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Facilities at University Park
All University-Park-based 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)
Center for Computational Genomics
Offers a full range of bioinformatics services — from consultation and data analysis to database and tool development. » 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
DNA Microarray Facility, University Park
Performs microarray experiments, including sample labeling, hybridization, scanning, data acquisition, assessment of sample purity/quality. Also available: robots for high-throughput bacterial colony picking/gridding, and high-throughput liquid handling. » 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
Human Electrophysiology Facility, University Park
Acquisition, analysis, and modeling of electroencephalography (EEG) data. » 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)
Nucleic Acid Facility, University Park
Provides DNA sequencing, DNA synthesis, quantitative real-time PCR, DNA extraction and storage, and genotyping (GeneScan, SNPlex, microsatellites, AFLPs). » more
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
Transgenic Mouse Facility, University Park
Produces transgenic and gene-targeted (knockout) mice for the research community. » more
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