The Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function (CAGEF) provides genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatic services, including next-generation-based genome, microbiome and metagenome sequencing, gene expression and transcriptome analysis, and proteome analysis. CAGEF has established internationally-recognized genomics expertise in the analysis of non-standard species, systems, and environments, with particular experience in microbial, plant, and environmental genomics and metagenomics.

Core offers specialized services supported by research infrastructure, including flow cytometry, imaging mass cytometry (IMC), single-cell genomic sequencing, and dynamic live cell-culture imaging. Our facility is located in the Medical Sciences Building next to Queen’s Park, a central and convenient location for users across the Greater Toronto Area.

The AIMS Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (Advanced Instrumentation for Molecular Structure) is the core mass spectrometry facility located in the Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto. The facility was established in 2005 and houses several mass spectrometers. The laboratory currently accepts samples from researchers within the Department of Chemistry and the University of Toronto as well as clients from other universities, hospitals and private industry. Services offered include:

High resolution, accurate mass determinations of small molecules via EI, ESI and DART ionization
Mass determinations of intact peptides and proteins via ESI-QTOF-MS and MALDI-MS
HPLC-MS/MS analysis of protein digests via ESI-QTOF-MS
Quantitative analysis via HPLC-MS/MS using QqQ instrumentation