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ATGC announcement

For a full list of services, please see the ATGC website. Erika Thompston, Associate Director, ejthomps@mdanderson.org, 713-834-6381

 

MD Anderson Cancer Center Core Facilities iLab System 

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The MD Anderson Cancer Center Core Facilities provide scientists inside and outside of the cancer center with state-of-the-art equipment, instruments, shared services and specialists. The Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) and the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) provide partial funding for some of the shared resources. Please cite the CCSG or CPRIT in the acknowledgement section of any publication that utilizes the resource. 

Learn more about the core facilities 

 

iLab User Resources: 

We have developed documents to help users at MD Anderson navigate iLab. Internal users can select a link below to view the resource. Users outside of MD Anderson can use the iLab help site found below. 

How to Register for an Account

How to Add an Existing Member to a Lab

How to Assign a Fund to a Lab Member

How to Add a Budget to a Lab Member

How to Request a Non-grant Fund be Added to a PI Lab

How to Approve a Non-grant Fund Request

 

Contact: 

For more information on our shared resources, contact Amy Reed at CCSG@mdanderson.org

 

iLab help site: 

Click here to access iLab’s general help documentation. 

 

iLab technical support: 

For help with registration or other technical support, contact iLab at ilab-support@agilent.com 

iLab Cores at MD Anderson Cancer Center

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
MDACC Advanced Cytometry & Sorting Facility at South Campus

The mission of the Advanced Cytometry and Sorting Facility (ACSF) is to provide expert support to MD Anderson researchers using flow cytometry and cell sorting technologies.

Karen Clise-Dwyer kcdwyer@mdanderson.org 713-563-3322
MDACC Advanced Microscopy Core

The Advanced Microscopy Core specializes in fluorescence microscopy modes such as super-resolution, confocal and dynamic microscopy and provide the instrument access, training, expertise and collaboration to researchers .

Collene Jeter cjeter@mdanderson.org 832-750-7259
MDACC Advanced Technology Genomics Core (ATGC)

The Advanced Technology Genomics Core provides researchers with a comprehensive range of genomic services, that includes next generation sequencing, Sanger sequencing, gene resequencing, single cell analysis, microarrays, droplet digital PCR, NanoString analysis and fluorescent fragment analysis

Erika Thompson, M.S. ejthomps@mdanderson.org 713-834-6381
MDACC Assessment, Intervention and Measurement Shared Resource (AIM)

The AIM Shared Resource provides expertise in the science of collecting and managing patient-reported outcome data, assessing energy balance, and developing and implementing technology applications for behavioral assessment and intervention.

Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH speterso@mdanderson.org 713-792-8267
MDACC Bionutrition Research Core

The mission of the Bionutrition Research Core is to facilitate state-of-the-art nutritional science research by providing the resources, expertise, and infrastructure necessary to conduct controlled human feeding studies and dietary intervention, accurately assess participants' diets

Erma Levy MPH RD LD brc@mdanderson.org (713) 792-5039
MDACC Biospecimen Extraction Facility

The Biospecimen Extraction Resource provides a centralized laboratory for standardized, high quality DNA, RNA and protein extraction from blood, tissues, saliva, cells, or other patient derived biospecimens.

Jian Gu, Ph.D. jiangu@mdanderson.org 713-792-8016
MDACC Bone Histomorphometry Core Laboratory

The Bone Histomorphometry Core Laboratory provides histomorphometric analyses of nondecalcified bone specimens, including processing mouse bone specimens for nondecalcified histology and performing static and dynamic histomorphometric analyses of mouse bone specimens.

Lang Ma LMa6@mdanderson.org 713-792-1019
MDACC Clinical Trials Operations

Neelima Reddy nreddy@mdanderson.org 713-745-0402
MDACC Cyclotron Radiochemistry Facility

H. Charles Manning CRF@mdanderson.org
MDACC Cytogenetics and Cell Authentication Core

The primary goal of this facility is to offer conventional and molecular cytogenetic services, including species identification, karyotyping, analysis of genomic instability, fluorescence in situ hybridization and spectral karyotyping

Asha S. Multani Ph.D. amultani@mdanderson.org 713-563-1892
MDACC DVMS Ancillary Services and Rodent Export

Andrew Pesek atpesek@mdanderson.org 713-745-5079
MDACC DVMS Mouse Metabolic Facility

David Valdecanas dvaldeca@mdanderson.org 713-792-7266
MDACC DVMS Veterinary Pathology Services

Thuc Chan Nguyen TCNguyen@mdanderson.org 713-792-2790
MDACC Decision Science Core

The Shared Decision Making Core (SDM Core) provides researchers with access to decision science expertise and state-of-the-art methods necessary to develop, evaluate, and disseminate SDM interventions to enhance the quality of cancer care delivery at MD Anderson and its partner institutions.

