Equipment
Our collection of instrumentation is available to help you with all of your research needs.
The mission of the IRF is to provide state-of-the-art biomedical research instrumentation for use in the USC SOM and USC main campus research environments. As time and resources permit, outside use of the facility is also permitted and encouraged.
The Instrumentation Resource Facility (IRF) is an integral component of the research and teaching mission of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Located within the facility are several major pieces of state-of-the-art biomedical research equipment that provide techniques ranging from whole animal through single cell imaging to analysis at the molecular level.
The IRF also houses a full range of ancillary equipment that is available for sample preparation. In addition to serving as a resource for acquisition of primary data, the IRF also has the capacity for image enhancement and related data analysis. Technical assistance and training are available in most areas of research sponsored in the IRF.
Our collection of instrumentation is available to help you with all of your research needs.
Our knowledgeable staff is available to help you access and use the instruments in the IRF.
To ensure safety of our researchers and our equipment, we require you to follow rules and regulations when working with IRF resources.
Our faculty and staff members are available to provide in-depth training on our various technologies. Student also can receive course credit for some training experiences.