Core Facilities & Services

Lab samples.

Core Scientific Facilities

The LSI, in collaboration with UBC, offers cutting-edge research Core Facilities accessible to internal and external researchers. Our Scientific Facilities are designed to strengthen our research, ensuring global competitiveness. Facilities are managed by skilled staff, enabling efficient technology delivery, knowledge generation, and interdisciplinary training.

Researcher using a microscope in the lab.

Core Support Services

The LSI hosts several Core Services that support research and infrastructure, including an Equipment Services Workshop for laboratory equipment maintenance and repairs; a Stores facility that provides the LSI community with convenient, low-cost access to common lab supplies; grant facilitation support; and the LSI Quantitative PCR Core (qPCR).

Interior shot of the LSI west atrium.
Samples in the lab being handled.

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