Learn more about research in UNT’s BioDiscovery Institute on the College Tour.
As experts in their chosen fields, UNT’s researchers are dedicated explorers, pushing the limits to create discoveries and solutions.
Through UNT’s shared research facilities, researchers on campus and industry partners can access the latest high-tech equipment and spaces to carry out the most sophisticated projects and analysis. To help increase collaborations and provide access to these useful facilities, the Division of Research and Innovation has expanded its university-managed core facilities to capitalize on the brainpower to research, execute and commercialize new ideas.
The core facilities now available for researchers on a fee-for-service basis include the vivarium for animal researchers; the Materials Research Facility offering high-end materials assessment instruments; the Center for Agile and Adaptive Additive Manufacturing; and the new High Performance Computing services based upon the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin.
This year the division added three additional core facilities to UNT: the BioAnalytical Facility (pictured above), the Genomics Center and the Greenhouse Support Services Facility. The three facilities were moved from their creation and incubation in UNT’s BioDiscovery Institute to now becoming available university-wide to all UNT researchers.
Learn more about facilities available to external partners.
BioAnalytical Facility
UNT’s BioAnalytical Facility offers a diverse collection of services and equipment for faculty and industry partners, including mass spectrometers with advanced capabilities for separating and quantifying small molecules and macromolecules.
Genomics Center
The Genomics Center provides high-quality RNA and DNA sequence analysis using the latest technology. Services include DNA and RNA quantification, chemical and mechanical fragmentation, NextGen sequencing library preparation and normalization, whole genome de novo and resequencing, whole transcriptome sequencing (RNASeq) and whole exome sequencing.
Greenhouse Support Services Facility
The Greenhouse Support Services Facility includes three major greenhouses, one on the roof of the Life Sciences Complex, a second outside of the Science Research Building and a third at Discovery Park.
Materials Research Facility
UNT’s Materials Research Facility, located at Discovery Park, is one of the most advanced university research facilities in the nation for materials analysis — from the atomic to macro scales. The facility offers a suite of powerful analytical instruments used for true 3D characterization and processing with an adjoining cleanroom so that materials can be synthesized, tested and controlled in close proximity.