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https://ldi.upenn.edu/fellows/fellows-resources/data-and-analytics-support/

Provides LDI affiliated investigators access to high quality, skilled data analysts. HEDAP recruits, trains, and manages group of masters level and PhD level statistical analysts. These analysts work with multi disciplinary investigators across funded projects using statistical software packages such as SAS, Stata, and R to manipulate and analyze health care data under guidance of investigators and other collaborators.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Data Analyst Pool Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022437) Copy   

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https://www.vet.upenn.edu/research/core-resources-facilities/imaging-core

Provides access to optical imaging capabilities for researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Wistar Institute. Provides instruments and expertise to perform widefield, confocal, multiphoton/intravital imaging, fluorescence lifetime imaging, high content live cell screening, long term single cell imaging, second harmonic imaging, structured illumination super resolution, and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, as well as software tools for image analysis. Core has adjacent (in and out) ULAR approved facility to house animals for long term live animal studies.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Penn Vet Imaging Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022436) Copy   

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https://www.vet.upenn.edu/research/core-resources-facilities/animal-model-core-corl

Supports discovery to invention to innovation in medical translation.Provides animal model development to enhance scientific rigor during in vivo studies in experimental or naturally occurring disease models. Studies can start on small scale leading towards pivotal non-clinical IND/IDE-enabling trials in support of FDA or OUS-FDA submissions. Core hosts PIs, trainees and sponsors during clinical procedures to support and enrich their experience in cross functional team setting.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Animal Model Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022435) Copy   

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https://calm.mcmaster.ca/

Provides access to light microscopy, photo-patterning, and light-assisted 3D printing techniques to help researchers in science, engineering and life sciences as well as our industrial partners achieve their scientific goals.

Proper citation: McMaster University Centre for Advanced Light Microscopy Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022312) Copy   

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https://med-upenn.corefacilities.org/service_center/5129/?tab=about

Offers Illumina sequencing and bioinformatic expertise to assist researchers�with gene therapy trial evaluations, viral integration profiling,�CRISPR off-target�analyses. Assists with bioinformatic analyses including RNAseq transcription profiling�and 16S taxonomic assignments.�

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Viral Molecular High Density Sequencing Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022433) Copy   

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https://www.med.upenn.edu/carc/

Core provides services to users for performing precision, image guided radiotherapy with both Photons and Protons (including FLASH proton radiotherapy) on cells, rodents and larger animals. Physicists will provide expert dosimetry and treatment planning capabilities. Instrumentation consists of two image guided SARRP 200 Small Animal Radiation Research Platforms (Xstrahl) capable of irradiating rodent tissues from 1 mm-20 mm in diameter; research proton beamline (IBA, Roberts Proton Center); one X-RAD 320ix cabinet x-ray irradiator (Precision X-Ray); and two Cs gamma-ray irradiators (Shepherd Mark I), suitable for whole body radiation of rodents.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Cell and Animal Radiation Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022377) Copy   

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https://www.jurado-lab.com/absl3

Facility offers procedural and animal housing to perform in vivo research with biosafety level 3 pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2. Services include consultation, specialized training, and basic/advanced technical services. Provides equipment to longitudinally monitor mice over course of infection. Animal housing space includes three ABSL-3 separate housing cubicles with Allentown BCU-2 animal cages. Animals will be housed under pathogen free conditions at AAALAC accredited University Laboratory Animal Resources facilities within Vernon and Shirley Hill Pavilion using animal protocols approved by Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Animal Biosafety Level 3 Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022372) Copy   

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https://www.sfu.ca/fhs/research/research-centres-labs/flow-cytometry-laboratory.html

Offers high speed cell sorting and bench top flow cytometric analysis services as well as training and support to research community.Instruments include BD FACSAria Fusion Cell Sorter,4-Laser | 16-Colour (2B/3R/5YG/6V) within Class II Type A2 BioSafety Cabinet and BD LSRFortessa X-20 Cell Analyzer 4-laser | 16-Colour (2B/3R/5YG/6V).

