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Central micro/nano fabrication facility of Northwestern University. Provides range of nanofabrication equipment and technical expertise. Supports research in all areas of science, engineering, medicine, and interdisciplinary fields.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core where division members engage in statistical methods development and application, research design and statistical computing for health science research. Faculty interests encompass Bayesian methods, bioinformatics, causal inference, computational biology, clinical trials, diagnostic testing, longitudinal modeling, missing data modeling, observational data methods, semi-parametric models, spatial modeling, statistical genetics and survival analysis.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core offers equipment, facilities, and expertise to quantitatively assess broad range of behaviors in mice and rats, develop and validate novel paradigms to improve translation of preclinical behavioral results to clinically relevant outcome measures and create better tools for biobehavioral research.Core helped develop novel touch-screen tests to assess rodent attention, working memory, and reinforcement learning.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Cleanroom facility is devoted to materials processing, growth, device fabrication, characterization and electronic and photonic materials. Provides microfabrication and thin film processing capabilities. Facility includes class 100 and 1000 cleanrooms.Training of equipment and assisted use within facility is available to provide necessary expertise.Provides centralized resource for deposition of metal, semiconductor and dielectric thin films, photolithography, etching, bonding, dicing, characterization and materials processing.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides technical assistance, training, consultation and assistance with all aspects of experimental design, sample preparation, image processing, and data analysis to scientists from Gladstone, UCSF, and Bay Area scientific community. Core is equipped with expertise in histological techniques including complex immunolabeling and histological image analysis, high-resolution imaging, confocal microscopy, light-sheet microscopy, spinning disk microscopy, and optical projection tomography and advanced image analysis.Histology Services includeTissue dissection and fixation, Paraffin processing and embedding,Frozen (cryo) processing and embedding,Tissue sectioning,Section staining.Microscopy Services include Epifluorescence, confocal and light sheet microscopy,Whole slide scanning,Microscopy consultation and training,Digital image analysis.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core facility for genomics research offers range of DNA sequencing, assistance and advising in planning, data acquisition, and data analysis. Provides genetic and genomic support to environmental and biomedical research projects. Creates education and training opportunities for students and professionals.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core for biological microscopy and image analysis. Offers high-end equipment,user training,ongoing support, including experiment design and data interpretation,twenty-four hour access Services,3D Printing, Transfer Files, Image Analysis,Histology,Instrument Training.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides investigators with access to imaging technologies and strategies to image live animals on organ, tissue, cell, or molecular level.Core for studying and monitoring disease in small living subjects.Performs noninvasive and nonlethal three-dimensional imaging. Equipped with instruments for micromagnetic resonance imaging, micropositron emission tomography, X-ray microcomputed tomography, bioluminescence and fluorescence scanning, and high-frequency ultrasound.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on November 20,2025. Core to study immune cell phenotype and function, characterizes antitumor immune responses, determines mechanisms of immune escape and evasion, and develops biomarkers that predict patient outcomes or possible toxicities. Offers services for immune monitoring,provides expert knowledge that guides choice of technologies used for study, coordinates purchase, quality control, and use of reagents. Stand-alone services include high-quality cell processing and storage to support correlative studies. These services allow convenient batched analysis of trial samples.Staff purifies peripheral blood mononuclear cells daily from clinic visits and another staff member is available for on-demand and after-hours processing. Samples are cryopreserved on-site in temperature-monitored LN2 freezers for short-term storage. For long-term storage, samples are transferred to Novare Biologistics,off-site cGMP-compliant, New York State-licensed, and FDA-registered biorepository. Routinely assess quality of processing and cryopreservation. Core meets performance targets for cell viability and recovery necessary for certification by Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg. Offers service for isolating tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes using dissociation protocols optimized for various tumor tissues. Offers flow cytometry at Perlmutter Cancer Center, along with expert service and training. Sterile fluorescence-activated cell sorting (17 colors) is routinely performed with options for high-speed (50K cells per second), single-cell deposition (into polymerase chain reaction plates), and BSL-3 sorting for unscreened or infected human material. Data analysis workstations are also available.Offers single-cell analysis through our cutting-edge 30-parameter flow cytometry technology and Integrated Molecular Cytometry Platforms (IMCPs).

