The Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) operates within the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco. Our core mission is to facilitate and enhance research endeavors within UCSF laboratories by providing essential resources and hosting advanced instrumentation. While our primary focus remains on serving UCSF, we extend a welcoming invitation to other academic institutions and industry sectors, offering access to our facility through prior arrangements. Collaboration knows no boundaries at CAT, as we strive to foster innovation and drive impactful discoveries.
The CAT houses such advanced instrumentation as DNA sequencers (Illumina and PacBio), qPCR and dPCR machines, pipetting robots, and other more specialized equipment for genomics and bioinformatics. In addition to our permanent equipment, the CAT demos and tests new instrumentation from vendors who are looking for a central location to house their equipment.
We share our physical space with the latest microscopy technologies hosted by the Nikon Imaging Center and with a BD FACSAria cell sorter hosted by the Laboratory for Cell Analysis at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Find more cores on the Research Resource Program Core Search.
Please visit our website for more information: cat.ucsf.edu
Eric Chow | Director | eric.chow@ucsf.edu
Delsy Martinez | Managing Director, Sequencing | delsy.martinez@ucsf.edu
Matt Settles | Managing Director, Bioinformatics | matt.settles@ucsf.edu
Emily Conrad | Research Associate | emily.conrad@ucsf.edu
Jordan Maas | Research Associate | jordan.maas@ucsf.edu
Nethmi Gunathilake | Research Associate | nethmi.gunathilake@ucsf.edu
Eric Yu | Research Associate | eric.yu@ucsf.edu
Hours | Location |
Staffed: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm 24/7 access available by request |
600 16th St., Genentech Hall S252 San Francisco, CA, 94158 |
The CAT receives some institutional support from UCSF. This allows us to offer most of the equipment free of charge to UCSF users. To justify the ongoing support, please acknowledge the CAT and CAT staff in publications and notify us when your CAT-supported work is published by filling out this form.
Fabrication and Design Center
The KAVLI-PBBR Fabrication and Design (FAD) center is a part of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco. Located on the 1st floor of UCSF Genentech Hall, the FAD is dedicated towards enabling the design and manufacturing of prototypes for UCSF's research and medical communities. Unlike traditional job shops, the FAD focuses on training researchers, medical practitioners, and scientists in the fundamentals of design and engineering to expedite prototype development. We have several rapid prototyping tools including 3D printers and CNC machines for users to quickly implement their concepts and obtain preliminary results.
In addition to the user-facilitated prototyping, the FAD also offers assistance with 3D model design and consultation on an appointment basis as well as traditional service/job requests.
FAD slack workspace: ucsf-fad.slack.com
FAD Website: fad.ucsf.edu
FAD Staff
Eric Lam | Director | eric.lam@ucsf.edu
Michael Bunker | Medical 3D Printing Engineer | michael.bunker@ucsf.edu
FAD hours of operation and location
Hours |
Location |
Staffed: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm 24/7 access available by request |
600 16th St, Genentech Hall N107 San Francisco, CA, 94158 |