CIBR: CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE BIOMEDICAL RESOURCES

 

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CIBR's state-of-the-art instrumentation, and expertise support the biomedical research, clinical practice and health care at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and throughout the region.

In addition to the equipment and services provided, CIBR provides access to highly-trained technical staff who can offer support on experimental design, data analysis and interpretation, and provide training opportunities for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty within the University and to its collaborators.

 

 

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iLab Cores at University of Maryland School of Medicine

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Amish Research Clinic (ARC)

The Amish Research Clinic is the backbone of the Amish Research Program and contributes to improvements in healthcare through research. It also serves as a resource for health information and knowledge to the Amish Community.

Dan Morgan Danielmorgan@som.umaryland.edu
Biosensor Core (BSC)

Latest technology for the quantitative study of binding reactions in real time, specifically with an approach that is versatile, highly sensitive, and “user friendly,” with molecules that are label-free. The instruments we use for this purpose are from Biacore® (GE Healthcare).

Robert J. Bloch, PhD rbloch@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-3020
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Service (UMGCCBIOSTATS)

State-of-the-art statistical science, expert statistical analysis and sound statistical reporting

Susan Holt sholt@som.umaryland.edu (410) 706-8505
Center for Blood Oxygen Transport & Hemostasis (CBOTH)

Cores include: Nanofabrication and Characterization, Red Blood Cell and Hematology, and Small Animal Surgery and Physiology.

Regina Adão radao@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-4531
Confocal Microscopy Core (CMC)

Equipment and expertise to assist investigators in applying advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques to their research.

Joseph Mauban, PhD jmauban@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-6170
Core for Translational Research in Imaging (CTRIM)

State-of-the-art technology for animal imaging at the molecular, cellular and systemic level. Services for in-vivo and ex-vivo cross-sectional and functional imaging using MRI, MR-g-FUS, PET, and CT.

Jiachen Zhuo jzhuo@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-2697
Cytokine Core Laboratory (CCL)

Offers an extensive list of human, mouse, and rat cytokine, chemokine and growth factor assays.

Dr. Jeffrey Hasday jhasday@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-1508
Developing Core Services

Tom McHugh tmchugh@som.umaryland.edu
Electron Microscopy Core Imaging Facility (EMC)

Transmission Electron Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope, SEM CryoTransfer & amp; Chamber, High Pressure Freezer, Freeze Substitution System, Grid Plunger, Cryo Ultramicrotome, Gatan 626 cryo holder

Christine Brantner cbrantner@umaryland.edu 410-706-7992
Flow Cytometry Core (FCC)

Sample acquisition on three analytical flow cytometers, expert data analysis, experimental planning and consultation and perform cell sorting on two high speed cell sorters.

Xiaoxuan Fan Ph.D XiaoxuanFan@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-2173
Flow Cytometry and Mass Cytometry Core (CVD_FLOW)

Flow and amp; Mass Cytometry: DakoCytomation MoFlo flow cytometer and cell sorter, BD Biosciences LSR II flow cytometer with 16 parameters and Fluidigm Helios Mass Cytometers with the capability of measuring over 30 parameters simultaneously in a single tube.

Regina Harley, MS rharley@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-0095
General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)

Provide investigators with the resources they need to conduct clinical research, including and the facilities for inpatient and outpatient data collection and patient care, as well as a state-of-the-art DEXA Facility.

Meghan Banchero mbanchero@som.umaryland.edu 410-328-7365
Histology Core (PHC)

Pathology laboratory providing the primary routine histology services for Autopsy, Cytology, and Renal Pathology within hte Department of Pathology. This lab provides histology services for clinical trials, as well. Both animal and human tissues samples are acceptable.

Perry Comegys PComegys@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-3579 (or 7902)
Mass Spectrometry Center (MS)

Strives to accelerate discovery by providing investigators, on campus and beyond, access to cutting-edge technologies in mass spectrometry. Expetise from basic biology and medicine to technology development and translational research

Maureen A. Kane mkane@rx.umaryland.edu 410-706-5097
Musculoskeletal Physiology Service Center

Provides comprehensive outcome measures to assess bone and muscle structure, function, and physiology in preclinical models. Offers training and assistance in the holistic assessment of in vivo and ex vivo musculoskeletal phenotypes.

