The IBSC Stem Cell Culture Facility is located in the Biomedical Sciences building, and is an advanced research laboratory for the culture and analysis of stem cells. This facility provides space for embryonic stem cell growth and manipulation. Facility staff offer expertise in experimental design, protocol development, and data analysis.
Facilities include multiple BSL2 culture rooms, with dedicated spaces for viral transductions and other procedures warranting a higher level of containment. The IBSC Biomedical Science facility also houses equipment required in recording images of living cells, and for applying functional genomics techniques to the study of stem cell biology.
No -80°C or liquid Nitrogen storage is offered at this time.
Fee Schedule (2025)
Please not that all fees are charged per week:
| Cell Culture | UCSC User | |
|---|---|---|
| New User Training | – | |
| One (1) shelf | $55.45 |
Funding/Grant Acknowledgement
This core facility is supported by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3). All publications, posters, presentations, etc. that utilize the Flow Cytometry Facility must acknowledge RRID SCR_021353.
Contact
Kristof Tigyi, SSCF Facility Manager
Email: ktigyi@ucsc.edu
Office: 450 Biomedical Sciences