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Provides access to flow cytometry and cell sorting instrumentation, services, and expertise for all researchers at Colorado State University. FCF includes spectral flow cytometers Cytek Aurora which enables users to perform more than 25 markers in a sample. FCF also has 10X Genomics chromium controller used to barcode single cells to perform single cell sequencing. Offers data analysis of these complex flow cytmetry and single cell sequencing samples using R programming or bash shell based pipelines.
Provides equipment, expert technical assistance and image analysis expertise to enable all aspects of macromolecular structure determination by single particle cryo-electron microscopy.
Core performs all aspects of structure determination of large biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids including macromolecular crystallization, crystal screening, molecular structure and model building.
Core enables study of biomolecular structure, dynamics and interactions in solution at atomic level. Provides NMR spectrometers from 600 MHz to 900 MHz equipped for biomolecular NMR studies. Equipment include 900 MHz Bruker Avance Neo with Oxford 21 T magnet - TCI Cryoprobe 600 MHz Bruker Avance Neo with Bruker Sample Jet (2024) - TCI Cryoprobe 600 MHz Varian Inova with HCN cryoprobe.
Core specializes in targeted irradiation of small animals for use in preclinical trials of radiation therapy. Through use of XRAD-SmART Irradiator, core can use x-ray fluoroscopy and on board CBCT to accurately irradiate small lesion areas while protecting normal tissue. Provides experiment design, data analysis, and dosimetry calculations, as well as longitudinal acquisition of CBCT for temporal assessment of tumor growth kinetics.
Molecular Pathology Section offers clinical grade sample processing and molecular testing for research cases.All services are performed in CLIA certified environment and all molecular assays are accompanied by full data analysis including bioinformatics analysis for NGS data.
Research Histology Section provides range of standardized paraffin histology procedures that can be tailored to specific research needs.Services include tissue grossing/cassetting, paraffin processing, sectioning, routine and special stains. We specialize in immunohistochemistry and antibody optimization procedures.
Core facilitates access, generation, and usage of novel in vitro mouse and human organoid systems to promote innovative basic and translational research and disease modeling. Provides expertise in genome editing technologies for targeted knock outs, point mutations, and reporter generation in organoid systems. Provides many specialized medias and reagents to support most common organoid culture systems.
Core supports access to and expertise in data management, analyses, and mapping and data visualization of population based databases. These databases are ideal for studies requiring access to large samples of patients and/or providers; examination of trends in treatment, screening, or other healthcare services; impact of policy changes or recommendations on healthcare services; investigating dissemination of evidence based technologies and interventions; disparities of treatment or other health care services between groups; geographic distributions of cancer patients and relationships with other geospatial data.
Core, in collaboration with Colorado Genetics Lab, provides cytogenetic and cytogenomic research services. Services include tissue culture, chromosome analysis, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and chromosomal microarray. Offers design and development of customized FISH probes.Available for consultation on study design and data analysis.
Core provides Human Immune System as preclinical in vivo model to study human immune system in experimental tractable animal model e.g. immune response to human tumors that readily grow in HIS-mice. Offers immune expertise, experimental procedures and data analysis of immune based assays, such as flow cytometry.
Biorepository Section provides services to support biobanking, clinical trials, and research studies. Provides access to patient specimens collected from clinical and research procedures that are handled, processed, analyzed, and interpreted in uniform manner. Services include, collection, processing, storage, clinicopathological annotation, and distribution of biospecimens.
Provides investigators with capabilities to identify, characterize, and quantify biomolecules present in tissues, cells, and biological fluids. Facility houses both Proteomics and Metabolomics Cores, and aims to assist members with solving difficult or previously intractable problems in biomedical research. Methods for biomolecule isolation, separation, quantification, identification and bioinformatics analysis, together with expert guidance in study design, are integrated into expertise offered by the Facility.
Core facilitates access to tools including shRNA, ORF, CRISPR to investigate gene function on genome wide scale. Provides protocols and expertise for use of these genomics tools. Serves as forum for scientific exchange and discussion in the field of functional genomics.Sign in to iLab using University of Colorado credentials.
Provides expertise and infrastructure to facilitate drug discovery at different stages of development pipeline, including assay development and validation, high throughput screening and image based high content screening discovery, validation and optimization, and in vitro and in vivo pharmacology including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics as well as toxicology.Sign in to iLab using University of Colorado credentials.
Facilitates clinical and translational studies by dissecting immune based mechanisms with diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Offers assays including immunophenotyping and functional characterization, multicolor fluorescence tissue imaging, multiplex cytokine analysis, and cellular assays.Sign in to iLab using University of Colorado credentials.
GSR provides genome-wide analyses of DNA sequence, transcriptomes, epigenetics and cytogenomics using next generation sequencing (NGS) and gene microarrays; and single cell genomic and transcriptomic analyses including single cell immune profiling and spatial gene expression.
Cancer focused bioinformatics group that assists in all needs related to omics and big data. We assist our collaborators with experimental design, data processing, interpretation, generating publication-quality figures, and preparing manuscripts and grants.
Supports basic and translational research projects in biomedical research. CTSR produces hybridomas/monoclonal antibodies to enhance basic research and preclinal studies and makes recombinant proteins for mechanistic and structural studies on proteins.Provides multiple platforms and analytic modules for real time live-cell imaging of cultured cells and organoids to enhance analysis of cancer cell biology. In addition, we maintain a collection of authenticated human cell lines for use in biomedical research. Sign in to iLab using University of Colorado credentials.
Biostatistics provides quantitative support for planning, design, analysis, and presentation of basic science, clinical, and epidemiological investigations. We are dedicated to delivering high quality, methodically developed results to improve patient outcomes and clinical care.