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Facility Charges
We offer cost-effective access to the state-of-the-art BSL-3 Core Facility and its equipment to NUHS Principal Investigators for their research on Risk Group 3 Pathogens. The Core Facility also provides trainings and consultations/technical advice for designing specific BSL-3 experimental protocols and developing relevant SOPs for research with infectious pathogens.
For the facility usage fees and other charges, please contact us for more details.
For the facility usage fees and other charges for the NUHS PIs, please click here.
Research Services
In addition to facilities usage, the BSL-3 Core Facility also housed a Scientific Services and Strategic Research Team (S3RT) that conducts BSL-3 research. S3RT specializes in work involving risk group 3 pathogens, with scope of services including:
- Antimicrobial screens (including, but not limited to compounds and antibodies)
- Host-pathogen interaction study in in vitro and in vivo infection models, including infection in 3D culture models
- Infection model establishment
- Inactivation of infectious samples
- Clinical sample isolation and stock generation
- Others (please contact Dr Tan Kai Sen – kaistan@nus.edu.sg for further enquiries)
| Service Menu | Direct Research Cost | Overhead Cost | Point of Contact | Remarks |
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Service projects |
Project dependent |
30% or 60% of direct research cost (project dependent; for non NUHS entities) |
Ng Yan Ling (micngyl@nus.edu.sg) |
Direct research cost is inclusive of facility fees, manpower and scientific materials and services cost |
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Scientific collaborations |
Project dependent |
Subjected to RCA agreement (for non NUHS entities) |
Tan Kai Sen (kaistan@nus.edu.sg) |
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Buddy services |
Per hour basis:
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NA |
Tan Kai Sen (kaistan@nus.edu.sg) |
Buddy services is provided for PIs who needs extra manpower for their projects |
Note:
- Service projects – Short term project requests, such as product testing and development.
- Scientific collaboration – Long term project request involving academic investigations with aims of publications and grant applications.