Translational Laboratory Shared Service (TLSS)

 

 

Please be sure to acknowledge us in your publications: University of Maryland School of Medicine’s & Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Translational Laboratory Shared Services – Baltimore, Maryland. This publication was supported by funds through the Maryland Department of Health's Cigarette Restitution Fund Program. This publication was supported by funds through the Maryland Department of Health's Cigarette Restitution Fund Program and the National Cancer Institute - Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) - P30CA134274.

Overview of Services

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center (UMGCC) Translational Shared Service (TLSS) offers pre-clinical and clinical experimental support to basic researchers and physicians in the UMGCC community. We work in areas across the entire spectrum: cell biology, in vitro, in vivo and human trials. 

 

In Vitro Assays 

  • IC50 generation using MTS Proliferation Assay
  • Cell cycle (propidium iodide)
  • Viability (trypan blue exclusion)
  • Apoptosis/Annexin V
  • DNA Damage (Gamma-H2Ax Immunofluorescence)
  • Potentiation/Synergy
  • ROS (Microplate Reader Assay)
  • Western Analysis
  • Angiogenesis/Tube Formation
  • Mycoplasma testing

 

Xcelligence 

  • Real time proliferation/invasion/migration

 

In Vivo Assays 

  • IACUC approved umbrella protocol
  • Tolerability:
  • Tumor Growth
  • Pharmacokinetics: generation of plasma
  • Efficacy (flank models)
  • Efficacy (orthotopic models)
  • Pharmacodynamic Endpoints
  • Imaging of cells with Xenogen System
  • Necropsy

 

Clinical Trial Support 

We isolate:

  • Plasma
  • Serum
  • Tumor Biopsy
  • Whole Blood (isolation of PBMC,
  • DNA, RNA, protein)
  • Bone Marrow (isolation of marrow
    cells)
  • Buccal Mucosa

 

Pharmacodynamic (PD) Endpoints 

  • in patient samples, tumor or surrogate tissues, preclinical samples
  • endpoint dependent on target (e.g., ELISA, flow cytometry, Western, unique assay)

Pleas acknowledge our core in your publications when appropriate in the format that follows:  “University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Innovative Biomedical Resources, Translation Laboratory Shared Services Core – Baltimore, Maryland.

Leadership

Rena Lapidus, Ph.D., Director

Location and Hours of Operation

Hours Location

Monday - Friday    

8:30 am - 5:00 pm       

655 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD  21201

Links and Resources

University of Maryland School of Medicine - Translational Core Laboratory

Biotek Synergy H1 Multimode Plate Reader

xCELLigence RTCA DP

 

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Rena Lapidus, PhD
Core Director
 
410-328-8092
 
RLapidus@som.umaryland.edu
 
BRB 7-043
 
Brandon Carter-Cooper
Lab Manager
 
410-706-2171
 
BCooper@som.umaryland.edu
 
BRB 7-010C
 

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