Proper citation: Simon Fraser University Flow Cytometry Lab Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022492) Copy   

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https://www.med.upenn.edu/idom/drc/cores/ria.html

Core offers immunoassay, metabolite, and HPLC services to basic, translational, and clinical investigators performing diabetes and related metabolic disease research.RIA /Biomarkers Core is located on the 12th floor of Smilow Center for Translational Research.Approximately 100 different diabetes, obesity and metabolism-related biomarkers from multiple species including human can be assayed using radioimmunoassay (RIA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA, both absorbance and fluorometric), multiplex ELISA on the Luminex platform, and enzymatic and HPLC methods for an expanding variety of diabetes and metabolism related metabolites, hormones, catecholamines and cytokines derived from blood, urine, and tissue samples.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Radioimmunoassay and Biomarkers Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022405) Copy   

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https://www.itmat.upenn.edu/bmic/

Supports next generation infrastructure for clinical data storage and management, next generation analytics, next generation infrastructure for support of clinical research including new clinical trials management system and software, next generation infrastructure for centralizing and integrating external sources of data such as genomics data. Enables future clinical and translational research through biomedical informatics education and training targeted at graduate students, postdoctoral students, residents, fellows, as well as faculty across the biomedical research spectrum.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Center for BioMedical Informatics Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022401) Copy   

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https://www.med.upenn.edu/cpob/biostatistical-consulting.html

Service supports consultation and collaboration in areas of biostatistics and epidemiology to Penn vision scientists. Biostatisticians and data management experts provide advice on study design, and offer services in sample size determinations, data management, data analysis, data interpretation, and data presentation. They are active participants in the development and writing of grant applications and manuscripts.Consulting personnel are CPOB members. In addition to their methodological and technical expertise, consultants are knowledgeable about ocular conditions under study in Penn vision community, about commonly used measures that are unique to vision research (visual acuity, refractive error, visual field indices, etc) and specialized statistical analysis techniques required for many experimental designs used in vision research (correlated data techniques to handle appropriately data from two eyes of same subject). Majority of projects are patient oriented researchers,however, CPOB Consulting Service also works on data analysis with bench laboratory scientists.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics Biostatistical Consulting Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022400) Copy   

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https://pathbio.med.upenn.edu/hic/site/

Core provides wet bench expertise and infrastructure support for early phase�clinical trials and other investigations. Offers purified cell subsets from healthy human apheresis donors. �HIC staff are qualified to�perform blood (PBMC)�and tissue processing for viable cryopreservation following validated�standard operating procedures. Offers�range of immunological assays including digital ELISA, ELISA, ELISPOT, Luminex, flow cytometry and immune repertoire profiling (NGS of BCR and TCR rearrangements in bulk and single cell formats).Offers investigators expertise and guidance in clinical trial sample processing, regulatory compliance, immunology assay design and validation, data analysis and grant writing support.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Human Immunology Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022380) Copy   

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https://www.med.upenn.edu/CMSDLD/the-molecular-pathology-and-imaging-core-mpic.html

Provides histological services, equipment, and technical expertise for processing and analyses of digestive, pancreatic, and liver tissues as well as three dimensional tissue culture models.�Part of the Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Molecular Pathology and Imaging Core (MPIC) (RRID:SCR_022420) Copy   

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https://med-upenn.corefacilities.org/service_center/4311/?tab=requests

Our core, which is part of the PennCHOP Microbiome Program, provides access for researchers to small experimental isolators for variety of in vivo studies using germ free mice. Core personnel provide technical support for germ-free experiments. New addition to core is state-of-the-art Isocage system.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Penn Gnotobiotic Mouse Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022384) Copy   

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https://ngsc.med.upenn.edu/#/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on December 10,2025. Core provides services related to single cell and bulk whole genome, RNA-Seq, ATAC-Seq, BIS-Seq, Exome-Seq, ChIP-Seq, CLIP-Seq, etc.Provides Illumina NovaSeq 6000 in addition to NextSeq and MiSeq sequencers - which all feature self-service as well as full-service operation. Offers experience with difficult, low input samples as well as sequencing and analyzing novel library types. Small Oxford Nanopore sequencer allows for full-length RNA or cDNA sequencing as well as very long read (100KB) sequencing from genomes. Offers experimental design services prior to starting your experiment.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Next Generation Sequencing Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022382) Copy   

