UWO MALDI MS Facility

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Welcome to The Western MALDI Mass Spectrometry Facility

Located on the third floor of the Medical Sciences Building, the UWO MALDI MS Facility houses three MALDI mass spectrometers and provides a technician-operated access to all users in the community.

• AB Sciex 5800 TOF/TOF MS
• AB Sciex 4700 Proteomics Discovery System
• Bruker® Reflex IV MALDI TOF MS

Instrument status:

AB Sciex 5800 TOF/TOF working

**New** Sample Submission Form (doc)

About

The Western MALDI MS Facility was established in 2007 to complement other core facilities within the London Regional Proteomics Centre, including the Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility (BMSL) and the Functional Proteomics Facility.

MALDI mass spectrometers are particularly suited for high sample-throughput protein identification of pre-separated or purified samples, such as those obtained from 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis.

The sample preparation for high throughput MALDI MS analyses is supported by the robotic instrumentation in the Functional Proteomics Facility. The two facilities operate closely to ensure complete sample compatibility.

Funding

Instrument acquisition was funded by NSERC, CIHR, CFI, and Western.

Ongoing operation cost is supported by the user fees, Department of Biochemistry, and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.