{"id":5489,"date":"2024-08-27T10:21:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/?page_id=5489"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:38:06","slug":"labs-instrumentation-facility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/facilities\/labs-instrumentation-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"CSB Labs &amp; Instrumentation Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Find us in iLab<\/h3>\n<p>The Biophysical Instrumentation Facility and the Megalab Core have been combined to form the new <strong><em>Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology Labs and Instrumentation Facility<\/em><\/strong> in iLab. The Biomolecular Crystallography Facility was added in November 2024.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Overview<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig.png\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/facilities\/labs-instrumentation-facility\/protein-characterization\/csb_poster_central_fig\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig.png\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CSB_Poster_Central_Fig\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image created in Biorender&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig-300x210.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig-1024x717.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4303\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig-1536x1075.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2023\/02\/19203742\/CSB_Poster_Central_Fig-2048x1434.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CSB Labs &amp; Instrumentation Facility (CSB-LIF) Core supports structural biology research by providing access to the Biophysical Instrumentation Facility, the Biomolecular Crystallography Facility and the Sample Prep &amp; Characterization resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Facilities &amp; Resources<\/h4>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/facilities\/labs-instrumentation-facility\/biophysical-instrumentation-facility\/\">Biophysical Instrumentation Facility<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Biophysical Instrumentation Facility<\/strong> provides access to mass photometry, stopped-flow spectrometry, microscale thermophoresis, dynamic light scattering, circular dichroism, fluorescence and microcalorimetry instruments for measuring macromolecular conformation, stability and binding interactions. Access and on-on-one training are available to any interested Vanderbilt researcher.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:heather.k.kroh@vumc.org\">Contact the Instrumentation Core Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:noah.saracho@vanderbilt.edu\">Contact the Instrumentation Core Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/facilities\/labs-instrumentation-facility\/biomolecular-crystallography\/\">Biomolecular Crystallography Facility<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Biomolecular Crystallography Facility<\/strong> exists to make structural analysis by crystallography available by providing state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation, training, software, and support for all aspects of crystal structure solution. We strive to help crystallographers accomplish their work efficiently while being able to push the boundaries of the technology. The facility is also available to train and support researchers wanting to learn crystallography as a valuable research tool.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"joel.harp@vanderbilt.edu\">Contact the Crystallography Core Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/facilities\/labs-instrumentation-facility\/lif-contacts\/\">CSB-LIF Administrative Contacts<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find us in iLab The Biophysical Instrumentation Facility and the Megalab Core have been combined to form the new Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology Labs and Instrumentation Facility in iLab. The Biomolecular Crystallography Facility was added in November 2024. 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