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Indiana CTSI Research Service Cores and Resources

The Indiana CTSI Research Service Cores and Resources are your aid to locate instrumentation and services suited to your research. A listing of a Core’s capabilities, contact information, and website address can be found by clicking their ‘Learn More’ button. All of the Designated Service Cores are eligible for CTSI Core Pilot grants and Post-Doc grants
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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Biochemical Genetics Laboratory

Our laboratory provides clinically validated liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry testing for researchers interested in quantifying metabolites in a wide range of biospecimens with a particular focus on amino acid, organic acid, and acylcarnitine analyses.

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Purdue University

Non-Designated Service Resource

Bioinformatics Core

The Bioinformatics Core provides data analysis services for genomics, proteomics and metabolomics data.

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Biological Evaluation (BE-SR)

The Biological Evaluation Shared Resource performs highly customizable efficacy testing of novel drug or therapies for antitumor activity. We also acquire blood or tissues for pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic analyses.

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Notre Dame

Designated Service Core

Biophysics Instrumentation Core (BIC) Facility

The BIC Facility offers sophisticated instrumentation dedicated to characterizing biomolecular conformations and interactions, as well as equipment for the isolation and purification of macromolecules for subsequent detailed biophysical analysis.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Biospecimen Management Core (CTSL/SSF)

The CTSI Biospecimen Management Core consists of the Specimen Storage Facility (SSF) and the Clinical and Translational Support Laboratory (CTSL), which together offer cost efficient sample processing & storage services with a focus on consistent quality and sample integrity.

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing

The Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing (CGTM) Facility collaborates with investigators through all phases of cell and gene therapy manufacturing, from pre-clinical design through treatment of patients. The facility is under the direction of Emily Hopewell, PhD, and comprises the Cell Immunotherapy and Transduction Facility (CIT), the Vector Production Facility (VPF), and the Bioprocess Development and Cell Manufacturing Lab (BDL). Each section of the CGTM is led by a …

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Cellular Response Technologies Core

Conduct validated and highly reproducible in vitro and in vivo angiogenesis, endothelial, hematopoietic and multi-parametric flow cytometry assays and their role in normal and patient-related hematologic and cardiovascular disorders. The ABC also manages an IncuCyte Zoom and Seahorse XFp.

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Purdue University

Non-Designated Service Resource

Center for Comparative Translational Research

Translational research spans the continuum in which research findings from the researcher’s lab are moved to the patients ‘bedside’ (human) or ‘barn’ (animal). The Center for Comparative Translational Research (CTR) wants to make bridging the gap between benchtop and bedside/barn easier by helping researchers conduct comparative animal studies using induced and spontaneous disease models. It does so by facilitating, coordinating, integrating …

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Center for Medical Genomics (CMG)

The Center for Medical Genomics provides high-throughput genomics services including: genomic DNA sequencing, transcriptome RNA sequencing, miRNA sequencing, methylome or targeted methylation sequencing, protein DNA/RNA interaction (ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq and CLIP-seq), 10x single cell or single nuclei sequencing, and SNP genotyping.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Center for Proteome Analysis

The IUSM Center for Proteome Analysis provides numerous types of mass-spectrometry based proteomics services, including global proteome quantitation, affinity purification-mass spectrometry, targeted mass spectrometry analysis for precise quantitation, post-translational modification analysis, and a variety of consulting services.

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Center for Survey Research (CSR)

Leading academic research center providing expert research design, sampling, questionnaire design, interface development and programming, data collection, data processing, and analysis services for wide range of qualitative and quantitative research projects. Partnering on cutting-edge research that involves surveys, interviews, focus groups, or structured observations.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Chemical Genomics Core Facility

The CGCF is located in the Van Nuys Medical Science Building in Indianapolis. The core is equipped with five hoods for chemical synthesis, a microwave reactor, a parallel synthesizer and preparative HPLCs, LC-QTOF and 600 MHz NMR; a collection of 227,680 diversified small molecules, CRISPR libraries, liquid handling, assay detection and cell image systems.

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Chemical Genomics Facility (CGF)

The Chemical Genomics Facility (CGF) provides affordable access to large chemical and CRISPR libraries and state-of-the-art instrumentation in high-throughput screening (HTS) and high content screening (HCS) campaigns to facilitate the identification of chemical or genomic tools to study biological pathways and the discovery of lead agents for the development of novel therapeutics and diagnostic approaches. The facility also provides assistance in assay development and hit …

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

CISAB Mechanisms of Behavior Laboratory

The Mechanisms of Behavior Core offers the equipment, reagents, bench space, and expertise to answer questions related to the roles of genetics and hormones in relation to animal behavior.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Clinical Pharmacology Analytical Core (CPAC)

The Clinical Pharmacology Analytical core provides drug and metabolite concentrations from a variety of biological matrices such as (but not limited to): plasma, urine, CSF, and tissue using HPLC-MS/MS. Additional services include protein binding of drugs, formulation studies, drug stability, drug metabolism, and metabolite screening.

