List all facilities
All facilities currently listed under this website, in alphabetical order of facility name.
Animal Resource Program, University Park
Provides veterinary care and disease prevention and health monitoring programs for laboratory animals, wildlife, and agricultural animals; and manages laboratory animal facilities at University Park. Coordinates animal purchasing and shipping; offers clinical pathology and histology services, as well as personnel training in animal handling, sampling techniques, and surgery. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Cytometry Core Facility, Hershey
A clinically-certified flow cytometry facility providing sophisticated fluorescence-activated cell sorting and cell fluorescence analytical services. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Cytometry Facility, University Park
Fluorescence: from flow cytometry to confocal/widefield microscopy. We have equipment and expertise to customize experimental protocols, train researchers, and strengthen manuscripts and grant proposals. » more
Electron Microscopy Facility, University Park
Provides conventional transmission- and scanning electron microscopy, cryo-SEM, digitized imaging, microtomy, cryogenic sample preparation, high resolution imaging, elemental analysis, immunogold labeling, freeze-substitution, histology and immunohistochemistry. » more
Electron Microscopy, Histology and Confocal/Deconvolution Imaging, Hershey
The Histology Laboratory, Confocal/Deconvolution Imaging Core Facility and Electron Microscopy Laboratory. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Functional Genomics Core Facility, Hershey
Gene expression analysis (microarray analysis and interpretation, quantitative real-time PCR analysis), TaqMan SNP analysis, laser capture microdissection. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Galaxy
A free public resource bringing genome-scale data within the reach of experimentalists. An easy-to-use, open-source, scalable framework for tool and data integration. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Genomics Core Facility, University Park
Provides DNA sequencing, DNA synthesis, quantitative real-time PCR, DNA extraction and storage, and genotyping (GeneScan, SNPlex, microsatellites, AFLPs). » more
Human Electrophysiology Facility, University Park
Acquisition, analysis, and modeling of electroencephalography (EEG) data. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Macromolecular Core Facility, Hershey
Provides protein sequencing, peptide synthesis, oligonucleotide synthesis and image analysis. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Magnetic Resonance Center, University Park
Offers magnetic resonance imaging, high resolution spectroscopy, diffuse optical tomography, RF coil fabrication and electrical characterization. Available equipment includes: 2 magnetic resonance systems; a multi-source, multi-detector near infrared spectrophotometer; network analyzers; oscilloscopes; frequency synthesizers; and software. (This link takes you off the Huck Institutes website to the Center's website). » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/NMR Facilities, Hershey
Animal and whole cell MRI and MRS, solution/structural NMR and plastic fabrication services. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Micro CT Scanner, Hershey
An in vivo microCT scanner. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Molecular Genetics and DNA Sequencing Core Lab, Hershey
Provides full service automated DNA sequencing, as well as multiplexed SNP and genotyping analyses (SNPlex Analyses). » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Molecular modeling and graphics software, Hershey
Various software packages are available. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Hershey
Provides experimental tools for investigating transgenic mouse models used in understanding obesity, diabetes and its complications. Enables a variety of in-vivo and in-vitro measurements. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, University Park
Offers nominal and accurate mass spectrometry analysis of synthetic compounds, polymers and biomolecules (such as proteins, peptides, oligosaccharides and oligonucleotides or their conjugates). Provides identification and quantitation of metabolites by LC-MS/MS and GC-MS, protein sample preparation for mass spectrometry analysis and subsequent identification by MALDI-TOF MS (peptide mass fingerprinting) or nanoflow LC ESI tandem mass spectrometry (nano LC-MS/MS). Assists in data interpretation. » more
Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Hershey
Offers protein, peptide, oligonucleotide and small molecule analyses, as well as large-scale proteomic analyses. (This link takes you off the Huck Institutes website, to the College of Medicine website). » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Sequence analysis software
Bioinformatic tools, including the GCG package, SeqWeb and SeqLab. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center
Provides instrumentation, technological and substantive expertise, educational opportunities, and financial support. Serves as a point of connection for researchers throughout the University. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Tissue Bank, Hershey
Tissue (tumor tissue and normal tissue), associated blood, buccal cell swabs and epidemiological data are available. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Transgenic Core Facility, Hershey
Production of transgenic mice, knockout mice, rederivation of mice and whole-animal luminescent imaging. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
Transgenic Mouse Facility, University Park
Produces transgenic and gene-targeted (knockout) mice for the research community. » more
X-ray Crystallography Core Facility, Hershey
Provides equipment, training, assistance, and technological innovation for determining 3D atomic structures of proteins and other macromolecules. » more (this link takes you off the Huck Institutes website)
X-ray Crystallography Facility, University Park
Training, assistance and expertise in crystallizing and determining the 3D atomic structures of proteins and other biological macromolecules. » more
