NBAF-Birmingham

Guidance on experimental design for metabolomics study.

• Extraction of metabolites from biological matrices.
• Metabolite analysis by FT-ICR mass spectrometry and/or NMR spectroscopy.
• Processing of spectral data and statistical analysis.
• Guidance on data standards and long term data stewardship.

 
Scientific remit:
Metabolomics research conducted by this facility must lie within the NERC scientific remit. Applicants must fulfil standard NERC eligibility requirements for research funding.

Type of service:
One of the primary objectives of the facility is to provide training in environmental metabolomics to NERC-funded researchers. Therefore we encourage applicants and members of their research groups, particularly NERC-funded PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, to visit the metabolomics facility to learn techniques and to assist with their research project. A “full service” is also available in which samples alone are sent to Birmingham, and results returned after analysis.

Contact:  Mark Viant (facility director) m.viant@bham.ac.uk
               Ulf Sommer (facility manager) u.sommer@bham.ac.uk

Website: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/metabolomics/about/index.aspx