Stanford University Mass Spectrometry

CF-11 Stanford University Mass Spectrometry (SUMS) is Stanford University's central core facility for mass spectrometry-based analysis. SUMS wears several hats, as the Vincent Coates Foundation Mass Spectrometry Laboratory named in honor of a generous gift from Vincent and Stella Coates; a Stanford Bio-X core facility, embodying the Bio-X spirit of interdisciplinary communication and collaboration; and the Proteomics Shared Resource of the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center. The laboratory's expertise and support are available to researchers throughout Stanford University, Stanford Medical Center, and beyond. SUMS users have broad analytical needs and interests, ranging from general qualitative analysis to targeted quantitative assays, and proteomics to metabolomics. A total of 11 mass spectrometers interfaced with analytical- and capillary-scale HPLC and UPLC, as well as GC front ends support these research projects:Single quad GC-MS and LC-MS instruments are operated as open access systems, available 24/7 to trained users. Projects are run by staff scientists on one or more of single quad, ion trap, triple quad, Q-Tof, hybrid Orbitrap, and benchtop Orbitrap instruments, matching the requirements of the projects to the strengths of the instrumentation. The expertise and enthusiasm of the SUMS staff are the bedrock of the laboratory. In addition to making available state-of-the-art, user-friendly facilities and services, SUMS enables education, method development, and new applications development, designed to meet the rapidly evolving needs of researchers.