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https://www.med.upenn.edu/cvi/metabolomics-core.html

Core is overseen by Cardiovascular Institute and is partnership with the Abramson Cancer Center and the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism at Penn. Provides expertise in targeted and untargeted metabolomics of biological samples using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Performs assays and assists in interpretation of results.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Metabolomics Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022381) Copy   

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https://www.med.upenn.edu/cores/assets/user-content/documents/HTSC_overview_27May2015.pdf

Core provides distribution of lentivirus based shRNA and cDNA plasmid DNA clones; technical expertise in developing biological assays (i.e. biochemical-, cell-, and high-content) in miniaturized, multiwell microtiter plates that are laboratory automation compatible; high-throughput chemical and functional genomic screening, including data analysis and interpretation. Our goal is to use cutting biological models to discover genes and small molecules that enable scientists to further study functions of poorly understood proteins, signaling pathways, and cells in complex biological process relevant to human physiology and disease.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine High Throughput Screening Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022379) Copy   

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https://www.med.upenn.edu/cvi/mouse-cardiovascular-phenotyping-core.html

Core provides services to assess cardiovascular function in mouse models and to provide validated surgical models of heart and vascular disease in mice to assess genetic or therapeutic interventions. Works with investigators to design and implement study along with any associated grant applications, animal protocol submissions and manuscript preparation. While central focus of facility is cardiovascular research, techniques employed are often useful to investigators in other fields. Helps to assess your needs and provide necessary technical training and scientific assistance in animal protocol preparation. Core runs on a fee for service model.�Accordingly, investigators will be responsible for costs incurred for their projects and prior animal protocol approval by Penn IACUC., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Mouse Cardiovascular Phenotyping Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022419) Copy   

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https://www.unmc.edu/vcr/cores/vcr-cores/camri/index.html

Provides research MRI capabilities for investigators at UNMC and across greater Omaha area. Housed in Hixson-Lied Center, CAMRI operates Siemens 3T Prisma MRI instrument that can collect high quality data of any MR modality using advanced gradients and research grade pulse sequences. Variety of head coils (20-, 32-, and 64-channel) are available to optimize data collection for needs of specific studies. Studies incorporating functional MRI can take advantage of CAMRI�s suite of MRI-compatible response devices, mirrored 32-inch LCD screen, and integrated stimulus display computer.

Proper citation: University of Nebraska Medical Center Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022468) Copy   

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https://www.unmc.edu/vcr/cores/vcr-cores/confocal-microscopy/index.html

Facility houses imaging technologies ranging from super resolution (~ 0.120 um to 0.020 um) to microscopic (~ 0.300 um) to mesoscopic (~ 1 um) biomedical imaging. Imaging specialists provide training and/or actively assist researchers collecting images across imaging instrumentation. Instrumentation includes Zeiss ELYRA PS.1 is inverted microscope for super resolution (SR) structured illumination microscopy (SIM) and single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) including, PhotoActivated Localization Microscopy (PALM) using photo switchable/convertible fluorescent proteins, Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) and STochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM);Zeiss 800 CLSM with Airyscan is an inverted microscope dramatically increasing conventional confocal image resolution to ~180 nm using Airyscan technology; Zeiss 710 LSM is inverted microscope supporting most basic imaging applications, multi channel and spectral, co localization, live cell, 3D, and time series imaging; Zeiss Celldiscoverer 7 is widefield imaging system for automated, time lapse imaging of live samples; Zeiss Axioscan 7 is high performance whole slide scanning system for fluorescence, brightfield, and polarization imaging;Miltenyi Biotec Ultramicroscope II Light Sheet fluorescence microscope (LSFM) extends fluorescent imaging into true 3D, large scale volumetric imaging of intact tissues, organs, and small organisms. AMCF also houses several high-end data analysis workstations with premier image analysis software including HALO (Indica Labs) and IMARIS (Oxford Instruments) facilitating data rendering, analyses, and presentation options.

Proper citation: University of Nebraska Medical Center Advanced Microscopy Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022467) Copy   

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