Research facilities
Researchers in the department can access facilities covering a wide range of models from Drosophila and small mammals to iPSCs and organoids. Facilities also support studies using human tissue and translation to clinical trials.
Wohl Cellular Imaging Centre
The Wohl Cellular Imaging Centre (WCIC) provides cutting-edge light microscopy equipment, image analysis software and workstations for neuroscience and biomedical research.
Proteomics
The Proteomics Facility is a Core Facility at King’s College London, providing state-of-the-art protein mass spectrometry support for researchers at King’s and external Institutions.
Genomics
King’s Genomics provides biobanking support Illumina array and nanopore long-read sequencing services.
Electron microscopy
The Centre for Ultrastructural Imaging (CUI) offers a state-of-the-art electron microscopy facility for internal and external collaborators from academic, commercial, and industrial fields across medicine, biological sciences, chemistry, physics, materials sciences, and engineering.
Animal MRI
The BRAIN Centre scientific team, together with researchers from the Neuroimaging and cognate departments, can help you solve complex problems in translational (preclinical<->clinical) neuroscience using state of the art equipment and expertise in the analysis of image & spectroscopy data, multimodal methods and statistics.
Drosophila network
The King’s Drosophila Neuroscience Network combines the experience and expertise of groups that use Drosophila melanogaster (common fruit flies) for fundamental and disease-related research.
Clinical Research Facility
The NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is a purpose-built facility to support clinical trials.
Biological services
Biological Services is a multi-disciplinary core research facility providing services and advice to research scientists and clinicians carrying out animal research.
Brain bank
The London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank provides human tissue for neuroscience research.
Genome Editing and Embryology Core (GEEC)
The GEEC provides state-of-the art support for any projects involving genome editing, the creation of transgenic animals, and general mouse embryology and assisted reproductive technologies (ART).