Cryo-EM & Mass Spec Facilities in California

21 facilities at 21 institutions, 17 open to external users. Each row links to the facility's instruments, access policy and published rates.

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Research Hubs in California

San Francisco Bay Area

60-mile radius

The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the world's premier hubs for structural biology and cryo-EM research. Home to UCSF, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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San Diego

40-mile radius

San Diego is a powerhouse for structural biology, anchored by Scripps Research, UC San Diego, and the Salk Institute with multiple Titan Krios systems.

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Los Angeles

50-mile radius

Greater Los Angeles hosts major cryo-EM installations at UCLA, Caltech, USC, and City of Hope.

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Private providers that run samples

Companies that run cryo-EM as a paid service: you ship a sample, they prepare grids and collect data, and several also process it. They take samples from any state.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I find cryo-EM facilities in California?

The directory lists 21 cryo-EM and mass spectrometry facilities at 21 institutions in California. Each facility page lists its instruments, contact details and access policy, and its published rates where the facility publishes them.

Can external researchers access cryo-EM in California?

17 of the 21 listed facilities say they accept external users. Rates vary by instrument and user type; check each facility page for its policy and published rates.

What cryo-EM equipment is available in California?

The most common instruments at the listed California facilities are Glacios, Titan Krios, Tecnai T12, Titan Krios G3i, Titan Krios G4, Talos Arctica, taken from each facility's own published instrument list.

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