Facilities
An introductory short list of our members’ facilities, centers and programs associated with specific research areas is given below. Please see Members section for complete listings
Imaging
The Advanced Bioimaging Centre (Mount Sinai Hospital; Hospital for Sick Children, Research Institute). The Advanced Bioimaging Centre is a joint facility of Mount Sinai Hospital and the Research Institute of The Hospital for Sick Children. It is located in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, providing microscopy services to scientists at both institutions as well as the University of Toronto and the scientific community at large. The centre combines state-of-the-art equipment and technical expertise in a user-friendly environment.
Imaging Research (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre). Imaging modalities under investigation at SWRI include ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), digital mammography, X-ray, optical and PET/CT technologies.
Murine Imaging and Histology (MIH) Core (University of Toronto) - The aim of the MIH core is to facilitate the morphologic analysis of wild-type and genetically modified mice, principally through optical-based methods. Their primary focus is analysis of the murine central nervous system, as mice represent an increasingly valuable system for modeling aspects of human neuronal injury and disease. The facility is designed to allow investigators to observe and characterize structural alterations at both the regional and cell-specific level. Facilities allow researchers to perform a variety of gene transduction experiments on primary cells, in either in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo contexts. Facilities include: Fluorescent Microscope, Laser, Imaging workstation, Microinjection Scope, Biolistics, Electroporation, Tissue Processing, Cryostat, Data Archiving, MRI-MICe, Lab Software, 3-D surgical atlases and MIH Computer Infrastructure.
Oncologic Molecular Micro-Imaging (University Health Network). The Oncologic Molecular Micro-Imaging program at the University Health Network offers a variety of services to the research community. Please browse our site and use the contact information provided if you have any questions.
The Mouse Imaging Centre (Hospital for Sick Children). A unique resource combining the latest digital imaging technologies for the characterization of mouse functional genomics. The imaging equipment is able to study the mouse at all stages of life. Most of the studies can be performed in vivo, allowing for time-course studies.
The Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics. The TCP is an innovative, scientific collaboration between four research hospitals to operate a centralized, state-of-the-art research-enabling mouse facility. They conduct and support genetic research involving generation of mutant mice, physiological phenotyping, behavioural analysis, imaging, pathology and cryopreservation for storage and distribution.
Toronto Western Hospital Functional Brain Imaging Centre (University Health Network). The recent discovery that MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) can be used to map changes in brain hemodynamics corresponding to mental operations extends traditional anatomical imaging to include maps of human brain function. Defining the relationship between brain structure and function is achieved through application of fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging).
Wright Cell Imaging Facility (University Health Network). The facility provides training on and access to state-of-the-art light microscopy systems as well as consultation on experimental design and data analysis, and microscopy training.