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Core (RMPC, formerly MPPMC) is metabolic core. Offers technology and phenotyping services to allow investigators to study metabolism in pre-clinical rodent models. Services include measurements of body composition (fat and lean mass) using NMR and DEXA, energy balance (food intake, locomotor activity, energy expenditure) using indirect calorimetry in either Columbus Instruments CLAMS system or Sable Systems Promethion System (with optional gas analyzer), and other in vivo metabolic phenotyping services (glucose clamps, insulin and glucose tolerance tests, telemetric monitoring of blood glucose or blood pressure, bomb calorimetry).

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Provides resources for disseminating human pluripotent stem cell technology within UPenn and surrounding research communities. �Our services include derivation of patient specific iPSCs, genome engineering of stem cell lines using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, and lineage specific differentiation of iPSCs/hESCs in 2D and 3D organoid culture.�Core has large collection of patient derived iPSC lines and cell lines of gastrointestinal tract (esophageal, pancreatic and intestinal) available to users.�Committed to training investigators in stem cell culture techniques and providing quality tested stem cell reagents to users.

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Designes and buildes novel instruments and apparatus for research to user specifications. Works with users to develop initial project drawing, and will explore alternate designs to insure desired functionality. Fabricates user devices to high tolerance, using machine tools and materials, and can repair laboratory devices even if devices were constructed elsewhere.

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Shared resource machine shop serving various University of Pennsylvania Schools and Departments. Assists researchers to design and construct both laboratory and clinical instruments.

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Core focuses on imaging in nuclear medicine, and engages in collaboration with clinicians and research investigators to optimize new instruments for applications in both clinical and pre clinical (animal) imaging scenarios. Offers equipment to build, test and characterize detectors for PET imaging, operates cluster of high powered Linux computers, which reconstruct, process, and analyze imaging data. Focuses on technology, which increases signal to noise of reconstructed images for whole body studies. Conducts research on SPECT imaging with emphasis on applications to small animal and brain imaging, oversees operation of cyclotron and imaging probe synthesis facilities.

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides investigators with customizable tools and methodolgies to assess in vivo exercise performance, metabolism and respiratory function, as well as in vivo and ex vivo muscle contractility. Provides guidance and training to investigators who want to learn how to collect and process muscle samples for specific uses.

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Core supplies suspensions of neuronal cells prepared from rodent brain for various downstream applications, including primary cell culture. Supplies rat or mouse cells isolated from cortex or hippocampus either in suspension or plates. Custom dissection services are available for other brain regions or for user supplied genetically modified mice.

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Provides histological services, equipment, and technical expertise for processing and analyses of digestive, pancreatic, and liver tissues as well as three dimensional tissue culture models.�Part of the Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides services to assess cardiovascular function in mouse models and to provide validated surgical models of heart and vascular disease in mice to assess genetic or therapeutic interventions. Works with investigators to design and implement study along with any associated grant applications, animal protocol submissions and manuscript preparation. While central focus of facility is cardiovascular research, techniques employed are often useful to investigators in other fields. Helps to assess your needs and provide necessary technical training and scientific assistance in animal protocol preparation. Core runs on a fee for service model.�Accordingly, investigators will be responsible for costs incurred for their projects and prior animal protocol approval by Penn IACUC., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

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Fosters the use of qualitative and mixed methods research methodologies with focus on integrating key stakeholder perspectives and goals into research designs. Collaborates with investigators to address timely, pressing questions across diverse disciplines and works with investigators to provide conceptual as well as technical support for broad research programs, including clinical, community based, and implementation science research questions.

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Provides equipment for aerobic and anaerobic culture of microbial species in both batch and continuous systems, as well as targeted metabolomic services of amino, bile, and short chain fatty acids. Offers training and usage for culture equipment; consultation regarding experimental design, and; anaerobic culture services. Examples of culture studies include isolation of microbial taxa from mammalian samples; interrogation of the physiology of microbial strains under different conditions (e.g., anaerobic/microaerobic/aerobic, differing nutrient limitations) using isolated strains or strains obtained from culture collections (another service offered by the core); co-culturing of defined microbial consortia to investigate microbe-microbe interactions, and; preparation of microbial products (live bacteria, heat-killed bacteria, bacterial supernatants) from single or defined-mixed microbial cultures for use in mammalian cell culture and/or animal model systems.

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core within Division of Gastroenterology provides services which�represents intersection between host and their microbes in both�preclinical and clinical human subject research.Offers human biospecimen repository with associated clinical metadata, instrumentation/access to critical analytic services to characterize expression (i.e. genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, microbial culture, etc.) in both microbes and�their mammalian hosts, as well as expertise to extend pre-clinical in vitro and animal model research into human clinical domain. �

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BioBank supports researchers by providing centralized access to large number of annotated blood and tissue samples.

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Provides unique equipment and expertise to facilitate modern biophysical characterization and structural analysis of proteins and other biomolecules., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

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Core works with existing resources to provide targeted study design and biostatistics support to ITMAT/CTSA investigators.Services include protocol review, study design, proposal development, and performance of simple to potentially substantial complex analyses. SDAB integrates support available with HUP and CHOP Center for Human Phenomic Science (CHPSs), expertise and resources of faculty in Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics / Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (CCEB/DBE), Biostatistics Analysis Center (BAC), and Biostatistics and Data Management Core (BDMC) at CHOP.

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Offers services to assist with design and implementation of microbiome studies.Assist with longitudinal studies as well as pilot studies.� Pilot studies can be rapidly implemented with human intervention core staff, project managers and research coordinators.

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Provides support including experimental design, islet isolation, and performance of and/or training in range of assays for physiological, metabolic, and morphometric assessment of pancreatic islets as wells as many other tissues and cell types. Offers islet isolation and culture, free intracellular calcium ion measurements, quantitative oxygen consumption of pancreatic islets, electrode based closed cell respirometry, and access to Agilent�s� Seahorse Extracellular Flux Analyzer XFe96.

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CyTOF�enables multi-parametric high-dimensional single�cell analysis�of more than 40 markers per cell, with�minimal background and compensation�issues.�Core�offers variety of�CyTOF-related services including�reagent distribution, consultation,�antibody conjugation, and data acquisition.�

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core assists faculty, staff, and students with conducting research projects using electronic health record data.Facilitates access to clinical data and performs data analysis using artificial intelligence, ontologies, natural language processing, machine learning, and visual analytics. Provides innovative research services by applying data science to clinical data in order to learn actionable healthcare knowledge and develop impactful solutions for improving patient care. Services include facilitating access to Penn Medicine clinical data resources, performing data analysis using diverse computational methods, and providing tools for exploratory data analysis/visualize with priority access to the IBI Idea Factory for immersive display of data and research results. �

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Core aims to facilitate and build capacity for community based research and community engagement, while enhancing translation of research and technological developments to key public health and community stakeholders. Offers consultation on community engagement, training in participatory research methods, and assistance with development, implementation, and evaluation of community translation activities. Core is part of the Penn Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT).

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• 4 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth