# Biomolecular Analysis Facility

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · 2020 · $149,444

## Abstract

BIOMOLECULAR ANALYSIS FACILITY – PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
 The Biomolecular Analysis Facility (BAF) provides a centralized setting for a diverse but interactive
suite of services, instrumentation, and expertise in the areas of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics,
metabolomics, lipidomics, and molecular interactions. BAF research services have been provided to the
Cancer Center for nearly 20 years, with recent additions addressing new areas of investigator need identified
by the Cancer Center Executive Committee. The highly skilled staff has the necessary expertise to provide
Cancer Center members with not only rapid, high quality data but also with pre- and post-experiment
consultation necessary for successful experiments. This complete approach to service gives investigators
confidence in their work leading to publications and additional grants. The labs, instruments, and personnel of
the BAF are all located on the first floor of Jordan Hall allowing Cancer Center members to easily utilize and
integrate multiple `omics' techniques in their research. In addition, the BAF has significant ties to other Cancer
Center shared resources such as Flow Cytometry, Biorepository and Tissue Research Facility, Animal Models
of Disease, and Advanced Microscopy Facility. In some cases, these facilities provide the samples/material
utilized in the BAF while in others they use BAF-generated results to initiate further research experiments.
One key area of focus within the BAF is providing access to advanced instrumentation and experiments that
meet Cancer Center needs. Within the past year, the facility has added two mass spectrometers in the area of
lipidomics and metabolomics and an instrument capable of measuring molecular interactions. As the majority
of BAF users are Cancer Center members, the interaction with these investigators is the driving force for
acquisition of new instrumentation and development of new techniques. The Cancer Center Executive
Committee and Office of Research Core Administration (ORCA – within School of Medicine Dean's Office)
work closely together to foster this environment. To that end the School of Medicine provides direct budget
support to the BAF every year (~30% total budget). When the Cancer Center co-pay is combined with the
School of Medicine's support, Cancer Center Members receive highly effective services at a price that makes
more experiments possible.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9854911
- **Project number:** 5P30CA044579-29
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Nicholas Eugene Sherman
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $149,444
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9854911

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9854911, Biomolecular Analysis Facility (5P30CA044579-29). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9854911. Licensed CC0.

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