The Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) unites leading researchers across biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences and public health in a central location, creating a multidisciplinary research community. It is a multi-user research facility covering more than 1,500m2. The entire area is a certified Physical Containment Level 2 (PC2) facility with the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator.
There are 10 multi-purpose laboratory modules for general laboratory work and 25 smaller task and equipment-specific laboratories that are available for researchers to use.
CHIRI hosts five major areas of research equipment strength operating under a shared resource laboratory (SRL) model including:
- Microscopy and histology – confocal and fluorescent microscopes, Nuance camera and a histology suite for producing magnified visual or photographic images of small objects. Applications include localisation of proteins, cell-cell interactions and 3D reconstruction
- Flow cytometry – cell sorting and analysis technologies for detecting and measuring the physical and chemical characteristics of cells or particles
- Tissue culture – four levels of tissue culture activity based mainly on sample type – watch 360-degree virtual experience
- Molecular biology – technologies for analysing gene and protein expression, as well as protein interactions
- Mass spectrometry – liquid chromatography coupled with multiple analyser configurations to accurately quantify small molecules in biological samples
The CHIRI SRLs are all supported by scientific staff members who are able to train users on the instruments and provide support.
Learn more about CHIRI’s facilities.
Email chiri@curtin.edu.au.