Overview
The Research Technology Support Facility (RTSF) at Michigan State University is supported and managed under the auspices of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. RTSF Cores provide technical and analytical support for Biomedical and Agricultural research at Michigan State University in Genomics, Structural Biology, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, and Mass Spectrometry. The RTSF Genomics Core provides single gene to genomic scale DNA sequencing services, DNA fingerprinting and genotyping, quantitative PCR, microarray printing and analysis. The Macromolecular Structures Core conducts protein sequencing, HPLC purifications, and synthesizes custom oligonucleotide and peptides. The Proteomics Core offers high-throughput mass spectral protein identification and determination of protein expression patterns. The Mass Spectrometry Core uses an array of mass spectral techniques for small molecule identification as well as analyses and for Metabolomic profiling. The Bioinformatics Core has staff specialists who assist in the computational analysis and presentation of Genomic, Proteomic and other complex datasets.
Access
The RTSF Cores and their services are accessible to researchers at MSU and academic and research institutions throughout the world. Our mandate is also to provide services to all Michigan Biotech and Pharmaceutical Companies, and we have institutional customers from all over the globe.