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Cryo-EM Facility

The Purdue Cryo-EM facility provides access to state-of-the-art instrumentation enabling users to collect data for high-resolution single particle reconstructions and tomographic studies of cells and larger complexes.

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IU Bloomington

Non-Designated Service Resource

Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

Resource center providing cDNAs, plasmids, Drosophila cell lines, transgenic cell line and authentication service.

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Electron Microscopy Center (IUB-EMC)

The IU Bloomington Electron Microscopy Center (IUB-EMC) provides equipment, services and expertise for biological and material science electron microscopy.

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility

The Purdue Flow Cytometry Core Facility provides instrumentation, data analysis software, training and technical expertise for flow cytometry analysis and cell sorting. Our capabilities also include the characterization of genome and transcriptomes using the Fluidigm C1 and 10X Genomics systems, in partnership with the Purdue Genomics Core Facility.

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FCCF)

The IU-B FCCF provides flow cytometry analysis, sorting and cell counting services, access to flow cytometry data analysis software, assistance with experimental design, and houses a mobile (on a cart) flow cytometry analyzer and a large particle sorter.

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Notre Dame

Designated Service Core

Freimann Life Sciences Center (FLSC)

The Freimann Life Sciences Center is comprised of 2 state-of-the-art animal facilities equipped to house a wide variety of vertebrates. FLSC’s key goals are to support the University of Notre Dame’s teaching and research. The Center is fully accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International.

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Notre Dame

Designated Service Core

Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility (GBCF)

The Genomics & Bioinformatics Core Facility (GBCF) at the University of Notre Dame offers comprehensive services and support for state-of-the-art genomics experiments and bioinformatics analysis. This includes next generation Illumina sequencing, a variety of standard and specialty DNA and RNA library construction methods, consultation, and analysis support.

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Human Vascular Imaging Core (HVIC)

The HVIC performs functional and anatomic vascular imaging measuremetns (flow-mediated dilation and carotid intima-media thickness).

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IUSM South Bend

Designated Service Core

Imaging and Flow Cytometry Core Facility

Standard confocal or multiphoton resources for imaging live or fixed samples and a 5 color flow cytometric analyzer are available. Data analysis software for each resource is also available on site.

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Imaging Research Facility (IRF)

The IRF is a state-of-the-art neuroimaging facility that enables cutting-edge neuroscience research and training using non-invasive imaging methodologies, including both MRI and EEG.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

In-Vivo Imaging Core

The In-Vivo Imaging Core provides imaging services for clinical trials, observational, and preclinical studies. We also provide radiochemistry support for molecular imaging. Currently, the Imaging Core is equipped with state-of-the-art imaging systems, including 3T MRI scanners, PET-CT scanners, Bruker 9.4 T preclinical PET-MRI scanner, a Siemens Eclipse Medical Cyclotron, and Radiochemistry Facilities. Highly skilled faculty and staff are available to assist with research …

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Infectious Diseases Laboratory (IDL)

The Infectious Diseases Laboratory (IDL) is skilled at performing clinical research studies including the evaluation of new molecular technologies for the diagnosis of a wide array of sexually transmitted pathogens, developing novel assays to meet the needs of individual research collaborators, and tailoring services to successfully meet study objectives. The laboratory has the capability to identify and type human papillomavirus (HPV) using molecular assays that can …

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Notre Dame

Designated Service Core

Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF)

The Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) is a state-of-the-art research core that makes available to the Notre Dame science and engineering community, as well as external customers, an integrated suite of sophisticated microscopes and imaging stations. The NDIIF also provides resident professional staff (three Ph.D.-level imaging specialists and two technicians) to guide the non-expert users. 

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Notre Dame

Designated Service Core

Integrated Imaging Facility – Histology Core (NDHC)

The Notre Dame Histology Core (NDHC) provides a means to examine biological processes in mice, rats, frogs, zebra fish, fruit flies, sheep bone, and even human tissue by use of immunohistochemical techniques and pathology.

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Investigational Agent Acquisition Program

Goal: The goal of the CTSI Investigational Agent Acquisition Program (IAAP) is to assist CTSI investigators seeking investigational agents for use in clinical trials.

Scope: The IAAP program will assist in acquiring drugs, neutraceuticals, biologics or other materials to be used in a Investigational New Drug Application or IND-exempt clinical trial.

Eligibility: Any faculty within the CTSI member institutions.

Overview: Moving bench research into …

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Islet and Physiology Core

The Islet and Physiology Core of the Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases provides investigators with the capability to obtain high quality rodent pancreatic islets for study.  The Core also provides services for islet transplantation and will assist investigators who wish to perform immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and/or analysis of beta cell mass on whole pancreata from mouse and rat models. 

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

IU School of Medicine Center for Electron Microscopy (iCEM)

The Indiana University School of Medicine Electron Microscopy Center is a full service research laboratory providing both Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy. The service provided can apply both traditional methods and recent technical developments to suit the investigator’s needs.

