Facilities

Our interdisciplinary Centre is supported by a comprehensive range of advanced research facilities, enabling cutting-edge work across molecular, cellular, and systems biology.

The protein purification facility provides expertise across all stages of protein production and purification, including support for antibody generation. Our imaging capabilities span multiple scales and biological systems, supported by a suite of high-end instrumentation. This includes DeltaVision Core and Elite microscopes, as well as Leica systems for bright-field and fluorescence imaging with differential interference contrast. Ultrastructural analysis is enabled by a transmission electron microscope, while high-resolution structural studies are supported by cryo-electron microscopy.

The room-temperature TEM facility is equipped with an Ultracut E ultramicrotome and freeze-fracture systems for specialised sample preparation, alongside a Leica EM GP2 for fully automated plunge-freezing and cryo-grid preparation.

In addition, CMCB also hosts the Centre for Cell Dynamics microscopy facility which provides open access to state-of-the-art technologies, including super-resolution, lattice light-sheet, and deconvolution microscopy. These platforms are complemented by advanced automated image analysis tools, enabling dynamic, high-resolution live-cell imaging.

Jointly funded by QMUL, the MRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, and Innovate UK, these facilities support not only innovative research but also researcher training, methods development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and pathways to commercialisation and translational impact.