QU Health Core Facilities and Affiliated Centers

Microscopy is of great importance in all fields of biological research. The Imaging Core Facility is equipped with high-end imaging technology, that allows the study of cells and tissues at the macroscopic, cellular, and sub-cellular levels. Image processing software associated with confocal and fluorescence microscopes enables the 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional reconstruction of biological samples and analysis of the sample images in astonishing detail.

Flow cytometry is a technology that measures and analyzes the optical properties of mono-dispersed single particles, such as cells, bacteria, picoplankton, microbeads, yeast, platelets, nuclei and other similarly-sized particles, passing single file through a focused laser beam.

The Flow Cytometry Core Facility at QU offers access to high-end FACS analysis and state-of-the-art cell sorting capabilities, actively providing researchers with adaptive setups and expert support across many disciplines.

The Pathology Core Facility (PCF) is a centralized, comprehensive, core laboratory providing histology, immunohistochemistry, molecular analysis and extraction, and microscopic evaluation services for tissue-based studies.

The PCF provides expertise in a broad spectrum of morphologic studies required for interpretation of disease processes with variety of assays, including tissue processing, sectioning, histologic stains, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, microscopic photography, morphometry and data analysis.

The Analytical Core Facility is a growing, state-of-the-art analytical laboratory that was established to enhance the research productivity within Qatar University and the State of Qatar in the area of drug discovery and development.

Research in the Analytical Core Facility at QU focuses on areas related to medicinal chemistry, such as small molecule development, natural products isolation and characterization, organic synthesis, and rational drug design.