We would love to share our knowledge with colleagues in other Universities for best practice and to expand our network. World class research at the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine in the University of Edinburgh is enabled by the availability of our shared research facilities and the expertise and knowledge of the staff within. The reach of facilities is further extended through engagements with external academic and commercial collaborations and consultancy work. Our mass spectrometry core facility was established in 2001 and our facility has grown in that time, including 5 members of staff, mechanisms for sample storage, liquid handling robotics, data handling pipelines and 6 mass spectrometers. We have set up a network of staff in the (~20) core facilities across CMVM and we meet quarterly to discuss challenges and opportunities we encounter.
For an overview of all the core facilities in the College, please visit: https://www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine/shared-research-facilities
- Name of RI, CF, including website: Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility Mass Spectrometry Core, https://www.ed.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility/core-services/mass-spectrometry
- Scientific domain of expertise: Mass Spectrometry for small molecules (< 1000 Da) as targeted bioanalysis for small molecules such as steroids, amino acids, drugs and metabolites. Mass Spectrometry Imaging including untargeted lipidomics.
- Personal information of the Contact
Name Dr Natalie Z M Homer
City/Town : Edinburgh
Country Scotland, UK
Email n.z.m.homer@ed.ac.uk
- Topic you are comfortable hosting a visitor on:
- Data management
- Facility organisation and management
- Assets and liabilities – procurement, expansion and retiral of equipment
- Managing multiple projects – bookings and billings
- Engagement with industry
- Quality management –
- Impact analysis
- Sustainability
- Innovation
- Training of technicians/researchers/students in bioanalysis (Sample preparation, experimental design, method development, data evaluation)
- Recognition for work done – acknowledgement, co-authorship and method publications
- Topic you would like to collaborate on:
- Data management
- Facility organisation and management
- Aspects related to user access
- Engagement with industry
- Quality management
- Impact analysis
- Sustainability
- Innovation
- Recognition for work done – acknowledgement, co-authorship and method publications