Viola B. Leal, MPH vbenavidez@mdanderson.org (713) 563-7363
MDACC EMC Flow Cytometry Core

The Flow Cytometry and Cell Imaging Core Facility at Science Park provides cutting edge cell analysis resources. These include cell sorting and analytical flow cytometry to phenotype, quantify and isolate cells and confocal microscopy to capture high resolution images.p

Pamela Whitney - Lab pjwhitney@mdanderson.org 832-750-7201
MDACC Epigenomics Profiling Core Facility

The EpiCore is a unique facility and a comprehensive one-stop-shop for the expertise, methods and services to assess epigenome, and provides a valuable resource for first time and established investigators to continue their research in epigenetics.

Marcos Estecio mestecio@mdanderson.org 713-792-9108
MDACC Functional Genomics Core

The Functional Genomics Core provides researchers with genetic tools for studying and annotating gene functions in cell-based assays, including human and mouse shRNA, human ORF (Open Reading Frames) and human CRISPR/Cas9 libraries

Dr. Yutong Sun ysun2@mdanderson.org (713)792-3677
MDACC Genetically Engineered Mouse Facility (GEMF)

The GEMF generates mouse models for MD Anderson Cancer Center members and offers essential services for archiving important mouse models and rederiving novel models from outside sources.

Fabien Delerue, Ph.D. fdelerue@mdanderson.org 713-563-5827
MDACC High Resolution Electron Microscopy Facility (HREMF)

The mission of the High Resolution Microscopy Facility is to provide scanning and transmission electron microscopy services to researchers.

Kenneth Dunner, Jr., A.S., B.S. kdunnerj@mdanderson.org 713-792-8109
MDACC Laboratory Animal Genetic Services

Laboratory Animal Genetic Services (LAGS) provides cost-effective, customized genome scans using polymorphic genetic markers (SSLPs and SNPs) to support speed congenic line development and background strain characterization for mice and rats

Fernando Benavides, DVM, PhD, DACLAM fbenavid@mdanderson.org
MDACC Metabolomics

TThe Metabolomics Core provides state-of-the-art, ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry platforms capable of measuring thousands of metabolites and lipids in biological matrices of all types (e.g., cells, media, tissues, whole blood, plasma, urine)

Phil Lorenzi, Ph.D PLLorenzi@mdanderson.org 713-792-9999
MDACC Microbiome Core

Samuel Shelburne, MD, PhD SShelburne(at)mdanderson.org
MDACC Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility

The Monoclonal Antibody Facility develops high quality, cost effective customized MAbs to meet the basic, translational, and clinical research needs of MD Anderson investigators.

Laura Bover, PhD lbover@mdanderson.org 713-563-3301 or 713-563-2281
MDACC NORTH Campus Flow Cytometry and Cellular Imaging Core Facility

The FCCIF specializes in single cell technologies including FACS Cell Sorting, Analytical Flow Cytometry, Multispectral Flow Cytometry, Suspension Mass Cytometry, Imaging Mass Cytometry, Confocal Imaging, Live Cell Imaging, Multispectral Imaging, and High-plex Tissue Imaging,.

Joan Hoover-Zuniga jezuniga@mdanderson.org 713-745-1749
MDACC Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility

The NMR facility is used for structure determination of compounds developed in drug discovery, pharmacology, and diagnostic imaging laboratories.

Kumaralal K. Kaluarachchi, Ph.D kkkaluar@mdanderson.org 713-792-3779
MDACC ORION

The ORION core provides state-of-the-art immunoprofiling services including clinical trial immune monitoring, data analysis and technical consultation for assay design, as well as single service instrument use.

