Welcome to the Mass Spectrometry & Biopolymers Core. Here you will find information about the Core's metabolite profiling capabilities, which support research projects at the Whitehead and Koch Institutes as well as the MIT community by enabling investigators to profile small molecules (metabolites and lipids) in a variety of biological samples using state-of-the-art high resolution accurate mass liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (HRAM LC/MS).
Services include:
- Experimental design and consultation
- Sample preparation protocols
- Method development and optimization
- Performing the HRAM LC/MS runs
- Data processing, analysis & interpretation
- Training
The Core's metabolite profiling capabilities are a joint and shared institutional resource between the Whitehead and Koch Institutes, providing investigators fee-for-service and walk-up access to modern metabolomics and lipidomics LC/MS techniques.
Access is available to all members of the MIT community, to the extent permitted by available capacity. In recognition of funding support, priority access is given to members of the Core’s sponsoring entities (Koch Institute and Whitehead Institute) and NCI-funded research projects. Depending on available capacity, access may be available to non-MIT users (details available on request).
The Mass Spectrometry & Biopolymers Core is supported in part by funding provided to the Koch Institute from a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant.
