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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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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Biospecimen Management Core (CTSL/SSF)

The CTSI Biospecimen Management Core consists of the Specimen Storage Facility (SSF) and the Clinical and Translational Support Laboratory (CTSL), which together offer cost efficient sample processing & storage services with a focus on consistent quality and sample integrity.

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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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Purdue University

Non-Designated Service Resource

Center for Comparative Translational Research

Translational research spans the continuum in which research findings from the researcher’s lab are moved to the patients ‘bedside’ (human) or ‘barn’ (animal). The Center for Comparative Translational Research (CTR) wants to make bridging the gap between benchtop and bedside/barn easier by helping researchers conduct comparative animal studies using induced and spontaneous disease models. It does so by facilitating, coordinating, integrating …

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IU Bloomington

Designated Service Core

Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics (CGB)

The CGB offers a wide range of genomic services, including high-throughput DNA/RNA extraction, library preparation, next-generation sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis.

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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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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Chemical Genomics Facility (CGF)

The Chemical Genomics Facility (CGF) provides affordable access to large chemical and CRISPR libraries and state-of-the-art instrumentation in high-throughput screening (HTS) and high content screening (HCS) campaigns to facilitate the identification of chemical or genomic tools to study biological pathways and the discovery of lead agents for the development of novel therapeutics and diagnostic approaches. The facility also provides assistance in assay development and hit …

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Genome Editing Center

The Indiana University Genome Editing Center (IUGEC) is a shared resource whose mission is to provide Indiana University and external investigators access to state-of-the-art genome editing technologies by assisting with the generation of genetically modified mouse models and cell lines in a time- and cost-effective manner.

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Histology Research Laboratory (HRL)

The Histology Research Laboratory is a full service histology laboratory that provides general histology, immunohistochemistry, frozen sectioning, decalcified and undecalcified bone histology, and slide digitization services. Board certified veterinary pathologists are also available for consultation.

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Human Vascular Imaging Core (HVIC)

The HVIC performs functional and anatomic vascular imaging measuremetns (flow-mediated dilation and carotid intima-media thickness).

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Immunohistochemistry Research Lab (IHC Research Lab)

The Immunohistochemistry Research Lab specializes in assisting researchers with histologic and immunohistochemical labeling of cells or tissue sections as well as collaborations with surgical pathologists.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

In Vivo Therapeutics Core (IVT)

The In Vivo Therapeutics Core (IVTC) supports the research and development of safe and more efficacious drug treatment. The IVTC provides cost-effective and comprehensive services including, but not limited to, on-site breeding facilities as well as a numerous in vivo pharmacology models to facilitate the development and testing of novel pharmacological & cellular therapies.

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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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Notre Dame

Designated Service Core

Integrated Imaging Facility – Histology Core (NDHC)

The Notre Dame Histology Core (NDHC) provides a means to examine biological processes in mice, rats, frogs, zebra fish, fruit flies, sheep bone, and even human tissue by use of immunohistochemical techniques and pathology.

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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Islet and Physiology Core

The Islet and Physiology Core of the Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases provides investigators with the capability to obtain high quality rodent pancreatic islets for study.  The Core also provides services for islet transplantation and will assist investigators who wish to perform immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and/or analysis of beta cell mass on whole pancreata from mouse and rat models. 

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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 Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Preclinical Modeling and Therapeutics Core (PMTC)

The Preclinical Modeling and Therapeutics Core (PMTC) facilitates the development of pharmacological and cellular therapies for cancer. It provides advanced resources essential for the preclinical validation of novel drug targets and biomarkers of cancer. The PMTC provides expertise in:
• Cellular response technologies
• Breeding of specialized mouse strains
• Tumor modeling
• In vivo therapeutics efficacy & safety testing
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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Research Jam

Research Jam is an interdisciplinary team of healthcare, research, and design professionals. The team uses human-centered design research to collaborate with doctors, patients, and community members in an effort to ensure that health research, interventions, and communications are more relevant to the community they aim to serve. By engaging stakeholders in a co-design process, they are able to assist clients with recruitment strategies, study retention, and protocol …

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

SNRI Biomarker Core

The Stark Neurosciences Research Institute Biomarker Core provides biomarker services to investigators. Multiplexing of targets in tissues or on a slide, investigators can detect changes in their samples and target specific pathways of interest in disease. 

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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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IU Indianapolis

Designated Service Core

Translation Core

The Translation Core provides services that facilitate the conduct of research involving human subjects, including supplying low-cost, high-quality analyte measurements for a variety of hormones, cytokines, lipids and other analytes. Translation Core human studies services include phenotyping (i.e. GTT, clamp studies, tracer studies), and access to a biobank of human tissues and serum.

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Purdue University

Designated Service Core

Translational Pharmacology Facility

The PTP Core offers automated blood monitoring in rodents and large animals utilizing stress free sampling through CulexTM technology. We perform a host of services from early lead identification PK and PD assessment through product testing of human formulations in pigs and minipigs, including preclinical formulation development, biodistribution studies, metabolomics analysis, and in vivo toxicological evaluation.

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IU Indianapolis

Non-Designated Service Resource

Vector Production Facility (IUVPF)

IUVPF produces retroviral and lentiviral vectors for both pre-clinical and FDA Phase I/II human gene therapy clinical trials.

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Purdue University

Non-Designated Service Resource

Veterinary Clinical Trials (VCT)

The Veterinary Clinical Trials Support Service (VCT) facilitates veterinary clinical trials and provides expertise and technical support for translational clinical investigations using animal models of spontaneous, naturally-occurring diseases in client-owned animals and for trials leading to novel drugs or devices.

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