ORION Core lab ORIONCore@mdanderson.org 713-563-1955
MDACC Population Genomics Core (PGC) Facility

Performs high-throughput microarray services for genotyping, gene expression and methylation profiling; facilitates population genomic studies by providing controlled access to archived blood biospecimens

Di Zhang, M.S dizhang@mdanderson.org 713-834-6166
MDACC Proteomics

The Proteomics Facility provides state-of-the-art mass spectrometry analysis of proteins for both basic and clinical cancer research

Phil Lorenzi PLLorenzi@mdanderson.org 713-792-9999
MDACC RPPA-Functional Proteomics

Functional Proteomics Reverse Phase Protein Array RPPA Core provides cancer center members with access to a powerful, highthroughput, quantitative costeffective antibodybased assay to characterize basal or ligandinduced protein expression and modification, and timeresolved responses appropriat

Doris Siwak ccsgrppa@mdanderson.org 713-792-5743
MDACC Research Histology Core Laboratory

RHCL provides high-quality routine and specialized histology services including histochemical stains, processing of non-decalcified bone samples and advanced applied technologies such as Tissue microarray construction, IHC, CISH, Digital slide scanning, Digital image analysis and pathology ser...

Sherita Meyer-Gauen, PhD, HTL(QIHC) sldaniel@mdanderson.org 713-792-2095/Office
MDACC SINGLE CORE

Nicholas Navin, PhD nnavin@mdanderson.org
MDACC Small Animal Imaging Facility

The Small Animal Imaging Facility provides access to imaging instrumentation and expertise that allows researchers to integrate powerful and cutting edge imaging technologies into routine preclinical research with confidence that their scientific objectives will be achieved.

Charles Kingsley charles.kingsley@mdanderson.org (832) 829-7041
xx MDACC Protein Array & Analysis Core (PAAC)

The Protein Array and Analysis Core (PAAC) provides research tools for the discovery and characterization of novel protein-protein interactions that drive signal transduction pathways.

Leilei Shi, PhD lshi1@mdanderson.org 713-563-5274
xx MDACC Recombinant Antibody Production Core

Kevin McBride kmcbride@mdanderson.org 832-750-7195

non-iLab Cores at MD Anderson Cancer Center

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
UT System Core Sharing Network

Shreya Kanodia CCSG@mdanderson.org
Gulf Coast Consortium

Suzanne Tomlinson st48@rice.edu 713-348-4772
Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
MDACC Advanced Cytometry & Sorting Facility at South Campus

The mission of the Advanced Cytometry and Sorting Facility (ACSF) is to provide expert support to MD Anderson researchers using flow cytometry and cell sorting technologies.

Karen Clise-Dwyer kcdwyer@mdanderson.org 713-563-3322
MDACC Advanced Microscopy Core

The Advanced Microscopy Core specializes in fluorescence microscopy modes such as super-resolution, confocal and dynamic microscopy and provide the instrument access, training, expertise and collaboration to researchers .

Collene Jeter cjeter@mdanderson.org 832-750-7259
MDACC Advanced Technology Genomics Core (ATGC)

The Advanced Technology Genomics Core provides researchers with a comprehensive range of genomic services, that includes next generation sequencing, Sanger sequencing, gene resequencing, single cell analysis, microarrays, droplet digital PCR, NanoString analysis and fluorescent fragment analysis

Erika Thompson, M.S. ejthomps@mdanderson.org 713-834-6381
MDACC Assessment, Intervention and Measurement Shared Resource (AIM)

The AIM Shared Resource provides expertise in the science of collecting and managing patient-reported outcome data, assessing energy balance, and developing and implementing technology applications for behavioral assessment and intervention.

Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH speterso@mdanderson.org 713-792-8267
MDACC Bionutrition Research Core

The mission of the Bionutrition Research Core is to facilitate state-of-the-art nutritional science research by providing the resources, expertise, and infrastructure necessary to conduct controlled human feeding studies and dietary intervention, accurately assess participants' diets

Erma Levy MPH RD LD brc@mdanderson.org (713) 792-5039
MDACC Biospecimen Extraction Facility

The Biospecimen Extraction Resource provides a centralized laboratory for standardized, high quality DNA, RNA and protein extraction from blood, tissues, saliva, cells, or other patient derived biospecimens.

