Located at Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana and the NIH main campus in Bethesda, Maryland, the Research Technologies Branch (RTB) Genomics Research Section (GRS) enables intramural NIAID investigators to use state-of-the-art applications in gene expression and sequencing technologies in their research programs. Our staff provides expertise, instrumentation, and data analysis and interpretation.

The Research Technologies Branch (RTB) offers NIAID researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland and at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana access to a variety of cytometry collaborative technologies to support their research.

The Research Technologies Branch (RTB) Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) Microscopy Unit provides expertise in both light and electron microscopy related techniques and technologies to support the structural imaging needs of the Division of Intramural Research (DIR) scientists both in Maryland and at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Montana.

The Research Technologies Branch (RTB) Structural Biology Section (SBS) provides specialized techniques and scientific expertise that enables Division of Intramural Research (DIR) scientists to obtain biophysical and structural data for macromolecules. While closely collaborating with DIR researchers, the SBS provides consulting/training, produces pure proteins, performs biophysical analyses, and determines structures of proteins and other macromolecules that are central to the infectious disease and immunology research programs of DIR.

Biological Imaging

The Biological Imaging Section provides expertise, instruction, and instrumentation in optical microscopy to all NIAID investigators. Staff is available to assist in experimental design and in the collection and analysis of high-quality images of living and fixed material.