Research Resources Center Organization
The Research Resources Center cores specialize in specific research areas and techniques. Support units work in collaboration with other cores to create all-in-one projects as well as offer specialized services to customers.
Biorep, Biophysics, CVRC, EMC, FCC
Biophysics Core
The Biophysics Core offers three main categories of research and services: characterization of macromolecules using various biophysical instruments (SPR, ITC, DLS, CD & AUC), large-scale protein production and macromolecular structural biology using X-ray crystallography and Cryo-EM in collaboration.
Biorepository Core
The Biorepository Core aims to develop and promote a collection of biospecimens as a research tool to advance clinical and translational research at UIC and improve public health.
Cardiovascular Research Core
The Cardiovascular Research Core provides advanced surgical and functional assessment services to create and evaluate rodent models of cardiovascular and pulmonary vascular disease.
Electron Microscopy Core
The Electron Microscopy Core provides cost-effective, safe and efficient access to state-of-the-art and core electron microscopy imaging and analytical characterization, and surface analysis by XPS or Raman.
Flow Cytometry Core
The Flow Cytometry Core is a fully operational facility with seven flow cytometers. It provides flow cytometry services for analysis and sorting of cells, as well as training and expert consultation for project/experiment planning.
FIC, GRC, High-Throughput, MSC, Nanotechnology
Fluorescence Imaging Core
The Fluorescence Imaging Core works to accommodate any biological research that requires light, deconvolution, confocal, TIRF and/or widefield fluorescent microscopy.
Genome Research Core
The Genome Research Core has a full suite of services as well as access to shared equipment for individual use.
High-Throughput Screening Core
The Hight-Throughput Screening Core provides one of the most important tools in modern-day drug discovery that helps to automate and miniaturize the assay process, thereby significantly decreasing the cost and time commitments.
Mass Spectrometry Core
The Mass Spectrometry Core offers state-of-the-art, user-friendly facilities and services, enabling education, methods development and new applications development, designed to meet the fast-paced needs of researchers.
NMR, Preclincal Imaging, Research Histology, RIC, SIS
Nanotechnology Core
The Nanotechnology Core provides services in a wide-ranging areas of MEMS/NEMS, electronic and photonic material device design and fabrication.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Core
The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Core provides access for researchers, staff and students to high sensitivity, high-resolution solution state NMR instrumentation for studies of protein function, biochemical processes and natural products characterization projects.
Preclinical Imaging Core
The Preclinical Imaging Core houses a 31cm bore size 9.4T Agilent MRI system that can provide the full support of MRS and MRI studies in small animals (including mouse, rat, rabbit); and a129Xe hyperpolarizer that is being installed to provide high-purity, hyperpolarized 129Xe for gas phase magnetic resonance studies.
Research Histology Core
The Research Histology Core provides high throughput histological and digital microscopy imaging services for reproducible, automated analysis of biomarkers expression levels in human and animal tissues as well as for measurements of spatial and temporal features of biological objects.
RIC, SS, SCSP
Research Informatics Core
The Research Informatics Core provides advanced computing and statistical expertise to support the analytic activities related to genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, metagenomics, metabolomics and proteomics.
Scientific Storeroom
The Scientific Storeroom carries a wide variety of items for the research lab, ranging from molecular biology reagents to office supplies.
Spatial and Genome Technologies Core
The Spatial and Genome Technologies Core empowers researchers with advanced spatial and single-cell technologies.
Scientific Instrument Shop
The Scientific Instrument Shop can construct and repair all types of mechanical and electronic/electrical equipment for the research, teaching and clinical requirements.
Structural Biology Core
The Structural Biology Core offers Life Sciences Collaborative Access Team (LS-CAT) to researchers, providing macromolecular crystallography resources.