Jian Gu, Ph.D. jiangu@mdanderson.org 713-792-8016
MDACC Bone Histomorphometry Core Laboratory

The Bone Histomorphometry Core Laboratory provides histomorphometric analyses of nondecalcified bone specimens, including processing mouse bone specimens for nondecalcified histology and performing static and dynamic histomorphometric analyses of mouse bone specimens.

Lang Ma LMa6@mdanderson.org 713-792-1019
MDACC Clinical Trials Operations

Neelima Reddy nreddy@mdanderson.org 713-745-0402
MDACC Cyclotron Radiochemistry Facility

H. Charles Manning CRF@mdanderson.org
MDACC Cytogenetics and Cell Authentication Core

The primary goal of this facility is to offer conventional and molecular cytogenetic services, including species identification, karyotyping, analysis of genomic instability, fluorescence in situ hybridization and spectral karyotyping

Asha S. Multani Ph.D. amultani@mdanderson.org 713-563-1892
MDACC DVMS Ancillary Services and Rodent Export

Andrew Pesek atpesek@mdanderson.org 713-745-5079
MDACC DVMS Mouse Metabolic Facility

David Valdecanas dvaldeca@mdanderson.org 713-792-7266
MDACC DVMS Veterinary Pathology Services

Thuc Chan Nguyen TCNguyen@mdanderson.org 713-792-2790
MDACC Decision Science Core

The Shared Decision Making Core (SDM Core) provides researchers with access to decision science expertise and state-of-the-art methods necessary to develop, evaluate, and disseminate SDM interventions to enhance the quality of cancer care delivery at MD Anderson and its partner institutions.

Viola B. Leal, MPH vbenavidez@mdanderson.org (713) 563-7363
MDACC EMC Flow Cytometry Core

The Flow Cytometry and Cell Imaging Core Facility at Science Park provides cutting edge cell analysis resources. These include cell sorting and analytical flow cytometry to phenotype, quantify and isolate cells and confocal microscopy to capture high resolution images.p

Pamela Whitney - Lab pjwhitney@mdanderson.org 832-750-7201
MDACC Epigenomics Profiling Core Facility

The EpiCore is a unique facility and a comprehensive one-stop-shop for the expertise, methods and services to assess epigenome, and provides a valuable resource for first time and established investigators to continue their research in epigenetics.

Marcos Estecio mestecio@mdanderson.org 713-792-9108
MDACC Functional Genomics Core

The Functional Genomics Core provides researchers with genetic tools for studying and annotating gene functions in cell-based assays, including human and mouse shRNA, human ORF (Open Reading Frames) and human CRISPR/Cas9 libraries

Dr. Yutong Sun ysun2@mdanderson.org (713)792-3677
MDACC Genetically Engineered Mouse Facility (GEMF)

The GEMF generates mouse models for MD Anderson Cancer Center members and offers essential services for archiving important mouse models and rederiving novel models from outside sources.

Fabien Delerue, Ph.D. fdelerue@mdanderson.org 713-563-5827
MDACC High Resolution Electron Microscopy Facility (HREMF)

The mission of the High Resolution Microscopy Facility is to provide scanning and transmission electron microscopy services to researchers.

Kenneth Dunner, Jr., A.S., B.S. kdunnerj@mdanderson.org 713-792-8109
MDACC Laboratory Animal Genetic Services

Laboratory Animal Genetic Services (LAGS) provides cost-effective, customized genome scans using polymorphic genetic markers (SSLPs and SNPs) to support speed congenic line development and background strain characterization for mice and rats

Fernando Benavides, DVM, PhD, DACLAM fbenavid@mdanderson.org
MDACC Metabolomics

TThe Metabolomics Core provides state-of-the-art, ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry platforms capable of measuring thousands of metabolites and lipids in biological matrices of all types (e.g., cells, media, tissues, whole blood, plasma, urine)

Phil Lorenzi, Ph.D PLLorenzi@mdanderson.org 713-792-9999
MDACC Microbiome Core

Samuel Shelburne, MD, PhD SShelburne(at)mdanderson.org
MDACC Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility

The Monoclonal Antibody Facility develops high quality, cost effective customized MAbs to meet the basic, translational, and clinical research needs of MD Anderson investigators.

