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The central leadership office of the Salk Institute's scientific core facilities. This office provides general management and oversight for administrative, scientific, budgetary and personnel matters for all the scientific core research facilities at the Salk Institute.

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Animal imaging and analysis lab that provides imaging and analytical services for SBP investigators. The facility can perform in vivo non-invasive luminescence and fluorescence imaging for xenograft tumor growth and metastasis studies. Analytical equipment supports complete blood cell counts (CBC) and analysis of serum components revealing metabolic or organ stress from small samples of mouse blood.

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Core facility that provides services to support stem cell research for Salk Institute researchers and their direct collaborators. The STEM Core provides well-characterized human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines and human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines, space and equipment for research, as well as training and consultation.

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Animal facility that provides housing for specific pathogen free rodents, frogs, and zebrafish. The facility also has trained animal care technicians provide expertise in animal husbandry, transgenic and knockout mouse breeding colony maintenance and assistance with routine technical procedures.

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Core facility that provides services such as peptide synthesis, incorporation of non-conventional and/or modified amino acids, HPCL characterization and purification, and Mass spec analysis.

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Core facility that provides consultation on the use of viral vector technologies as well as custom design and production services for multiple vector types. The GT3 facilitates the use of these research tools by Salk researchers and others across diverse fields of study such as systems neuroscience, stem cell biology, metabolism, ageing, cancer biology and gene therapy. The GT3 core is a designated Cancer Center Council (C3) core facility. Cancer Center members from participating C3 institutes have preferential rates.

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Core houses state-of-the-art equipment in sequencing and genomics, including high-throughput sequencing systems such as Illumina NovaSeq 6000, NextSeq 2000, MiniSeq, and PacBio Sequel IIe system (long-read sequencing), as well as 10x Genomics Chromium Controller single-cell solution, NanoString nCounter MAX Analyzer, and GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler instrument, along with QuantStudio Real-Time PCR instruments.

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Institute dedicated to research in immunology by utilizing the academic and research communities in the La Jolla area as well as technological advances in biomedical research, imaging and analysis. Specific topics include autoimmune disease, cancer, allergies, infectious diseases and inflammation.

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Core facility that provides media, plates, and commonly used buffers for molecular biology applications and culturing mammalian cells, C. elegans, yeast, and bacteria. The Media Preparation Core Facility is equipped with 3 automatic plate pourers supported by 2 programmable media kettles capable of producing up to 9 liters of agar or nutrient media per run under gentle and reproducible conditions. Plates are available in 6 cm or 10 cm formats.

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Core facilty that provides access and services for analyzing targeted and complex mixtures of protein and small molecules, like metabolites. By utilizing these tools, research on disease states can be augmented by proteomic and metabolomic study.

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Core facility established to assist the Salk community with integrating genomics data into their research. The primary focus of the core is to provide analysis support for next-generation sequencing applications.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on July 5,2024.Core facility that provides Salk researchers access to gene expression analysis services such as whole-genome expression and genotyping using Affymetrix GeneChip technology, high-throughput qPCR and SNP services using Fluidigm Biomark System and Applied Biosystems 7900HT System, and DNA miniprep extraction using Qiagen BioRobot.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on July 5th,2024. Core facility that provides the resources to investigate sensory, motor and complex behavioral testing in rat and mouse models. The facility offers standard neurobehavioral tests, customized test batteries, training for independent use of the equipment, data interpretation and anlaysis.

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• 10 years ago - submitted by Kristen Jensen

Core facility dedicated to advancing research projects requiring cell sorting and/or analysis of cell populations by flow cytometry. The core offers training on and access to shared use instrumentation for analytical flow cytometry, services for fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) as well as technical consultation and support on experimental design, execution, and data analysis.

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Core facility equipped with commercial imaging and data analysis technologies. The facility will provide technical assistance to the Salk Institute faculty through access to confocal microscopy (both fixed and live cell), TIRF microscopy, two-photon microscopy, electron microscopy and super-resolution microscopy as well as in vivo imaging modalities.

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Non profit collaborative research organization located in La Jolla, California, UCSD Research Park. Institute researches immunology and immune system diseases to pinpoint specific genes involved, accelerate progress toward development of new treatments and vaccines to prevent and cure type 1 diabetes, cancer and infectious disease. Developer of Immune Epitope Database (IEDB). Provides core facilities with access to equipment, technologies, training and expertise to support innovative research.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on July 5, 2024. Core facility that combines large-scale automation and high-throughput capabilities with gene disruption techniques to pinpoint the function of individual genes and find new ways to disrupt genetic triggers of disease. The research capabilities are aimed towards finding new treatments for immune-related diseases.

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Core facility dedicated to providing a static or dynamic (in vitro/in vivo) imaging services by offering histology and microscopy services and providing support and training to interested researchers. The facility offers a range of light microscopes, related imaging systems and image analysis resources for assisted or independent use (upon training). It also can provide advice on proper sample fixation, processing, embedding of tissues with attention to desired orientation, decalcification of bone tissue, cutting of paraffin blocks, cryosectioning, routine and special stains as well as training in histological techniques.

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The department of laboratory animal care at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology.

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Core facility for clinical studies carried out by the La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology. It is also a non-profit research organization that focuses on studying topics lthat include pollen allergies, HIV, food allergies and tuberculosis.

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