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.
Automated Biological Calorimetry Facility, University Park
Providing high-throughput thermodynamic analysis of biological macromolecule binding and folding to University and outside researchers
Genomics Core Facility, University Park
Providing expression and genetic analysis services to researchers at Penn State and outside the University
High Field Magnetic Resonance Facility, University Park
The SLEIC High Field MRI Facility consists of a Varian 7 tesla horizontal magnet for small animal imaging and a Varian 14.1 tesla vertical magnet for NMR microimaging.
Human Electrophysiology Facility, University Park
Acquisition, analysis, and modeling of electroencephalography (EEG) data.
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).
Microscopy and Cytometry Facility, University Park
Providing services in all aspects of optical and electron microscopy, histology, flow cytometry, and cell sorting
Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, University Park
Offering nominal and accurate mass spectrometry analysis, provides identification and quantitation of metabolites by liquid or gas chromatography-mass spectometry, and protein sample preparation and subsequent identification by nanoflow liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry
Shared Fermentation Facility, University Park
Facilitating bioprocessing services by providing equipment and expertise to university-affiliated and independent researchers
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.
Transgenic Mouse Facility, University Park
Producing transgenic and gene-targeted (knockout) mice for the Penn State research community
X-Ray Crystallography Facility, University Park
Providing training, assistance and expertise in crystallizing and determining the three-dimensional structures of proteins and other biological macromolecules