Chris Ward, PhD ward@som.umaryland.edu
Pathology Biorepository Shared Service (PBSS)

Provides the collection of high quality banked patient samples while maintaining patient confidentiality. PBSS also provides pathology, histology, & histotechnology consultation services to assist principal investigators in the procurement, analyses, & clinicopathologic correlation of human tissue

Kimberly Tuttle, H.T. (ASCP) Ktuttle@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-2174
Quality Management System (QMS)

Independent of individual laboratories and has been established to provide training, document management and auditing expertise for studies that require Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) to adhere to governmental regulations described in 21 CFR Part 58.

Michelle Ross, BS maross@som.umaryland.edu 410.706.5450
The Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: 600 MHz Bruker Avance III NMR Spectrometer, 800 MHz Bruker Avance NMR Spectrometer, 950 MHz Bruker Avance III NMR Spectrometer

David J. Weber, PhD dweber@som.umaryland.edu 410 706 4354
The Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Center (CTRIC)

Accelerating the translation of scientific discoveries from the basic science bench to clinical studies, bedside practice, and community intervention, through use of information technologies (IT) and informatics.

Tamar Pair tpair@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-3461
Translational Genomics Laboratory Core (TGL)

CAP accredited and CLIA compliant laboratory, capable of providing support to clinical and translational genetic/genomic studies (CAP# 8017554) (CLIA# 21D2027356).

Danielle Sewell dsewell@som.umaryland.edu (410) 706-3339
Translational Laboratory Shared Service (TLSS)

Pre-clinical and clinical experimental support to basic researchers and physicians. We work in areas across the entire spectrum: cell biology, in vitro, in vivo and human trials.

Rena Lapidus, PhD RLapidus@som.umaryland.edu 410-328-8092
University of Maryland Medicine Biorepository (UMM_Biorepository)

A foundation for personalized medicine. Includes banking of blood samples from UMMS patients, collections of various biospecimens from collaborating researchers. State-of-the-art robotic freezer & liquid-handling equipment. Secure & managed environment for processing, storage & distribution.

Coleen M. Damcott, Ph.D. cdamcott@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-8968
Viral Vector Core (VVC)

Production of viral-based gene delivery including adeno-associated virus (AAV) . The Core will offer varieties of serotypes and virus purification for gene therapy in brain or other tissues. In addition, the core will provide services for vector design and custom cloning to generate vectors.

Ramesh Chandra, PhD RChandra@som.umaryland.edu 410 706 2770

non-iLab Cores at University of Maryland School of Medicine

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
BIORESCO

Your lab supply store and then some! Everything you need to keep your lab well supplied and running well!

Carol McKissick, MBA freezer@umaryland.edu 410-706-0322
CHIB: Center for Health Related Informatics & Bioimaging

Applies major advances in computing power to address grand challenges in genomics, health records management and in analyzing massive amounts of data available from new imaging technologies

Owen White, PhD owhite@som.umaryland.edu
Computer Aided Drug Design Center

Flow and Mass cytometry: DakoCytomation MoFlo flow cytometer and cell sorter, BD Biosciences LSR II flow cytometer and

Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr amackere@rx.umaryland.edu 410-706-7442
Cytogenetics

CLIA-certified facility that offers comprehensive cytogenetic diagnosis for both constitutional and acquired chromosome abnormalities.

Ying Zou, PhD YZou@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-2809
Maryland Genomics

High-throughput, cost-effective sequencing and analysis services at the University of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences. Research and Clinical Services. CLIA

Lisa DeShong Sadzewicz, PhD lsadzewicz@som.umaryland.edu 410-706-6734
Veterinary Resources

Provide veterinary supervision for husbandry and health care related to facilities management, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of intercurrent disease in research animals.

Tim Mandrell, DVM tmandrell@som.umaryland.edu 443-257-0101
BSL3 Flow Cytometry

BSL3 lab enables sorting of HIV (or other virus)-infected live cells.

Yutaka Tagaya, BM, PhD ytagaya@ihv.umaryland.edu 410-706-5870
µQuant Core

ELISAs, RT-PCR, Quantitative PCR, Antibody Production & Purification, Protein Purification, Cell Culture

Ping-Hsin Rex Lin, MS plin@ihv.umaryland.edu 410-706-4648
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