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Acknowledgement and Citation Guidelines

Proper acknowledgment of PBCF enables us to obtain internal funding to acquire and/or upgrade core laboratory infrastructure instruments (e.g. autoclaves and centrifuges), as well as to secure external grants for high-end biophysical instruments (e.g. CD spectrometer and fluorometer). Please acknowledge PBCF (RRID: SCR_028817) in publications and posters if ANY PBCF equipment was used.

Please see below for sample statements:

1. We thank the Precision Biomolecular Characterization Facility (RRID: SCR_028817), Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, for providing access to the shared research instrumentation infrastructure. We thank PBCF staff for their assistance and support.
2. [xxx] experiments were conducted in the Precision Biomolecular Characterization Facility (RRID: SCR_028817), in the Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. We thank [name and title of the facility member(s) providing significant help] for assistance with data acquisition.

The Precision Biomolecular Characterization Facility (PBCF) provides access to state-of-the-art biophysical and biochemical instrumentation focused on the study of conformations, activities, and assembly of biological and other macromolecules. The Facility aims to assist academic and industry researchers to deliver professional quality data. 

Please contact Dr. Jerry Chang for questions about services, instrumentation, and training.