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core offers custom metabolomics services,specializes in mass spectrometry based metabolomics, offering global (untargeted) and targeted methods for metabolite identification and quantification.Commonly assayed targets include glycolytic and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates, amino acids, nucleotides, and lipids. Using custom-targeted method, we can perform absolute or relative quantification, flux analysis, and biotransformation analysis.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core offers comprehensive light and electron microscopy technologies. Our scientists use light microscopes and electron microscopes at resolutions ranging from centimeters to angstroms, providing clear and detailed images.We assist at every stage of your experiment, offering research-design consultation and instrument training, as well as guidance in study execution, analysis, and presentation for publication.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides liquid chromatography and gas chromatography mass spectrometry instrumentation for selective identification and reproducible quantification of trace-level biomolecules in complex samples. Services include qualitative, quantitative and structural analysis of proteins, lipids, metabolites, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and volatile organic compounds. Tests can be performed as long as molecules of interest are amenable to ionisation technique employed in source of mass spectrometer. Depending on instrument type, samples may be solid, liquid or gas. Mass spectrometry platforms include Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Analysis include volatile organic compounds (odour analysis),pharmacokinetics (bioavailability, bioefficacy),drug development (determining structures of drugs and metabolites),clinical testing (biomarkers discovery and endogenous compounds),genomics (oligonucleotide sequencing) epigenetics (global DNA methylation analysis),environmental research (testing water, soil, food and air quality).

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides fast, accurate, convenient, and affordable genotyping technologies. We use conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis methods. By pooling samples from group of users, we can better ensure accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and quality control.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides mass spectrometers including Thermo Q Exactive Plus,Bruker impact II ,Bruker microflex LRF,Bruker ULTRAFLEX III,Shimadzu GCMS-QP2010S,Waters Acquity LCMS.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core mission is to drive scientific discovery through use of human specimens.Helps facilitate translational research, match human specimen resources to scientific needs, foster multi-investigator collaborative projects, and catalyze scientific innovation,improving researcher access to existing biospecimen resources, and enhancing institution-wide tissue-banking efforts and capacity. Another priority is to implement campus-wide policy for human biospecimen collection and storage to ensure regulatory compliance.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides range of services related to genome, epigenome, and transcriptome analysis. Offers technologies including Illumina deep sequencing and sample preparation for variety of applications, including DNA and RNA sequencing (DNA- and RNA-seq), exome sequencing, targeted capture, chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq), methylation sequencing (Methyl-seq), metagenomics, and many others;Automation of Illumina library and targeted capture preps, including 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequencing;Oxford Nanopore sequencing (long reads);Bio-Rad Droplet Digita polymerase chain reaction (PCR);Nanostring nCounter;Single-cell RNA- and DNA-seq using the C1 Auto Prep System from Fluidigm, and 10x Genomics Chromium System.Provides expertise on strategies to achieve research goals in any field related to genomics, and can tailor bioinformatics analysis to individual project. If you supply us with nucleic acids, we can perform every step required to help you achieve your desired results.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides services, access to instruments, and training to facilitate production of animal tissue samples for morphological and molecular analyses. Supports multiplex immunofluorescence staining, RNA in situ hybridization (ISH), and imaging analysis. Services include tissue preparation, processing, and sectioning, as well as histochemistry and immunohistochemistry of fresh, frozen, and fixed animal tissues, can optimize and validate commercial or proprietary antibodies for chromogenic or fluorescence-based immunohistochemistry including seven-color multiplexing.Provides access to database listing antibodies that have been tested in lab to date and are currently in stock.Offers basic imaging resources and digital whole-slide scanning of stained tissue sections, which allows researchers to view their slides online at their convenience.Researchers can also rent our self-service instruments. These include embedding station, microtome, cryostat, and vibratome. Provides access to brightfield and fluorescence upright and dissecting microscopes,laser capture microdissection scope, and high-throughput multispectral imaging system.To reserve time on instrument, faculty, staff, and investigators must be registered in iLab.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core provides sample preparation, metal extraction, dissolved solids measurement, analytic consultation, and technical writing assistance) in support of wide range of clinical and biomedical research projects.Instruments include Agilent 5100 SVDV Inductively-Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer, SPS3 Robotic Autosampler,MARS5 Microwave Sample Digestion Oven,ICPExpert Advanced Workstation.Analytic Capabilities:Simultaneous, multi-element quantitation over wide dynamic range;Broad elemental detection capability with high precision and sensitivity;Compatible with range of clinical, nutritional, basic research, and pharmaceutical samples;Tolerant of high total dissolved solids and complex matrix components;NIST-traceable calibrants, standards, and other QA/QC controls included in analyses.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core offers specialized expertise for analysis of proteins and peptides using mass spectrometry. Develops new methods and customized approaches for proteomic analysis and suggests experimental strategies and sample preparation prior to mass spectrometry analysis. Services include:comprehensive protein identification ,analysis of affinity purified complexes,characterizing protein post-translational modifications,de novo sequencing,label and label-free quantitation ,multiplexed quantitation global phosphorylation and ubiquitin analysis,analysis of laser-capture microdissected formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue,secretome analysis,crosslinking analysis,disulfide mapping.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Core to apply advanced molecular genetic techniques in rodent models of physiology and disease. Generates novel mutant mouse strains by using gene targeting in embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and by developing novel methods of modifying rodent genomes and assaying genetically modified cells in vivo.Offers sperm and embryo cryopreservation and storage technologies for strain preservation and recovery.

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth