Enabling Cutting-edge Research and Collaborations
The Bioanalytical Core Laboratory (BCL) is a multifunctional facility dedicated to supplementing and augmenting the research capabilities at Johnson Space Center. This collaborative space utilizes mobile and fixed laboratory casework and a wide range of instrumentation to remain flexible and adaptive to the needs of scientists and a diverse group of research partners. In addition, dedicated spaces are devoted to specific functions such as specialized microscopy, tissue culture, flight hardware development, mass spectroscopy, and more.
The BCL facilities boast a wide range of instrumentation that is available to NASA scientists and engineers, collaborators, and other associated researchers. The BCL team is available to assist with equipment training, experimental design, and troubleshooting. In addition, the team will provide laboratory needs, safety assessment, and test readiness review support for approved users.
Capabilities
- Microgravity analog bioreactors
- Flow cytometry (single and triple laser)
- Multi-analyte micro bead-based immunoassays
- Standard and real-time polymerase chain reaction
- Keyence BZ-X800 (ISS National Laboratory K.E.R.M.I.T Analog)
- Environmental scanning electron microscope
- Laser scanning confocal microscope
- General light and fluorescence microscopy
- Mass spectroscopy
- Absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy
Points of Contact
Cruz P. Torres
Daniel Gazda, Ph.D.
