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Indiana CTSI Research Service Cores and Resources

The Indiana CTSI Research Service Cores and Resources are your aid to locate instrumentation and services suited to your research. A listing of a Core’s capabilities, contact information, and website address can be found by clicking their ‘Learn More’ button. All of the Designated Service Cores are eligible for CTSI Core Pilot grants and Post-Doc grants
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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Biochemical Genetics Laboratory

Our laboratory provides clinically validated liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry testing for researchers interested in quantifying metabolites in a wide range of biospecimens with a particular focus on amino acid, organic acid, and acylcarnitine analyses.

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Biological Evaluation (BE-SR)

The Biological Evaluation Shared Resource performs highly customizable efficacy testing of novel drug or therapies for antitumor activity. We also acquire blood or tissues for pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic analyses.

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Purdue University

Non-Designated Service Resource

Birck Nanotechnology Center

Nanofabrication cleanroom, bio-pharma clean room, nanometrology laboratories, nanomanufacturing laboratories, microelectronics and microfuidics fabrication and testing laboratories, 3D cell culture and tissue chip laboratories

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing

The Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing (CGTM) Facility collaborates with investigators through all phases of cell and gene therapy manufacturing, from pre-clinical design through treatment of patients. The facility is under the direction of Emily Hopewell, PhD, and comprises the Cell Immunotherapy and Transduction Facility (CIT), the Vector Production Facility (VPF), and the Bioprocess Development and Cell Manufacturing Lab (BDL). Each section of the CGTM is led by a …

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Cellular Response Technologies Core

Conduct validated and highly reproducible in vitro and in vivo angiogenesis, endothelial, hematopoietic and multi-parametric flow cytometry assays and their role in normal and patient-related hematologic and cardiovascular disorders. The ABC also manages an IncuCyte Zoom and Seahorse XFp.

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Center for Survey Research (CSR)

Leading academic research center providing expert research design, sampling, questionnaire design, interface development and programming, data collection, data processing, and analysis services for wide range of qualitative and quantitative research projects. Partnering on cutting-edge research that involves surveys, interviews, focus groups, or structured observations.

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FCCF)

The IU-B FCCF provides flow cytometry analysis, sorting and cell counting services, access to flow cytometry data analysis software, assistance with experimental design, and houses a mobile (on a cart) flow cytometry analyzer and a large particle sorter.

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IUSM South Bend

Designated Service Core

Imaging and Flow Cytometry Core Facility

Standard confocal or multiphoton resources for imaging live or fixed samples and a 5 color flow cytometric analyzer are available. Data analysis software for each resource is also available on site.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

In-Vivo Imaging Core

The In-Vivo Imaging Core provides imaging services for clinical trials, observational, and preclinical studies. We also provide radiochemistry support for molecular imaging. Currently, the Imaging Core is equipped with state-of-the-art imaging systems, including 3T MRI scanners, PET-CT scanners, Bruker 9.4 T preclinical PET-MRI scanner, a Siemens Eclipse Medical Cyclotron, and Radiochemistry Facilities. Highly skilled faculty and staff are available to assist with research …

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Infectious Diseases Laboratory (IDL)

The Infectious Diseases Laboratory (IDL) is skilled at performing clinical research studies including the evaluation of new molecular technologies for the diagnosis of a wide array of sexually transmitted pathogens, developing novel assays to meet the needs of individual research collaborators, and tailoring services to successfully meet study objectives. The laboratory has the capability to identify and type human papillomavirus (HPV) using molecular assays that can …

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Investigational Agent Acquisition Program

Goal: The goal of the CTSI Investigational Agent Acquisition Program (IAAP) is to assist CTSI investigators seeking investigational agents for use in clinical trials.

Scope: The IAAP program will assist in acquiring drugs, neutraceuticals, biologics or other materials to be used in a Investigational New Drug Application or IND-exempt clinical trial.

Eligibility: Any faculty within the CTSI member institutions.

Overview: Moving bench research into …

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

IU School of Medicine Center for Electron Microscopy (iCEM)

The Indiana University School of Medicine Electron Microscopy Center is a full service research laboratory providing both Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy. The service provided can apply both traditional methods and recent technical developments to suit the investigator’s needs.

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Notre Dame

Non-Designated Service Resource

Keck Center for Transgene Research (resources)

Unique research resources available for collaboration

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR)

LAR provides housing, food, water, bedding, enrichment and medical care for animals housed in LAR animal facilities to be used for research. Research is overseen by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the Institutional Official and is accredited by AAALAC International and their three primary standards (The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching, and the European …

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Laboratory for Biological Mass Spectrometry (LBMS)

The LBMS uses mass spectrometry to characterize proteins as well as other biologically-derived molecules. It specializes in the characterization of protein post-translational modifications, including glycosylation, phosphorylation, acetylation and persulfidation (S-sulfhydration). We also have an emphasis on identification of protein-interactions (including determination of protein-protein crosslinks) and quantitative comparisons of complex samples.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Multiplex Analysis Core (MAC)

The Multiplex Analysis Core (MAC) offers microplate-based immunoassay systems that can perform multiplex analysis of multiple different analytes in a single sample. The MAC uses a Bio-Plex 200 Multiplex System with High Throughput Fluidics based on Luminex technology.

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IU Bloomington

Non-Designated Service Resource

Oxidative Stress and Environmental Analysis Core

The Oxidative Stress Environmental Analysis Core laboratory has established a number of measurements for assessing oxidative stress and damage in a variety of biological samples with excellent accuracy and reproducibly using state of the art LC-MSMS, GC, and PCR equipment.

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

3D Bioprinting Core (3DBPC)

We provide 3D bioprinting services with the Regenova Bio 3D Printer to generate tissue models (e.g., bone and liver) and we provide FABRICA bioreactor platforms to properly perfuse bioprinted tissue models with blood or cell culture media.

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Transgenic and Genome Editing Facility (TGEF)

Offering transgenic and CRISPR-mediated targeted gene editing in mice and rats; gene-targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells (ES) cells; embryo and sperm cryopreservation; in vitro fertilization; rederivation for importation or clean-up of infected lines. Also offering assistance with project design and mouse/rat breeding colony maintenance.

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