Laura Bover, PhD lbover@mdanderson.org 713-563-3301 or 713-563-2281
MDACC NORTH Campus Flow Cytometry and Cellular Imaging Core Facility

The FCCIF specializes in single cell technologies including FACS Cell Sorting, Analytical Flow Cytometry, Multispectral Flow Cytometry, Suspension Mass Cytometry, Imaging Mass Cytometry, Confocal Imaging, Live Cell Imaging, Multispectral Imaging, and High-plex Tissue Imaging,.

Joan Hoover-Zuniga jezuniga@mdanderson.org 713-745-1749
MDACC Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility

The NMR facility is used for structure determination of compounds developed in drug discovery, pharmacology, and diagnostic imaging laboratories.

Kumaralal K. Kaluarachchi, Ph.D kkkaluar@mdanderson.org 713-792-3779
MDACC ORION

The ORION core provides state-of-the-art immunoprofiling services including clinical trial immune monitoring, data analysis and technical consultation for assay design, as well as single service instrument use.

ORION Core lab ORIONCore@mdanderson.org 713-563-1955
MDACC Population Genomics Core (PGC) Facility

Performs high-throughput microarray services for genotyping, gene expression and methylation profiling; facilitates population genomic studies by providing controlled access to archived blood biospecimens

Di Zhang, M.S dizhang@mdanderson.org 713-834-6166
MDACC Proteomics

The Proteomics Facility provides state-of-the-art mass spectrometry analysis of proteins for both basic and clinical cancer research

Phil Lorenzi PLLorenzi@mdanderson.org 713-792-9999
MDACC RPPA-Functional Proteomics

Functional Proteomics Reverse Phase Protein Array RPPA Core provides cancer center members with access to a powerful, highthroughput, quantitative costeffective antibodybased assay to characterize basal or ligandinduced protein expression and modification, and timeresolved responses appropriat

Doris Siwak ccsgrppa@mdanderson.org 713-792-5743
MDACC Research Histology Core Laboratory

RHCL provides high-quality routine and specialized histology services including histochemical stains, processing of non-decalcified bone samples and advanced applied technologies such as Tissue microarray construction, IHC, CISH, Digital slide scanning, Digital image analysis and pathology ser...

Sherita Meyer-Gauen, PhD, HTL(QIHC) sldaniel@mdanderson.org 713-792-2095/Office
MDACC SINGLE CORE

Nicholas Navin, PhD nnavin@mdanderson.org
MDACC Small Animal Imaging Facility

The Small Animal Imaging Facility provides access to imaging instrumentation and expertise that allows researchers to integrate powerful and cutting edge imaging technologies into routine preclinical research with confidence that their scientific objectives will be achieved.

Charles Kingsley charles.kingsley@mdanderson.org (832) 829-7041
xx MDACC Protein Array & Analysis Core (PAAC)

The Protein Array and Analysis Core (PAAC) provides research tools for the discovery and characterization of novel protein-protein interactions that drive signal transduction pathways.

Leilei Shi, PhD lshi1@mdanderson.org 713-563-5274
xx MDACC Recombinant Antibody Production Core

Kevin McBride kmcbride@mdanderson.org 832-750-7195
Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
UTSA Cell Analysis Core

The Cell Analysis Core provides centralized services, training, access and support to researchers in the usage of flow cytometry and confocal microscopy equipment and related services including technical training opportunities.

Sandra Cardona Cell.Analysis@utsa.edu (210) 458-4093
UTSA Genomics Core

The Genomics Core performs fee-for-service sample processing for any nucleic acid Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) application (genome, transcriptomes, epigenome, etc.). Particular expertise in bacterial genome assembly and mammalian single-cell genomics.

Sean Vargas Genomics.Core@utsa.edu (210) 458-4089
UTSA Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center

KAMC is a state-of-the-art electron microscopy and advanced characterization core facility housed at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The center supports world-class research in nanotechnology, biology, chemistry and materials sciences.

Ana Stevanovic ana.stevanovic@utsa.edu (210) 458-8735
UTSA Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics

The Proteomics and Protein Biomarkers Core Facility is focused on capillary liquid chromatographymass spectrometry LCMS and tandem mass spectrometry LCMSMS to identify, characterize, and quantify proteins.

