Welcome to the BioMS Community Support Website
The website has been created to provide information, advice and training to customers of the BioMS Core Facility in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) in The University of Manchester. The content is categorized into the different areas list below and you can see selective categories by clicking on the menu. You can also use the search option and use #tags relevant to each category.
You can also check out our Glossary to help you understand and explore the terms used in the facility.
This site is growing continuously so if there is a topic that we haven’t covered then let us know by emailing us.
Introductions
Introductions are posts designed for those who are new to the facility or field. They provide a broad overview of the topic with links to the workflows and methods that are available in the facility. Search #introductions for these posts.
Workflows
Workflows describe experimental procedures that can be done in or with the facility. These methods give you an idea of what the whole experiment will look like and details the things you need to consider. Search #Workflows for these posts.
Methods
Methods posts provide you with details on individual methods commonly used in or with the facility. they contain experimental considerations for success and details of how to describe the experiments in your methods sections as well as guidelines on recognition. Search #methods for these posts.
Basics
basics posts provide you with backgound information to help you better understand the work done with the facility. Search #basics for these posts.
User stories
User stories are examples of how the facility has been used, providing users own tips for how to get the best from your experiments. Use #userstories to search for these posts.
Facility
Facility posts contain general facility information and opinion articles that are written to stimulate thought and bring you up to date with debates within the field. Opinion articles may date rapidly so let us know if there are topics you’d like us to cover by emailing us. This is also where we’ll put anything else that we think may interest you. Use #facility to search for these posts.