The MRL Core Facilities ensure that all our researchers have access to the highest quality scientific facilities, support and training they need to develop and enhance their research.

The MRL includes the following Core Facilities

• Disease Model Core (DMC)
• Genomics Bioinformatics Core (GBC)
• Histopathology Core
• Tissue and Cell Imaging (TCI) Core
• Biochemical Assay Lab (CBAL)
• Peptidomics and Proteomics Core
• Metabolomics and Lipidomics Laboratory (CMALL)
• Translational Research Facilities (TRF)

These are led and staffed by scientists with expertise and experience, and are supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome and NIHR. See the links above for more information on individual Core Facilities and how they contribute to the work of scientists at the IMS-MRL.

SONIC Seminars

In order to improve collaboration between groups in the IMS-MRL and showcase the excellent work happening, for example, in our core facilities and the availability of recent method developments and new technologies, we launched a series of internal seminars, aimed to increase networking, innovation and collaboration. These are complementary to our Tuesday IMS-MRL seminar series, and allow core facility teams and more junior team members to present their research internally. The SONIC seminars take place on a Thursday afternoon each month and briefly showcase four different projects to stimulate new collaborations and generate new ideas. 

Date	Topic	Session Lead
1/12/2022	Disease Model Core	Dr Chris Lelliott
19/1/2023	Translational Research & TRF	Professor Sadaf Farooqi
23/2/2023	Core Metabolomics and Lipidomics Laboratory (CMALL) – “Detailed metabolic phenotyping: the technology, applications and successes”	Dr Albert Koulman, Dr Ben Jenkins, Paulina Guevara Dominguez, Dr Lucas Pantaleao, Dr Denise Fernandez-Twinn and Gabriele Mocciaro
16/3/2023	Neuroscience / Imaging Core	Dr Chris Smith, Dr Clemence Blouet, Dr Danae Nuzzaci, Rob Hansford
20/4/2023	Affiliated PIs and Grant Writing	Dr Gemma Brierley, Professor Giles Yeo
11/5/2023	Peptidomics and Proteomics Core	Dr Richard Kay
15/6/2023	Genomics and Transcriptomics Core	Dr Marcella Ma, Professor Giles Yeo
13/7/2023	Early Career Researchers Session	Dr Claire Meek