Wendell P. Griffith Mass.Spectrometry@utsa.edu (210) 458-5180
UTSA Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Daniel Wherritt daniel.wherritt@utsa.edu (210) 458-7081
UTSA Stem Cell Core

The Stem Cell Core provides access to a streamlined, IRB-approved consenting process for acquisition of patient samples and generation of pluripotent stem cells and stem cell-derivatives for basic and preclinical research.

Christopher Navara Chistopher.Navara@utsa.edu (210) 458-6497
UTSA The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Preclinical Pharmacology Core

Nicholas Clanton nicholas.clanton@utsa.edu (210) 458-8121

University of Texas Health Northeast

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
UTHealth Atomic Force Microscopy

The BioScope™ II microscope has been engineered to facilitate advanced life science research such as imaging, probing and manipulating biological systems at the nanometric scale. We can determine the micromechanical properties of both biological and non-biological samples.

Ana Maria Zaske, PhD Ana.M.Zaske@uth.tmc.edu 713-486-5418
UTHealth B.R.A.I.N.S. HumanBiorepository and Histopathology Core

Chunfeng Tan chunfeng.tan@uth.tmc.edu
UTHealth BIG-ARC (Biomedical Informatics Group - Analytics Research Center)

We offer services to researchers, including access to clinical data and enhanced subject recruiting, and are involved in multiple local and national collaborations with other groups.

Elmer Bernstam, MD,MSE Elmer.V.Bernstam@uth.tmc.edu
UTHealth Cancer Genomics Center

Zhongming Zhao, PhD  zhongming.zhao@uth.tmc.edu (713)-500-3631
UTHealth Cellular Therapy Core

The CTC is an FDA registered facility where tissues are processed to produce cells for clinical applications. It is focused on translating, validating and supporting IND applications at a preclinical level into clinical grade processes.

Fabio Triolo, Ph.D. Fabio.Triolo@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-7309
UTHealth Center for Advanced Microscopy

The Center for Advanced Microscopy provides assisted or unassisted state of the art imaging capabilities including three confocal microscopes, fluorescence lifetime imaging, live animal imaging with an IVIS Lumina, flow cytometry, and a liquid handling multiwell plate reader.

Ryan Durham, Ph.D. Ryan.Durham@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-7378
UTHealth Center for Craniofacial Research Instrumentation Core (CCRIC)

Lissette A. Cruz, PhD ccric@uth.tmc.edu 713-486-4476
UTHealth Cryo-EM Core

Irina Serysheva, Ph.D. Irina.I.Serysheva@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-5523
UTHealth Flow Cytometry Service Center

The Flow Cytometry Service Center provides a broad range of assisted and unassisted flow cytometry services from basic single color analysis to advanced 14 parameter analysis and multi population cell sorting.

Ville Meretoja, Ph.D. ville.meretoja@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-2486
UTHealth Histopathology Core

Gustavo Ayala, MD Gustavo.E.Ayala@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-5356
UTHealth Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core

The MR group provides advanced MRI techniques, including selective tissue imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, diffusion tensor imaging to neurological disorders, central nervous system trauma, and drug addiction both in humans and animal models.

Michael A. Jacobs, PhD Michael.A.Jacobs@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-7677
UTHealth MicroCT Imaging Facility

Sean P. Marrelli, PhD sean.p.marrelli@uth.tmc.edu
UTHealth Pediatric Neuro Core

Nikki Thomason nikki.thomason@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-7165
UTHealth Proteomics Service Center

The CTPC services provided are designed to identify and quantitate proteins and their modifications in a broad range of research specimens from simple purified protein samples to biomarker discovery and verification in complex mixtures such as cell and tissue extracts, plasma andor other biofluids

Li Li Li.Li@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-3199
UTHealth Small Animal Cardiovascular Phenotyping Service Center

Siddharth Prakash Siddharth.K.Prakash@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-7003
UTHealth Ultrasound Service Core

Alireza Akhbardeh Alireza.Akhbardeh@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-7678
Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Bioanalytics and Single-Cell Core

Lab offers Luminex bead array, HTP pyrosequencing, and WES capillary Westerns. Single cell analysis include: immunofluorescence micromanipulator manual single cell isolation, DEPArray automated single cell isolation, Biomark microfluidic PCR, laser capture microdissection and atomic force microscopy

Nameer Kirma, Ph.D. kirma@uthscsa.edu (210) 562-4068
Biospecimen and Translational Genomics Core

We offer service in Biobanking including subject consenting, phlebotomy. biospecimen processing/storage, and isolation of nucleic acides, Digital Pathology scanning with a Leica Aperio Versa 200 and real-time PCR analyses of DNA copy number and gene expression with a Bio-rad CFX96/384 Touch System and a QS200 Droplet Digital PCR system.

