Mass Spectrometry Core

Instrumentation for discovery and quantitative analysis

A suite of high-resolution, targeted quantitative, and GC-MS platforms supports metabolomics, lipidomics, proteomics, and small-molecule analysis across a wide range of experimental needs.

Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Eclipse mass spectrometerThermo Scientific Eclipse Orbitrap

Core instrumentation

Mass spectrometry platforms for specialized analytical workflows

The facility combines a range of instrument types so analytical platforms can be matched to the goals of each study, from untargeted high-resolution profiling and structural characterization to sensitive targeted quantitation.

3Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometers
2Agilent QTOF mass spectrometers
3Triple-quadrupole mass spectrometers
1GC-MS platform

High-resolution accurate-mass systems

Discovery, characterization, and identification workflows
Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Eclipse Tribrid mass spectrometer

Thermo Scientific · Two instruments

Orbitrap Eclipse Tribrid

Two high-resolution Tribrid Orbitrap systems supporting advanced proteomics, untargeted metabolomics, and complex MS/MS workflows.

Deep proteomics · Advanced MS/MS · Structural characterization
Thermo Scientific Exploris 120 mass spectrometer

Thermo Scientific

Exploris Orbitrap

High-resolution accurate-mass LC-MS platform used for metabolomics profiling, accurate mass analysis and samples and other routine high-resolution workflows.

HRAM profiling · Metabolomics · Routine high-resolution workflows
Agilent 6545 mass spectrometer

Agilent

6545 QTOF

Quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer used for large and small-molecule accurate-mass analysis, untargeted metabolomics, and MS/MS-based compound characterization.

Untargeted metabolomics. Small molecules · MS/MS characterization
Agilent 6550 mass spectrometer

Agilent

6550 QTOF

High-sensitivity QTOF platform used for accurate-mass profiling and characterization of peptides and other small molecules in complex matrices.

High-sensitivity profiling · Untargeted metabolomics · Accurate mass

Targeted quantitative systems

High-sensitivity LC-MS/MS quantitation
Agilent 9490 QQQ mass spectrometer

Thermo Scientific

Altis Triple Quadrupole

Triple-quadrupole LC-MS/MS platform used for sensitive targeted assays and quantitative analysis of defined small-molecule panels.

Targeted assays · Small-molecule quantitation · High-sensitivity LC-MS/MS
Agilent 9490 QQQ mass spectrometer

Agilent

6495 Triple Quadrupole

High-sensitivity triple-quadrupole system supporting quantitative LC-MS/MS assays across a wide range of small-molecule and lipid applications.

Targeted assays · Small-molecule quantitation High-sensitivity LC-MS/MS
Agilent 9490 QQQ mass spectrometer

Agilent

6490 Triple Quadrupole

Established quantitative LC-MS/MS platform used for targeted small-molecule measurements and mature analytical workflows.

Targeted assays · Small-molecule quantitation · High-sensitivity LC-MS/MS

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Agilent 9490 QQQ mass spectrometer

Agilent

7890B GC/MS

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry platform providing complementary analysis for compounds better suited to GC separation, including alcohols, aromatic compounds, and fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs).

GC-MS · Volatile and derivatized compounds · FAMEs

Supporting infrastructure

Supporting analytical resources

Instrumentation is supported by dedicated chromatography, sample-preparation, data-analysis, and laboratory infrastructure within the core.

Chromatography

Dedicated UHPLC systems support analytical separations across the LC-MS platforms. An Agilent 1200 HPLC is also maintained for offline fractionation and other preparative applications.

Sample preparation

Dedicated wet-lab space supports solid phase and liquid-liquid extraction, centrifugation, vacuum concentration, nitrogen drying, lyophilization, protein digestion, and other sample-preparation workflows.

Data systems

Dedicated computing and laboratory servers support metabolomics and proteomics processing, data analysis, compound annotation, data storage, and instrument-specific software workflows.

Which instrument is appropriate for your study?

Platform selection depends on the biological question, analyte class, required sensitivity, quantitative requirements, and whether the study is targeted or discovery-driven. The core can help select the appropriate analytical approach before samples are submitted.