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MVLS Shared Research Facilities
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Core Facility within @uofgmvls.bsky.social for Next Generation Sequencing | Mass Spectrometry | Protein Characterisation | Microscopy | Flow Cytometry | 7T MRI | Total Body PET | Research Software Engineering | Data Analytics @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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The next workshop will be held on 10 - 12th December 2025, but if you can't make that one we do have dates throughout the year you can sign up to!
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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The @molecularanalysis.bsky.social Team are hosting a @pacbio.bsky.social launch event for our new #Vega long read instrument, great attendance and fantastic talks from an introduction to the technologies involved, to research taking place already within the University and from further afield!
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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We have listed new dates for the fantastic hands-on workshop where you learn how to produce and purify your own proteins!

📅 December 2025, March, June and October 2026
🎟️ www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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We're excited to be at the Living Laboratory Healthcare Innovation Symposium, great line up of speakers and topics! If you're interested in clinical PET or MRI, spatial biology or biomarker discovery, pop over for a chat! @uofgmvls.bsky.social
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November 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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We are very excited to offer PacBio Long Read Sequencing in @molecularanalysis.bsky.social !
If you are interested, please get in touch: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
You can also save the date - 14 Nov - as we will be hosting reps from PacBio. More details to follow!
Poster with an image of a PacBio Vega instrument, and the text: Molecular Analysis; New Technology; PacBio Vega Long Read Sequencing; Genome Assembly: Novel strains CpG methylation Metagenomics: Species and strain resolution Transcriptomics: de novo assembly Differential splicing
October 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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We're excited about the CoSE Facilities Showcase!
📅23 October
🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/college-of...
Join the event to hear about the equipment available, their capabilities, services and how you can access them.
@uofgchem.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @uofgengineering.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Great to hear from Phil at the @uofgmvls.bsky.social #MVLSPartnerships Day! If any of the techniques Phil spoke about interest you, please come for a chat at our exhibition stand!
October 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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What a buzz already at the @uofgmvls.bsky.social #MVLSPartnerships day! We are so excited to be here - drop by for a chat!
October 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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If you're at the @glasgowcompbio.bsky.social Conference come along and find out about Data Analytics and Research Software Engineering. #CompBio
Two posters at a poster session in the ARC. One for Research Software Engineering and the other for Data Analytics.
September 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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We're excited to be at the
@scafarc.bsky.social meeting today! Drop on by to find out more!
September 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Register for the @scottish-cytomics.bsky.social symposium which is taking place 1st September! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-s...
August 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Tyler with our new semi-auto microtome with Section Transfer & CoolCut!
- cooled sectioning
- auto transfer to water bath
- tough samples like skin/bone
Old microtome still available for training.
Retraining on the new one available - just ask!
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl... @lemgruber.bsky.social
Photograph of Tyler using the recently installed microtome.
August 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Join our hands-on 4-day workshop and master the art of expressing & purifying proteins in E. coli!
Learn:
- Construct design
- Overexpression
- Chromatography
- SDS-PAGE & spectrophotometry
All lab materials provided!
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
Poster for a Protein Production and Purification Workshop, text displayed in a blue circle. Featuring: Construct design for successful purification Overexpression strategies Chromatography with AKTA systems SDS-PAGE & spectrophotometry analysis
August 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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We used the 10x CytAssist Spatial Transcriptomics Platform to map whole transcriptomes in mouse brain sections at 2μm resolution, with @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social Combining expertise in Cellular & Molecular Analysis teams! Interested? 👉 www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvls/shared-research-facilities/
Image of a blue arrow pointing left to right, on top of the arrow, starting at the left are some microscope slides of prepared histology samples, the middle image is the prepared sample when viewed under a microscope and on the right is the bioinformatics data, this is designed to show the process of sample preparation through to analysis for Spatial Transcriptomics.
June 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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We run an intensive but self-led course to provide training in various aspects of bioinformatics, with online drop-in sessions throughout the year to support your learning! For more info or to request access: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
June 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Great to be at the @uofgmvls.bsky.social Clinical Research Open Day 2025! Looking forward to interacting with colleagues at different levels of their career all focussed on clinical research @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social @uofgscmh.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social
MVLS Shared Research Facilities exhibitor stand with posters displayed in the background.
June 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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We're delighted to be supporting the Scottish Technical Conference! We're excited to shine a light on the people that make research #TechnciansMakeItHappen @tech-commit.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Great to hear from our Molecular Analysis Bioinformatician, David, from Malawi! Presenting new data in Lilongwe at the 2025 HAT Diagnostics Conference, in conjunction with Annette McLeod & team. "It's been a phenomenal experience visiting Malawi, meeting researchers here"
Image of David presenting work at a conference.
June 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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We are holding the An Introduction to Omics Online Workshop!
📅 9 - 11 June 2025
🌐 Zoom and Moodle
🎟️ www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
Poster showing coloured circles and the text: MVLS Shared Research Facilities Presents: An Introduction to Omics Online Workshop. Shows a computer icon with a stylised "molecule" .
May 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Had a great day with @uofgengineering.bsky.social and @uofgchem.bsky.social! Showcasing our technical expertise and having some fantastic conversations! @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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May 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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@mgabro.bsky.social presenting at the Technical Showcase!
May 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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@lemgruber.bsky.social presenting at the Technical Showcase!
May 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Come and visit us, @uofgchem.bsky.social , @uofgengineering.bsky.social and others TODAY in the @uofgarc.bsky.social today and find out about the technical expertise available to make your research project happen! @uofgmvls.bsky.social
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May 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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We are delivering a brand new set of workshops this August! They are focussed on Image and Flow Data Analysis with @hannahscales.bsky.social @dornan.bsky.social @lemgruber.bsky.social For more info: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
Poster with coloured circles and a microscope. Says: MVLS Shared Research Facilities Presents: Workshops In person workshops covering: Fluorescence Fiji CellProfiler QuPath
May 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Susan from Integrated Protein Analysis is flying the flag for @tech-commit.bsky.social at @uofglasgow.bsky.social "Glasgow Excels" at the GUUnion Have a chat with her about all things RTP and find out more about the Technical Showcase on 27th May
Photograph of an exhibitor display with two posters. One for a Technical Showcase taking place on 27th May and the other to show the University of Glasgow Technician Commitment Champion Network.
May 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM