Biological Mass Spectrometry Center (BMSC) provides mass spectrometry, chromatography, and analytical chemistry related technical services to all research groups and core facilities at CIBR. BMSC is equipped with ion mobility Q-TOF high-resolution mass spectrometer, quadrupole-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometer, triple quadrupole mass spectrometers, ultra-performance liquid chromatograph, and ion chromatograph. BMSC exists to support researchers developing and validating mass spectrometry and chromatography-based methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis of brain-related metabolites and metabolomics analysis of brain-related tissues and cell lines. BMSC also provides high-resolution mass spectrometry-based proteomics research for method development, validation, and sample analysis, including protein identification, post-translational modification analysis, and quantitative proteomics analysis using technical routes such as label-free, DIA, iTRAQ/TMT/SILAC, etc. BSMC is dedicated to developing metabolomics and proteomics methods for minute amounts of tissue/cell samples even at single-cell level.

      As an assistant department, BMSC implements an operation mode of “independent operation and paid service”. The office committee of CIBR director and PI conference, which are responsible for reviewing purchase plan of the equipment, charging standards and related management systems, as well as evaluating the operation of the imaging center and the service quality and post capacity of the technicians. The director of BMSC is responsible for the plan of the facility development, daily integrated management and related imaging technology research and development; the manager of BMSC is responsible for the operation of the equipment and facilities of the platform, open service and technical training, and the technicians are responsible for the training, appointment, use and maintenance of the equipment.

   Biological Mass Spectrometry Center aims to provide efficient and high-quality technical support and experimental services for laboratories and researchers in CIBR. All staff of BMSC are willing to improve our service quality and business capabilities continuously with the supervision and aid from everyone.