Cores
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This page provides lists our Core Facilities and contacts. To suggest the inclusion of other resources or websites, please contact us.
- Administrativef Support for IRBs
Offered through Office of Science and Research Administrative Support
Core Leader: Jean Gatewood, email Jean.Gatewood@nyumc.org
(212) 263-4211 - Analytical Chemistry
Offered through Cancer Center
Website for Analytical Chemistry
Core Leader: Jerome Solomon, PhD, email jerome.solomon@med.nyu.edu
(845) 731-3610
Description: Combined mass spectrometry and metals analysis laboratories. Mass spectrometry (MS) and atomic absorption (AA) spectroscopy; consultative services to NYU investigators in physical and inorganic chemistry, separations science, and spectral interpretation (MS, NMR, UV); training of students and researchers in the use of MS, NMR, and AA. - Bioinformatics
Offered through CTSI, Center for Health Informatics & Bioinformatics (CHIBI)
Core Leader: Constantin Aliferis, MD, PhD, email Constantin.Aliferis@nyumc.org - Biostatistics
Offered through CTSI, Cancer Center, Division of Biostatistics
Website for Biostatistics
Core Leader: Judith Goldberg, ScD, email Judith.Goldberg2@nyumc.org
(212) 263-0314
Description: Statistical collaboration and consultation in clinical and translational oncology, basic science, cancer epidemiology and prevention, and the core research services. Statistical expertise in research study design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of results for clinical trials, laboratory experiments, and observational studies. - Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Specimen Management
Offered through CFAR
Website for CFAR Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Specimen Management
Core Leader: Michael Marmor, PhD, email michael.marmor@med.nyu.edu
(212) 263-6667
Description: Patient-based research: epidemiological and biostatistical consultation, biomathematical modeling, and data management. - CI Core Laboratory
Offered through Cancer Center
Website or CI Core Laboratory
Core Leader: Leonard Liebes, PhD, email liebel01@gcrc.med.nyu.edu
212-263-5780
Description: Support of immune-modulating antineoplastic agents and cytotoxic therapies, specialized clinical correlates to monitor novel approaches to cancer treatment. Laboratory support for institutional cancer clinical trials, logistical support for trials that require specimen collection and assessment of multiple parameters ranging from specialized tests for patient eligibility to quality control of specialized therapeutic modalities. - Division of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR)
Website for DLAR
Core Leader: Jennifer Pullium, email dlar@nyumc.org
(212) 263-5308
Description: Our goal is to promote the health and well-being of people everywhere by providing the finest animal care and support for NYU scientists. - DNA Sequencing
Offered through Skirball
Core Leader: Joel Belasco, PhD, email Joel.Belasco@nyumc.org
(212) 263-5409 - Experimental Animal & Exposure Core Facility
Website for Experimental Animal & Exposure Core Facility
email DEMSAF@nyumc.org
Description: Facilities, animal care, technical assistance for experiments with rodent species involving delivery of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals, infectious agents, or intervention compounds, using inhalation, systemic, dermal, and oral administration routes of exposure; experimental design and conduct for cancer-related animal studies; segregated housing and health monitoring of animals; necropsy services for animal experiments. - Experimental Pathology
Offered through CTSI, Cancer Center
Core Director: Joan Dubin
Core Deputy Director: Cindy Loomis, MD, PhD, email cynthia.loomis@med.nyu.edu
4 sub-contacts for Experimental Pathology:- Cynthia Loomis, MD, PhD, email cynthia.loomis@med.nyu.edu
Histopathology, Pathology Department
Website for Histopathology
212-263-6827
Description: Anatomic pathology: tissues acquisition and banking, histopathology, acquisition of human pathological specimens, processing of human and murine tissues; resources and guidance for investigators; access to immunohistochemistry, murine cytogenetics, laser capture, quantitative morphometry, and the preparation of tissue arrays. - Catherine B. Klein, PhD, email kleinc01@med.nyu.edu
Sterling Forest Facility (Histopathology)
845-731-3510 - Herman Yee, PhD, MD, CM, email yeeh01@nyu.edu
Immunohistochemistry (within the NYU Department of Pathology clinical space)
212-263-3876 - Baljit Singh, MBBS, MD, email baljit.singh@med.nyu.edu
Tissue Acquisition and Banking Services (TABS)
Website for TABS
212-263-5094
Description: Human tissue sample procurement (collected from excess surgical material) and tissue banking for investigators involved in peer-reviewed grants or institutionally funded projects.
