Access and Fees
Using the Advanced Cell Exploration Core Facility
Researchers interested in accessing ACE Core services or equipment should first contact Mike Wong (mewong@ualberta.ca) to discuss their project.
Internal Users: Effective July 1, 2025, all internal users must have a signed Terms of Service and User Access Acknowledgement on file before we can proceed with their project.
Steps:
- Read and sign the form. It will then route to your PI to sign.
- The PI must sign
- Once the user and PI have signed you will receive a signed PDF copy by email.
External Users: If you are an external user, a service agreement is required to proceed with projects, services or access to autonomous instruments. Please contact the core for more information. We support external users from academic institutions, government agencies and industry.
Equipment usage
Requests for access to the ACE Core must be approved by core staff and new users must be trained prior to using core equipment. Equipment training by anyone other than core staff is not permitted. Please contact the core staff for training.
The following platforms are available for autonomous usage:
- Capilliary Electrophoresis: JESS Automated Western Blot System
- Electroporation: Lonza Nucleofector
- Metabolic Analyzer: Agilent Seahorse XFe96
Internal Fees
Service | Fee |
Core Technician Labour |
$50/hr |
siRNA Libraries |
FREE* |
Compound Libraries |
FREE* |
shRNA Plasmids | $20/plasmid for first 5 plasmids, $15/plasmid for plasmids 6-10, $10/plasmid for plasmids 11 and above |