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THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH
RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR HANDBOOK
2. Setting up Office and Research Space
2.3 What Research Support Services are available?
• UCSF Departments
• Laboratory Equipment Services
• Laboratory Supplies
• Research Services
• Research Repositories
• Library Services and Resources
UCSF Departments
Two units you should be familiar with include Materiel
Management, Facilities Management, and your home department.
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Capital
Programs and Facilities
Management (CPFM) is responsible for
all maintenance and repair of the physical infrastructure
such as building
maintenance, the power plant, water and DI water, and ventilation
systems. A building
manager is assigned to each building and processes
work repair requests handles maintenance emergencies. Your
home department may prefer to submit all work requests
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Your Home Department/School provides
a variety of services through your Management Services Officer
(MSO) or Department Manager. Typically, departments and schools
have shared resources, department-only core services, preferred
service
contract vendors
for equipment repairs, and copier services as well as the standard
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Laboratory
Equipment Services
Most equipment repair is through a service contract
vendor either selected by your department or by you; you should
check with your home department before ordering
repair service. However, there are several
for-fee services on campus that repair basic laboratory equipment,
develop custom
designs, or provide temporary equipment loans including:
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Instructional and Research Technology Services
(IRTS)
(Instrument Shop for Repair and Development 476-6396) |
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Emergency loaners for
-80 freezers (FM Service Desk, 476-2021) |
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Commercial rental of freezers
from Milens (510-234-5749) |
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Equipment Maintenance–CPFM Guide to Services |
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There might be places on campus that have the equipment you need to pursue your research. You can find more information searching the Research Core Facilities and Services Database at the virtual home for Clinical & Translational Science. |
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Laboratory
Supplies
The University
of California's (UC) system wide purchasing power means that you
can get deep discounts on the majority of items frequently purchased
by UC
consumers. In
addition to these preferred vendors, UCSF also has several on-campus
sources for supplies.
You should work directly with your department's research administrator to place laboratory supply orders and obtain UC discounts.
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Research
Services
The core services at UCSF can be accessed through
various research units or through the Core Database at the virtual home for Clinical & Translational Science.
Services are listed in the A-Z List on the
website by their official title. Core services
now include general laboratory, clinical services, repositories for
data, DNA, or tissue, and data management
services. However, plasmid, vector, and GMP core services are not
available at this time.
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General Laboratory: Core Facilities and Services: (this is a partial list
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Cell
Culture Facility: customized
service, primary cells, storage |
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DNA Bank (DNA Services and Database Design) |
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DNA Sequencing |
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Ergonomic Evaluations (OEH&S) |
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Geiger Counter Calibration Services (OEH&S) |
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Hazardous Waste Services (Harzardous Materials Management Program: pickup, delivery, surplus, cleanout for biological, chemical, and radioactive material) |
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LARC (animal housing, purchases, and proximity cards) |
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Mass Spectometry Facility |
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Microarray and Proteomics (core facility - Derisi lab) |
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Oligo Synthesis (BRC - Biomolecular Resource Center) |
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Peptide Syntheses (BRC) |
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Shared BSL 3 Laboratories (contact Biosafety Officer or OEH&S) |
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TagMan RT PCR Services (BRC) |
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Transgenic Core Facility (LARC - Rederivation Services) |
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Library Services and Resources
The UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management provides services and resources to support the research, teaching, and clinical missions of the University of California, San Francisco. The Library has physical space on the Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses. Remote access to online resources, including journals, e-books, and databases, is available through GALEN, the digital library of UCSF.
Discover Resources
In addition to its large print collection, the Library has online access to over 12,000 health sciences-related journals and over 100 databases:
Remote Access
Access to library resources such as journals and databases is available off-campuses by using vpn@ucsf.
1. Apply for and receive a VPN User ID
2. Open a supported browser and login at https://vpn.ucsf.edu/
For more information, see the OAAIS website or contact OAAIS Customer Support by logging on to help@ucsf.com or calling (415) 514-4100, option 2.
Research and Publishing Support
The Library provides research and publishing support through a number of ways:
Research Software Licensing
Research Software Licensing (RSL) offers annual licenses for research software, including SAS, SPSS, JMP, SUDAAN, and NVivo.
To ask a question about RSL, email or call (415) 476-4389. RSL support is available from 9:00 A.M to 1:00 P.M., Monday - Friday.
Collaborative Tools
The UCSF Library can direct you to tools and services to help your team collaborate.
Ask Us!
The Library can help you answer a wide array of questions. Ask Us!
- Not sure whom to ask? Start with our General Contact form or call us at (415) 476-2334 (Parnassus) or (415) 514-4060 (Mission Bay).
- Need in-depth research assistance? Schedule an appointment with a librarian.
- Have questions about setting up WiFi? Contact our computing staff or call (415) 476-4309.
- Need to renew a book? Call (415) 476-2334 or renew online.
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