Fees

Acknowledgement

Please acknowledge the Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Facilityin publications and talks. It is a requirement of funding agencies and CRUCIAL FOR FUTURE FUNDING.

We acknowledge Dave McCall in the Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility (RRID: SCR_ 018992) in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder for data acquisition and analysis using the Waters Select Series Cyclic IMS mass spectrometer, funded by NIH 1S10OD038278-01.
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We acknowledge the Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility (RRID: SCR_ 018992) in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder for data acquisition and analysis using the Thermo Orbitrap Q-Exactive HF-X, funded by NIH S10-OD025267

An RRID is a unique reference tag associated with a specific research resource. Robust metrics tracked by an RRID in publications enable the metrics needed for requesting new instrument funding and promotes meticulous rigor and reproducibility of research results.

FY'27ÌýCAL Rates for User Operation Per HourÌý

(Effective dates: 7/1/2026 - 6/30/2027)

InstrumentsCU SystemFederalNon-profitCorporate
Thermo ISQÌýGC-MS$110$110$110$210
Q-TOF (HRMS)$80$80$80$160
MALDI-TOF/TOF$65$65$65$130
Orbitrap nanoLC/MS$240$240$240$350

FY'27ÌýCAL Rates for Mass AnalysisÌý

(Effective dates: 7/1/2026 -06/30/2027)

service NameUnitCU systemFederalNon-profitCorporate
Training/Consulting/Analysis/hr$105$105$105$220
Sample Preparation (protein samples)/sample$80$80$80$130
Q-TOF ESI-MS (High Resolution MS)/sample$42$42$42$125
Q_TOF Intact protein analysis*/sample$55$55$55$125
Q-TOF (HRMS) LC-MS/sample$85$85$85$160
MALDI-TOF/TOF/sample$44$44$44$100
Prefractionation for orbitrap analysis/sample$80$80$80$235
Orbitrap nanoLC-MS/MS (1 hour analysis)/sample$160$160$160$235
Orbitrap nanoLC-MS/MS (2 hour analysis)/sample$185$185$185$300
Orbitrap nanoLC-MS/MS (3 hour analysis)/sample$240$240$240$350
* intact protein analysis uses < 9 min gradient to desalt a sample on a C4 column and elute protein with high organic solvent. If a sample requires longer than 10 min LC-gradient, it will be considered as Q-TOF (HRMS) LC-MS analysis.

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For any users whoÌýhave been trainedÌýon sample preparation and instrument usage, reservations can be made to allow necessary instrument time.Ìý Currently, we are accepting online reservations for the following instruments only:

  • Thermo ISQ GCMS
  • Shimadzu MALDI-TOF/TOF
  • Waters Cyclic IMS
  • Waters HDX nanoUPLC

To access the reservation website using your Identikey + CU password.

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