Facilities

Here is a list of the equipment and facilities available at our different sites:

Facilities at The Clinical Sciences Centre, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust:

  • Cell culture suite
  • Flow cytometer
  • Fluorescent microscope and plate reader
  • Maestro Edge Microelectrode Array (MEA) System
  • QPCR machine
  • Quanterix Simoa (ultrasensitive digital ELISA)

Facilities at The Walton Centre for Neurology & Neurosurgery:

  • CT and MR based stereotactic systems
  • Interstitial radiosurgery using iodine-125 seeds
  • Photoelectron interstitial radiosurgery setup
  • GE neuro-optimised Magnetic Resonance Imaging including MR spectroscopy
  • Recording and lesioning equipment for movement disorders and epilepsy
  • Neuronavigation system
  • Stereotactic robot

In collaboration with the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre:

  • Molecular biology laboratory including PCR, DNA sequencer

In collaboration with the Royal Liverpool University Hospital:

  • SPECT imaging of glucose metabolism and receptor binding

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