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Service Cores
Indiana CTSI Research Service Cores and Resources
Purdue University
Bindley Bioscience Center
Biomolecular technologies, imaging and cytomics, bioinformatics support, and bionanotechnology with an emphasis on nanochemistry and functionalization of nanomaterials.
IU Indianapolis
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.
IU Indianapolis
Biomedical and Health Research Services
Provide software and technology solutions for research, especially for projects that involve electronic protected health information (ePHI).
Notre Dame
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.
IU Bloomington
Center for Evaluation, Policy, and Research (CEPR)
CEPR provides rigorous, high-quality, non-partisan evaluation, policy analyses, and research for meaningful, useful, and actionable data for clients and project stakeholders. Clients include international, federal and state agencies, public and private organizations, and foundations and endowments working across a range of fields and disciplines.
IU Indianapolis
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.
IU Indianapolis
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.
IU Bloomington
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.
IU Indianapolis
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.
Purdue University
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.
IU Indianapolis
Flow Cytometry Resource Facility (FCRF)
The Flow Cytometry Resource Facility (FCRF) provides flow cytometric analysis and cell sorting services as well as flow cytometric image analysis.
Notre Dame
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.
Purdue University
Histology Research Laboratory (HRL)
The Histology Research Laboratory is a full service histology laboratory that provides general histology, immunohistochemistry, frozen sectioning, decalcified and undecalcified bone histology, and slide digitization services. Board certified veterinary pathologists are also available for consultation.
IU Indianapolis
Human Vascular Imaging Core (HVIC)
The HVIC performs functional and anatomic vascular imaging measuremetns (flow-mediated dilation and carotid intima-media thickness).
IU Bloomington
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.
IU Indianapolis
Immunohistochemistry Research Lab (IHC Research Lab)
The Immunohistochemistry Research Lab specializes in assisting researchers with histologic and immunohistochemical labeling of cells or tissue sections as well as collaborations with surgical pathologists.
IU Indianapolis
In Vivo Therapeutics Core (IVT)
The In Vivo Therapeutics Core (IVTC) supports the research and development of safe and more efficacious drug treatment. The IVTC provides cost-effective and comprehensive services including, but not limited to, on-site breeding facilities as well as a numerous in vivo pharmacology models to facilitate the development and testing of novel pharmacological & cellular therapies.
IU Indianapolis
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 …
IU Indianapolis
Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy (ICBM)
The ICBM provides researchers with access to laser-scanning confocal, 2-photon and epi-fluorescence microscopes (http://www.medicine.iupui.edu/ICBM/USING-THE-FACILITY). Center personnel train individual researchers to use all imaging systems and provide expert help in the design, conduct and analysis of imaging studies. As necessary, center personnel can also be hired to conduct microscopy studies for laboratories lacking the necessary expertise.
IU Indianapolis
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 …
Notre Dame
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.
Notre Dame
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.
IU Indianapolis
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.
IU Indianapolis
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.
IU Indianapolis
Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC)
The Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC) provides basic husbandry, training, supplies, and specialized service support for medical research at IU School of Medicine.
IU Bloomington
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 …
IU Bloomington
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.
Purdue University
Life Science Microscopy Facility
The Life Science Microscopy Facility (LSMF) is an electron microscopy core with both service and individual use options.
IU Bloomington
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.
Notre Dame
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.
Notre Dame
Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility
Analysis of large and small molecules using several ionization methods, low or high resolution, hyphenated techniques, proteomics, and metabolomics.
Notre Dame
Molecular Structure Facility
The Molecular Structure Facility at the University of Notre Dame provides for X-Ray structural studies of small (ca. 2kDa) molecules. The Facility has the capability to examine a wide range of molecules from “light atom” biologically relevant to metal-complexed compounds which can be readily analyzed using non-destructive techniques.
IU Bloomington
NMR Facility
The NMR Facility offers solution NMR spectroscopy services for small and large molecules.
IU Bloomington
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.
Purdue University
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Core Facility
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Core Facility provides support and capabilities for a wide range of research in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. Technical support for the Facility is provided by the faculty of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy who have extensive pharmaceutical manufacturing experience in both industrial and academic environments.
Purdue University
Pre-Clinical Research Laboratory (PCL)
The Pre-Clinical Research Laboratory (PCL) helps researchers conduct pre-clinical animal research by providing research expertise, technical support, surgical experience, and surgical facilities and equipment. The PCL is a multidisciplinary laboratory where researchers conduct advanced clinical and applied research using induced animal models ranging from rodents to pigs and sheep
IU Indianapolis
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.
Purdue University
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 …
Purdue University
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.
Purdue University
Transgenic and Genome Editing Facility (TGEF)
Offering transgenic and CRISPR-mediated targeted gene editing in mice and rats; gene-targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells (ES) cells; embryo and sperm cryopreservation; in vitro fertilization; rederivation for importation or clean-up of infected lines. Also offering assistance with project design and mouse/rat breeding colony maintenance.
Purdue University
Veterinary Clinical Trials (VCT)
The Veterinary Clinical Trials Support Service (VCT) facilitates veterinary clinical trials and provides expertise and technical support for translational clinical investigations using animal models of spontaneous, naturally-occurring diseases in client-owned animals and for trials leading to novel drugs or devices.