Teresa L. Johnson-Pais, Ph.D. paist@uthscsa.edu (210) 567-6571
Clinical Research Core

Lisa Fleming, MPA flemingl1@uthscsa.edu 210.450.9022
Flow Cytometry Shared Resource

The lab can sort all NIH-designated biohazard 2 agents. Core personnel are trained and certified in proper BSL-2 safety procedures. The lab has 1 cell sorters 16-parameter FACSAria-IIIu; and 4 cell analyzers: 64-detector Cytek Aurora Spectral analyzer, 13-parameter LSR-II, 14-parameter FACSCelesta.

Michael T. Berton, Ph.D. berton@uthscsa.edu (210) 567-3931
Lab Animal Resources

DLAR provides husbandry, veterinary care and management of research colony animals plus technical support for experimental surgery, anesthesia & post-surgical care. The Veterinary staff provides consultation, collaboration and assistance with animal model and written protocol development.

DLAR Main Office LAR@uthscsa.edu 210-567-6166
Mass Spectrometry Core Lab

The lab has multiple modern mass spectrometers. Protein analysis services include molecular mass determination, protein identification, sequence and post-translational modification site characterization. Quantitative analysis of lipids and intermediary metabolites by GC/MS is also available.

Ramiro Ramirez-Solis, Ph.D. ramirezsolis@uthscsa.edu (210) 251-9237
Optical Imaging Facility

Broad spectrum of modern optical imaging systems: confocal/multiphoton microscopy, wide-field microscopy, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, fluorescence spectral imaging, super-resolution and whole-animal imaging. High-temporal resolution imaging of rapid events in living cells is available.

Exing Wang, Ph.D. wange3@uthscsa.edu 210-562-4062
Research Imaging Institute

Fox, Peter T. M.D. 210 567-8150
Rodent Genome Engineering Core

We offer services to generate knockout/knock-in mouse lines by CRISPR genome editing in mouse zygotes, including designing, on/off-targeting mutagenesis genotyping services; as well as cryopreservation of mouse embryos/sperm, rederivation, IVF, and mouse colony expansion.

Qian Shi, Ph.D. shiq@uthscsa.edu (210) 567-4381
Structural Biology Core

State-of-the-art Bruker spectrometers equipped with high sensitivity cryoprobes operating at 500, 600, and 700 MHz. The instruments provide full capabilities for modern NMR experiments with 15N, 13C, and 2H labeled macromolecules and are suitable for obtaining three-dimensional solution structures.

Shaun Olsen, Ph.D. OlsenS@uthscsa.edu (210) 450-3091

University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Biomolecular Resource Facility

William Russell, Ph.D bill.russell@utmb.edu (409) 772-3579
Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Core

Flow Core Contact flowcore@utmb.edu 409-747-2011
UTMB International Biosafety Training Center

Sharon Walters skwalter@utmb.edu 409-772-1781
UTMB Research Histopathology Core

The Research Histopathology Core is equipped with the latest available instrumentation. RHC’s instrumentation is operated by highly skilled personnel available to assist in tissue preparation, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, Insitu hybridization, including assay optimization, image anal...