- Cynthia Loomis, MD, PhD, email cynthia.loomis@med.nyu.edu
- Flow Cytometry (CI)
Offered through Cancer Center
Website for CI Flow Cytometry
Core Leader: Peter Lopez, email Peter.Lopez@nyumc.org
212-263-3207
Description: DakoCytomation MoFlo, Becton Dickinson LSR system, Becton Dickinson FACScan. - Flow Cytometry
Offered through CFAR
Website for CFAR Flow Cytometry
Core Leader: Doris Tse, PhD, email doris.tse@med.nyu.edu
(212) 263-8848
Description: Multicolor phenotyping (≤15 fluorophores) of cells from peripheral blood, tissue expirates, and immortalized lines; FACS measurements of Indo-1 for Ca mobilization, FRET for molecular complexes, blue to far-red fluorescent proteins for transfection, DNA dyes for cell cycle; analyses and sorting of rare cells ex vivo or following in vitro activation, multiplex qRT-PCR, multiplex cytokine and phosphoprotein analyses. - Genome Technology Center
Offered through CTSI, Cancer Center
Website for Genome Technology Center
Core Leader: Jane Carlton, PhD, email jane.carlton@nyumc.org
(212) 263-4377
Description: Affymetrix Genechip system for gene expression and DNA genotyping analyses, manufacturing of spotted DNA arrays, pyrosequencing and high-throughput quantitative PCR. Experimental designs, standards for DNA array procedures, guidance in data management and analysis. NEW: Next-gen DNA Sequencing - Imaging Core
Offered through CTSI, Skirball
Website for Imaging Core
Core Leader: Feng-Xia Liang (Alice), PhD, email fengxia.liang@med.nyu.edu
(212) 263-7644
Description: Wide spectrum of microscopy equipment, technical assistance in sample preparation and image acquisition. CM 12 transmission electron microscope, CM 200 transmission electron microscope with cryo holder, Leica Ultracut UCT ultramicrotome, Sorvall ultramicrotome, Leica glass knife-makers, Denton Vacuum carbon coating unit, Carl Zeiss inverted microscope, Zeiss light microscope. Instruction, consultation, assistance and collaboration for the research involving electron microscopy. Sample preparation, ultramicrotomy, staining, and immuno-gold electron microscopy. Wide spectrum of microscopy equipment, technical assistance in sample preparation and image acquisition. CM 12 transmission electron microscope, CM 200 transmission electron microscope with cryo holder, Leica Ultracut UCT ultramicrotome, Sorvall ultramicrotome, Leica glass knife-makers, Denton Vacuum carbon coating unit, Carl Zeiss inverted microscope, Zeiss light microscope. Instruction, consultation, assistance and collaboration for the research involving electron microscopy. Sample preparation, ultramicrotomy, staining, and immuno-gold electron microscopy. - Immunology
Offered through CFAR
Core Leader: Susan Zolla-Pazner, PhD, email susan.zolla-pazner@med.nyu.edu
(212) 263-6769 - Investigational Pharmacy
Offered through NYU, VA, Bellevue
Core Leader: Thomas O'Brien, email Thomas.O'Brien@nyumc.org - Mouse Imaging
Offered through Cancer Center
Website for CI Mouse Imaging
Core Leader: Dan Turnbull, PhD, email turnbull@saturn.med.nyu.edu
(212) 263-7262
Description: Magnetic resonance micro-imaging (µMRI) and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) services to detect and follow tumor progression in mouse models. - Neurobehavioral Mouse
Offered through DLAR
Core Leader: Jennifer Pullium, email dlar@nyumc.org
(212) 263-5308 - Protein Analysis Lab (Skirball)
Website for Skirball Protein Analysis Lab
Core Leader: Thomas Neubert, email neubert@saturn.med.nyu.edu
Description: ALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, Q-TOF mass spectrometry (MS/MS peptide sequencing), Ion Trap mass spectrometry (MS/MS peptide sequencing), proteolysis and identification of proteins from SDS-PAGE gels. - Proteomics
Offered through CTSI, Cancer Center
Core Leader: Thomas Neubert, PhD, email neubert@saturn.med.nyu.edu
(212) 263-7265 - RNAi Facility
Website for RNAi Core Facility
Core Leader: Ramanuj Dasgupta, PhD, email ramanuj.dasgupta@nyumc.org
(212) 263-8159
Description: The NYU RNAi Core Facility provides an integrated, state-of-the-art, RNA interference (RNAi) based high-throughput screening (HTS) facility at the NYU Langone Medical Center. The facility is committed to offering siRNA/dsRNA screening libraries for the cross-species functional characterization of whole genomes in a systematic, comprehensive, and cost effective manner. In addition, the facility may also provide logistic, technical, and bioinformatic support in order to assist screeners in performing and interpreting their genome scale RNAi screens. Importantly, we are strongly committed to making the NYU RNAi Core Facility fully accessible to the entire academic community**, both at the national and international level, in order to facilitate inter-disciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations. - Transgenic Mouse
Offered through Cancer Center
Website for Transgenic Mouse
Core Leader: Mary Jean Sunshine, email sunshine@saturn.med.nyu.edu
(212) 263-9074
Description: Production and monitoring of experimental immunotherapies for patients with cancer or chronic viral infections. - Vaccine & Cell Therapy
Offered through Cancer Center
Website for CI Vaccine & Cell Therapy
Core Leader: David O'Neill, MD, email david.o'neill@med.nyu.edu
(212) 263-8035
Description: Production and monitoring of experimental immunotherapies for patients with cancer or chronic viral infections. - Virology (CFAR)
Website for Virology (CFAR)
Core Leader: William Borkowsky, MD, email william.borkowsky@med.nyu.edu
(212) 263-6426
Description: Bulk and quantitative HIV culture, measurement, resistance testing, phenotype analysis, and genotype analysis using heteroduplex mobility assay and sequencing; HIV RNA in plasma or culture fluids by the Roche RT-PCR method; and a licensed virology lab which detects the presence of herpes viruses (HSV, CMV, HHV6, VZV, and EBV) by culture and/or PCR, as well as other viruses such as HCV and JC by PCR.
