Introduction
Center for Ultrastructural Research
Chemical and Biological Sciences Mass Spectrometry Facility
Hazardous Materials Treatment Facility
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility
Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center
Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory
University Computing and Networking Services

Additional Research Support Services

Introduction

In addition to the research support services supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research (described here), several other University of Georgia administrative areas provide a variety of research support services. A number of them are highlighted below.

The Mass Spectrometry Facility is dedicated to providing service with modern instrumentation that is suited for sample analysis of small volatile mixtures via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to large biomolecules up to the hundreds of thousand Dalton range by matrix-assisted laser desorption mass spectrometry. Also, a wide range of compounds and mixtures can be analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry using an atmospheric pressure ionization interface.

The UGA Hazardous Materials Program provides assistance to users of hazardous chemicals in the proper collection, identification and disposal of hazardous waste. Program elements include the registration of users, training in the steps necessary to obtain waste disposal services, and a Hazardous Materials Manual that contains written procedures.

The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility of the Chemistry Department houses three high field NMR spectrometers, operated at 250 MHz, 300 MHz and 400 MHz for 1H, respectively. A fully equipped 500 MHz NMR spectrometer will be installed by the end of 1997. The instruments can perform a wide variety of multinuclear and multidimensional experiments at desired temperatures for structural and dynamic studies of biological molecules, natural products and synthetic compounds.

The Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center offers a variety of laboratory services involved in the isolation, detection, identification, and characterization of infectious agents of poultry. The most current methods are used with a variety of viruses, bacterial, mycoplasmas, fungi, and protozoa.

The Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, adjacent to the UGA Department of Avian Medicine on College Station Road, is operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Six research projects in fundamental and applied sciences cover five years of poultry health, including avian influenza, Newcastle disease, Salmonella enteritidis infections, poult enteritis mortality syndrome and avian mucosal immunology. The projects focus on development of improved diagnostic methods and control strategies, including vaccines, a better understanding of disease pathogenesis and immunology, and enhanced utilization of molecular epidemiology to address national and international poultry health issues.

An interdisciplinary team of scientists have expertise in molecular biology, virology, microbiology, immunology, pathology, vaccinology and veterinary medicine. Many of the scientists have adjunct faculty appointments in the Departments of Poultry Science, Pathology, Medical Microbiology, Avian Medicine and Microbiology.

University Computing and Networking Services (UCNS) operates and supports a variety of computer facilities and the campuswide data networking facilities that provide access to campus, national, and international computer networks -- including the Internet. UCNS also sponsors UGA as a member of Internet 2. UCNS is a service unit under the administration of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, through the Associate Vice President for Computing and Networking.

UCNS operates the central computing systems that support the ARCHES electronic mail system, WebCT instructional system, GALIN Libraries Online Catalog, statistical software packages for research projects, and the University's central World Wide Web server, Anonymous FTP server, and News server (Usenet News and ClariNet News). In addition, UCNS operates and provides support for using the following specialized facilities for focused research:

• Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
• Biological Sciences Computing Resource
• Digital Media Studio
• Molecular Graphics Laboratory
• Scalable PowerParallel (SP/2) system
• SGI Power Challenge/Origin 2000 system

Doctoral-level staff members are part of the UCNS support team for research in the Biological Sciences, Computational Chemistry, Computational Physics, and High Performance Computing.

For additional information please see the Research Policies and Procedures Table of Contents.