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Core that aims to enhance and expand the research capabilities of investigators performing clinical and translational studies related to nutritional interventions, obesity, or obesity-related disorders in humans. Its services include standardized nutritional assessments and physiological testing of human subjects, researcher assistance in conducting dietary, behavioral, and/or exercise intervention in human subjects, and training in techniques or the assistance in development of new techniques and technologies for the metabolic and neurobehavioral assessment of humans.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that aims to discover genes and gene-nutrient interactions associated with risk of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, atherogenesis and longevity. Its goal is to understand the molecular, cellular and physiological roles of genes in the etiology of obesity, diabetes, and associated metabolic abnormalities.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core whose services include infrastructure to perform advanced, standardized, metabolic phenotyping of animal models of obesity or metabolic diseases that arise from dietary, genetic, pharmacologic or other perturbations. It also provides centralized equipment and services and aims to develop new techniques and acquire new technologies for rodent phenotyping.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Research center for obesity investigators which aims to provide researchers with infrastructure, expertise, and training to facilitate improved data integration, analysis and modeling from properly designed basic, clinical, and population-based studies in obesity and metabolism-related diseases.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that provides analytical tools to MMOC investigators to permit structural identification and quantification of metabolites as well as perform metabolic studies in in vitro systems. It also provides consultation and collaboration to apply metabolomics platforms in nutrition and obesity research.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that aims to increase understanding of the factors that modulate the interface of urinary proteins and crystals, and hence their subsequent interaction with other crystals or cells. Its services include quantification of urinary components of the supersaturation profile, quantification of urinary inhibitor activity, quantification of known urinary macromolecular inhibitors, and application of differential proteomics to urine samples of stone forming and control populations.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that provides renal stone imaging and analysis techniques, including dual energy CT data acquisition and analyses, dual energy material decomposition analysis, high-resolution image reconstruction and analysis, and coordination of micro-CT scanning and data analysis.

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• SciCrunch
• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that aims to define the pathogenesis of nephrolithiasis in order to improve patient care and treatment and prevention strategies

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that is responsible for all statistical, data management and epidemiological aspects of studies in the Mayo Clinic O'Brien Urology Research Center. Its services include consultation to project investigators regarding study design, data analysis and interpretation of results, maintanence of the Olmsted County kidney stone database, and development of additional linkable databases and quality control procedures.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Research center that aims to provide an infrastructure to support ongoing nutrition and obesity research by providing measurements and expertise. It also aims to promote interdisciplinary collaborative, vertically integrated research among members of the Colorado research community, as well as translate basic and clinical research into programs to improve health and wellness and reduce obesity in the community.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that provides access to instrumentation used in metabolic studies. Instruments include a 12-chambered Comprehensive Lab Animal Monitoring System (CLAMS), an EchoMRI, and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core which provides services and expertise in the design, management and analysis of nutrition-related research projects. Its services include coordination and management of statistical activities within the Core, statistical consultation on study design, research proposal development and manuscript submission, and statistical analysis.

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• SciCrunch
• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that renders services that provide consulting with study design, subject recruitment, and statistical analyses, conducting clinical research, and an array of specialized NORC-focused methods, instruments, and facilities for human body composition/metabolism, radiologic imaging and biobehavioral measurements for human nutrition, obesity and metabolism research.

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• SciCrunch
• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that provides services for genetic and genomic research, including DNA extraction, SNP genotyping, and gene expression, ES cell services with a high probability of germline transmission, microinjection of DNA for producing transgenic mice, microinjection of ES cells for producing gene knock-out mice, and 8 cell microinjection, and collection in vitro maturation and embryo transplant.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Research center whose goal is to define the underlying mechanisms of disease and to contribute to the prevention and treatment of obesity and its complications. It provides collective research facilities, a lecture program that fosters interactions amongst laboratories conducting cellular, animal, translational, clinical and epidemiologic research, pilot funding for new and interdisciplinary research directions plus administrative infrastructure that promotes these integrative goals.

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• SciCrunch
• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core whose services include energy expenditure, substrate metabolism and body composition analysis to provide assessments of human energy expenditure, substrate metabolism, body composition, body fat distribution, and bone quality.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core for nutrition researchers that consists of two subcores: the Human Research Core and the Nutrition Research Kitchen and Metabolism Core. The Human Research Core provides human metabolism and body composition assessments, clinical laboratory and support services, and preparation and delivery of precisely designed meals for study participants. The Nutrition Research Kitchen and Metabolism Core offers nutrition research assistance to complement clinical studies.

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• SciCrunch
• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that is comprised of the Animal Models Subcore and Animal Phenotyping Subcore. The former provides expertise and services for design and construction of transgenes, ES cell transfection and screening, pronuclear injection, and cryopreservation. The latter provides expertise and services for metabolism, physical activity, body composition, and behavioral research.

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• SciCrunch
• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Obesity research center which provides access to core facilities, seminars, and collaborations for researchers.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core that includes a genomics subcore that provides services in genomics such as Sanger DNA sequencing and fragment analysis service, microarray analysis service, quantitative PCR, robotic pipetting for quantitative PCR and custom pipetting projects, and software analysis solutions. The Cell Biology &and Bioimaging subcore provides histology and specipmen preparation, imaging, and flow cytometry/cell sorting.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen