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Institutional Research Cores

Institutionally subsidized core labs are shared across departments and overseen by the Office of Research.

 

ADVANCED IMAGING CORE (AIC)

Advanced microscopy imaging and data analysis services.

FY24 Price List 

Core Brochure

 

FLOW CYTOMETRY AND CELL SORTING (FCCS)

State-of-the-art flow cytometry and cell sorting technology, with training in flow cytometry principles.

FY24 Price List

Core Brochure

LAB ANIMAL CARE UNIT (LACU)

Providing quality animal care and ensuring the humane usage of animals on the UTHSC Memphis campus.

FY24 Price List

Core Brochure

MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY CORE (MCC)

Consultation and laboratory services in medicinal, synthetic, and analytical chemistry, to accelerate drug development and research.

FY24 Price List

Core Brochure

MOLECULAR BIOINFORMATICS (MBIO)

Providing the latest technologies, workflows, and standards for analyzing molecular data.

FY24 Price List

Core Brochure

 

 

MOLECULAR RESOURCE CENTER (MRC)

Providing the latest molecular technologies for exploring basic biological mechanisms and the molecular basis of human disease.

FY24 Price List

Core Brochure

PROTEOMICS & METABOLOMIC (PMC)

State-of-the-art mass spectral technology and support, facilitating molecular-level discoveries in biological systems.

FY24 Price List

Core Brochure

 

REGIONAL BIOCONTAINMENT LAB (RBL)

Facilities and expertise supporting pathogen biology research and translational research; advancing discoveries of treatments and vaccines for infectious diseases.

FY24 Price List

Core Brochure

RESEARCH HISTOLOGY CORE (RHC)

Histology services supporting basic and translational research; expert consultation by board-certified pathologists.   

FY24 Price List

Core Brochure

iLab at UTHSC

iLab is a web-based system highly customized for academic shared resources that streamlines research, easing and speeding the process for equipment reservations, completing order requests, and billing core users.

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Core Facilities Analysis and Activities Reports

Annual reports detailing the financial stability, key accomplishments, and return on investment in the institutional core facilities. 

FY22 Institutional Core Reports

FY21 Institutional Core Reports


 

 

Common Questions

How Do I Acknowledge the UTHSC Institutional Core Facilities in My Publications?

In general, the authors should name the specific institutional research core facility used in the scope of the research, and clearly state how the core contributed to the research.* For example, “All flow cytometry and flow sorting data were generated in the Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting core (FCCS) at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center with the assistance of Dr. Deidre Daria.”


*For all users of the Molecular Resource Center (MRC): Since the MRC is supported by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission as a Center of Excellence, acknowledgments should be written in this format: “All next-generation sequencing data were generated in the Molecular Resource Center of Excellence at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center with the assistance of Dr. William Taylor.”

When Should Core Directors, or Core Staff, Be Included as Authors on Abstracts/Publications?
It is important to recognize that institutional research core lab personnel provide critical services to our community and that they offer a breadth of expertise in technologies and services that drive research progress. The UTHSC Office of Research suggests that core users review the authorship guidelines drafted by the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) organization.
When Should Core Directors, or Core Staff, Be Included in the Budget as Investigators on Proposals/Grant Applications?

When the shared resource is intellectually involved in the proposal experimental design, writing of the proposal, or will be expected to provide expert evaluation, troubleshooting or analysis of data generated in the core during the course of project, then the director or staff member should be included in the proposal’s budget, and the Office of Research included on the routing form in Cayuse. 

Note: Removal of institutional core lab personnel from awarded applications should be discussed in advance with the Office of Research. 

 

 

Aug 15, 2023