Gustavo Valbuena gvalbuen@utmb.edu (409) 747-0735
Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
UTSW Advanced Imaging Research Center (AIRC) Human MR Imaging Core Corey Mozingo corey.mozingo@utsouthwestern.edu 214-645-7476
UTSW Biostatistics and Data Science Core (BDSC) UTSW Biostatistics and Data Science Core BDSC@UTSouthwestern.edu
UTSW Biostats Shared Resources (BSR) Chul Ahn, Ph.D chul.ahn@utsouthwestern.edu
UTSW Clinical Research Unit (CRU) Mishel Davis Mishel.davis@utsouthwestern.edu
UTSW Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility Daniel Stoddard Daniel.Stoddard@UTSouthwestern.edu 518-932-3971
UTSW Department of Biochemistry NMR Core Dr. Feng Lin Feng.Lin@UTSouthwestern.edu (214)648-7447
UTSW Flow Cytometry Facility Chaitanya Dende chaitanya.dende@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-7323
UTSW Genomics Sequencing Core Chaoying Liang Chaoying.Liang@UTSouthwestern.edu 214-648-7324
UTSW High Throughput Screening Core Bruce Posner, Ph.D. bruce.posner@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-0285
UTSW Hospital Investigational Drug Service Core Sylvia Mathew sylvia.mathew@UTSouthwestern.edu 214-633-2163
UTSW Image Processing Core Keith Hulsey Keith.Hulsey@UTSouthwestern.edu
UTSW MEG Core Staff RADMEGResearch@UTSouthwestern.edu 214-645-0682
UTSW MRI Core For customer inquires contact: RTR@UTSouthwestern.edu
UTSW Macromolecular Biophysics Resource Chad Brautigam Chad.Brautigam@UTSouthwestern.edu x5-6384
UTSW Medicinal Chemistry Core Joseph Ready, Ph.D. joseph.ready@utsouthwestern.edu (214)648-0313
UTSW Metabolic Phenotyping Core Ruth Gordillo, Ph.D. Ruth.Gordillo@UTSouthwestern.edu 214-648-2566
UTSW Metabolomics Core Hamid Baniasadi, Ph.D Hamid.Baniasadi@Utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-6927
UTSW Microarray & Immune Phenotyping Core Facility Indu Raman indu.raman@utsouthwestern.edu 2146456071
UTSW Microbiome Research Laboratory Prithvi Raj prithvi.raj@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-7323
UTSW NMR Metabolomics Core Facility Qiong Wu, PhD Qiong.Wu@utsouthwestern.edu 214-645-2802
UTSW Neuro Models Facility Erik Plautz, Ph.D. erik.plautz@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-3569 (email preferred)
UTSW Ophthalmology Core Ophthalmology CRU OphthaResearch@UTSouthwestern.edu
UTSW O’Donnell Brain Institute NeuroMicroscopy Core Shin Yamazaki, Ph.D. shin.yamazaki@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-1830
UTSW Pediatric Cancer Data Core (PCDC) Donghan "Mo" Yang, PhD Donghan.Yang@UTSouthwestern.edu
UTSW Perot Foundation Neuroscience Translational Research Center (PNTRC) Mariam Andersen mariam.andersen@utsouthwestern.edu
UTSW Population Research Support Services Facility Ronni Ashley Ronni.Ashley@UTSouthwestern.edu 805-428-6952
UTSW Pre-Clinical MRI Research Core Janaka Wansapura, Ph.D janaka.wansapura@utsouthwestern.edu x52733
UTSW Pre-Clinical Radiation Core Facility Debabrata Saha debabrata.saha@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-7750
UTSW Preclinical Pharmacology Core Noelle Williams noelle.williams@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-5072
UTSW Proteomics Core Proteomics Core proteomicscore@utsouthwestern.edu
UTSW Rodent Behavior Core Shari Birnbaum shari.birnbaum@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-5123
UTSW Small Animal Imaging Resource Ralph Mason ralph.mason@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-8926
UTSW Structural Biology Laboratory Diana Tomchick, Ph.D. Diana.Tomchick@UTSouthwestern.edu 214-645-6383
UTSW Tissue Management Shared Resource Cheryl Lewis, PhD cheryl.lewis@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-7597
UTSW Transgenic Technology Center John Ritter and Mylinh Nguyen john.ritter@utsouthwestern.edu; mylinh.nguyen@utsouthwestern.edu 214-645-6288
UTSW Translational Gene Therapy Core (TGTC) Steven Gray, Ph.D. steven.gray@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-0670
UTSW Translational Molecular Imaging Core For customer inquires contact: cyclotron@utsouthwestern.edu
UTSW Whole Brain Microscopy Facility (WBMF) Denise Ramirez, PhD denise.ramirez@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-0203
UTSW-UTD Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Building Lori Evans Lori.evans@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-0144