Pathology and Anatomical Sciences Research Service Center

Overview of Services

The Pathology and Anatomical Sciences Research Service Center is part of the Health Sciences Collaborative Core Facilities (HSCCF) which provide multipurpose services to the biomedical research community at the University at Buffalo. These services include access to state-of-art instrumentation, sample processing services and data analysis.

These centers are your source for solutions to a wide variety of research problems by leveraging the knowledge and experience of PhD-level lab managers, administrators and directors.

Optical Imaging
- Leica SP8 STED confocal microscope
- Leica SP8 Multiphoton confocal microscope
- Leica DMi 8 inverted fluorescence microscope
One with Thunder processing
One configured for live-cell imaging
- Leica DM 6B fluorescence microscope with color camera
- VTI iSIM super-resolution confocal microscope
- Zeiss LSM 700 confocal microscope
- Leica FCA M205 fluorescence stereo macroscope
- Leica Aperio VERSA whole slide scanning robot, bright field, and fluorescence
- CRI Nuance multispectral camera mount on Leica DM5000 fluorescence microscope
- Aperio ScanScope whole slide scanner
Flow Cytometry
- Cytec Aurora 5 laser, 67 parameter, multispectral flow cytometer with tube loader
- BD Celesta 3 laser, 12 parameter flow cytometer
- BD A3 5 laser, 30 parameter flow cytometer with tube loader
- BD FACS Fusion Aria 4 laser, 16 parameter cell sorter in BSL2+ safety cabinet
Electron Imaging
- Hitachi HT7800 120kV cryostage electron microscope equipped with Gatan Rio camera
- Leica Cryo-CLEM fluorescence microscope system
Imaging Mass Cytometry
- Standard Biotools Hyperion XTi imaging mass cytometer
- Standard Biotools CyTOF XT mass cytometer
Histology and EM sample preparation services
- Full-service specimen fixation, paraffin embedding, sectioning and staining with a wide range of Histological dyes
- Full-service frozen and PPFE sections for immuno-staining
- Full-service specimen preparation for electron microscopy including ultrathin resin embedded and cryo-ultrathin sectioning and staining
- Leica plunge freezer specimen preparation with Gatan cryo-transfer station to Hitachi HT7800 cryo-stage
- Conjugation service for labeling heavy metals to antibodies for use in the Hyperion XTi Imaging Mass Cytometer and CyTOF XT
Analytical Instrumentation
- BioRad BioPlex 200 multiplex analyte analyzer (Luminex)
- BioRad ChemiDoc MP multifunction imager for Chemiluminescence and fluorescence blot imaging
- BioRad Gel Doc EZ gel imager
- BioRad CFX-96 Connect and Touch qPCR thermocyclers
- GE Amersham Typhoon phospho- and IR scanner
- ThermoFisher NanoDrop One spectrophotometers

Leadership

Wade J. Sigurdson, PhD	Director, PAS Research Service Center	716-829-3589	wjs@buffalo
John E. Tomaszewski, MD	Chairman, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences	716-829-2846	johntoma@buffalo.edu

Location and hours of operation

Hours/Days Open	Hours/Days Staffed (if different)	Location
24/7	9:00AM-5:00PM, Week days	955 Main St
		Buffalo, NY 14216

Links and Resources

https://medicine.buffalo.edu/research/core_facilities.html

https://medicine.buffalo.edu/departments/pathology/research/labs.html

Contacts