.

Training is required to understand the basic operation procedures of any instrument. Please see the IIGB Calendar for upcoming scheduled sessions and instructions on enrolling.
Obtain approval and a valid FAU (financial accounting unit) from your PI.
Complete and submit the Personal Profile Form. You will receive an automatic email confirmation and be notified by the appropriate Core Manager who will assist you with scheduling dates/times on the equipment.
A sign-up sheet will be available in the Proteomics Core lab for walk-in users, and for tracking usage time, although availability cannot be guaranteed. Instruments are used on a first-come, first-served basis. During busy times, advance booking will be limited to 6 hours per user, and booked time will always take priority over walk-in users.
Fees will be calculated based on time actually used. Please clearly indicate name, lab PI, department, date, and start/end time.
Users must not modify the instruments default settings. Any modifications for a particular experiment have to be saved as individual methods for the user’s own usage. When done, users must clean up the workstation, turn off the instrument and keep it in idle state as demonstrated during the training course.
For equipment without a sign-in sheet, you must obtain permission from the Academic Coordinator before usage. It may require specialized training.
For projects that need the Academic Coordinator's collaboration, arrangements need to be made to discuss the project goals, experimental designs and execution, and data output.

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