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Notre Dame

Non-Designated Service Resource

Keck Center for Transgene Research (resources)

Unique research resources available for collaboration

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR)

LAR provides housing, food, water, bedding, enrichment and medical care for animals housed in LAR animal facilities to be used for research. Research is overseen by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the Institutional Official and is accredited by AAALAC International and their three primary standards (The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching, and the European …

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Laboratory for Biological Mass Spectrometry (LBMS)

The LBMS uses mass spectrometry to characterize proteins as well as other biologically-derived molecules. It specializes in the characterization of protein post-translational modifications, including glycosylation, phosphorylation, acetylation and persulfidation (S-sulfhydration). We also have an emphasis on identification of protein-interactions (including determination of protein-protein crosslinks) and quantitative comparisons of complex samples.

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Light Microscopy Imaging Center (LMIC)

The LMIC provides access and training for confocal and super-resolution light microscopy systems with support for experimental design and data visualization.

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Macromolecular Crystallography Facility Integrated with the Crystallization Automation Facility (MCF/CAF)

The Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography Facility provides all resources for Crystal Screening and Optimization, Data Collection and Structure Determination of macromolecules.

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Notre Dame

Designated Service Core

Magnetic Resonance Research Center

The Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC) supports research in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, engineering and related fields. The MRRC operates six solution-state NMR spectrometers (400 to 800 MHz), a solid-state 300 MHz NMR instrument, and an X-band EPR spectrometer. Most instruments are equipped with sample changers for increased sample throughput. See the MRRC website for more information.

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Notre Dame

Designated Service Core

Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility

Analysis of large and small molecules using several ionization methods, low or high resolution, hyphenated techniques, proteomics, and metabolomics.

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IU Bloomington

Non-Designated Service Resource

Mass Spectrometry Facility

The Indiana University Mass Spectrometry Facility (MSF) provides qualitative and quantitative small molecule mass spectrometry data. It also confirms chemical formulae of novel compounds by accurate mass spectrometry.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Multiplex Analysis Core (MAC)

The Multiplex Analysis Core (MAC) offers microplate-based immunoassay systems that can perform multiplex analysis of multiple different analytes in a single sample. The MAC uses a Bio-Plex 200 Multiplex System with High Throughput Fluidics based on Luminex technology.

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IU Bloomington

Non-Designated Service Resource

Oxidative Stress and Environmental Analysis Core

The Oxidative Stress Environmental Analysis Core laboratory has established a number of measurements for assessing oxidative stress and damage in a variety of biological samples with excellent accuracy and reproducibly using state of the art LC-MSMS, GC, and PCR equipment.

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IU Bloomington

Non-Designated Service Resource

Physical and Biochemistry Instrumentation Facility (PBIF)

The PBIF provides resources to characterize particle properties as well as macromolecular interactions.

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Preclinical Innovation Think Tanks

Indiana CTSI Think Tanks are an opportunity for researchers at any of the Indiana CTSI campuses of Indiana University (IU), Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame to get help advancing their discoveries to the market. The Drug and Device Think Tanks each serve as a one-stop shop where investigators can receive guidance from a pool of advisors with a wide range of scientific, technical, clinical, business, and regulatory expertise.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Preclinical Modeling and Therapeutics Core (PMTC)

The Preclinical Modeling and Therapeutics Core (PMTC) facilitates the development of pharmacological and cellular therapies for cancer. It provides advanced resources essential for the preclinical validation of novel drug targets and biomarkers of cancer. The PMTC provides expertise in:
• Cellular response technologies
• Breeding of specialized mouse strains
• Tumor modeling
• In vivo therapeutics efficacy & safety testing
• …

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Proteomics Facility

The Purdue Proteomics Facility provides chromatography, mass spectrometry and bioinformatic resources for the research communities on campus and beyond for protein characterization. These services include protein identification, relative and absolute quantitation, mapping post-translational modifications, and discovering new protein complexes and protein-protein interactions from a wide variety of sample types such as gel bands, cell or tissue lysates, and plasma or …

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Purdue MRI Facility

The Purdue MRI Facility houses two 3T full body MRI systems and one 7T small bore (animal) MRI system that are available for research involving MRI, MR spectroscopy, and other MR applications.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Regenstrief Data Services

Services RDS offerings include, but are not limited to:

• Feasibility
• DIY: i2b2
• Cohorts
• Recruitment Lists
• Registries
• Patient Lists
• Geocoding
• Phenotyping
• Deidentification
• EHR Integration/Innovation
• Application Development
• Application Prototypes
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Data Linkage
• Machine Learning Models …

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Research Jam

Research Jam is an interdisciplinary team of healthcare, research, and design professionals. The team uses human-centered design research to collaborate with doctors, patients, and community members in an effort to ensure that health research, interventions, and communications are more relevant to the community they aim to serve. By engaging stakeholders in a co-design process, they are able to assist clients with recruitment strategies, study retention, and protocol …

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

SNRI Biomarker Core

The Stark Neurosciences Research Institute Biomarker Core provides biomarker services to investigators. Multiplexing of targets in tissues or on a slide, investigators can detect changes in their samples and target specific pathways of interest in disease. 

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Translational Research Core (TRC)

The Translational Research Core specializes in assisting researchers with the identification/development and analysis of laboratory correlates in translational research.

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