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http://norc.pbrc.edu/human_core.asp

Core that provides users with expertise and phenotyping services for different stages in life. It specifically provides services for obesity research, unique populations (pregnant women, children, infants, etc.), and clinical and translational studies through their Energy Balance subcore and Behavioral subcore.

Proper citation: Pennington Biomedical Research Center Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Human Phenotyping Core (RRID:SCR_015440) Copy   

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http://norc.pbrc.edu/molecular_core.asp

Core that includes a genomics subcore that provides services in genomics such as Sanger DNA sequencing and fragment analysis service, microarray analysis service, quantitative PCR, robotic pipetting for quantitative PCR and custom pipetting projects, and software analysis solutions. The Cell Biology &and Bioimaging subcore provides histology and specipmen preparation, imaging, and flow cytometry/cell sorting.

Proper citation: Pennington Biomedical Research Center Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Molecular Mechanisms Core (RRID:SCR_015441) Copy   

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http://sph.unc.edu/norc/clinical-program/

Core for nutrition researchers that consists of two subcores: the Human Research Core and the Nutrition Research Kitchen and Metabolism Core. The Human Research Core provides human metabolism and body composition assessments, clinical laboratory and support services, and preparation and delivery of precisely designed meals for study participants. The Nutrition Research Kitchen and Metabolism Core offers nutrition research assistance to complement clinical studies.

Proper citation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Clinical Nutrition Research Facilitation Program (RRID:SCR_015444) Copy   

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http://www.norc.uab.edu/corefacilities/biostatistics

Core which provides services and expertise in the design, management and analysis of nutrition-related research projects. Its services include coordination and management of statistical activities within the Core, statistical consultation on study design, research proposal development and manuscript submission, and statistical analysis.

Proper citation: University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Biostatistics Core (RRID:SCR_015449) Copy   

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http://www.mayo.edu/research/centers-programs/obrien-urology-research-center/cores/biostatics-epidemiology

Core that is responsible for all statistical, data management and epidemiological aspects of studies in the Mayo Clinic O'Brien Urology Research Center. Its services include consultation to project investigators regarding study design, data analysis and interpretation of results, maintanence of the Olmsted County kidney stone database, and development of additional linkable databases and quality control procedures.

Proper citation: Mayo Clinic O'Brien Urology Center Biostatistics and Epidemiology Core (RRID:SCR_015452) Copy   

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http://mmoc.med.umich.edu/AnimalPhenotyping/

Core whose services include infrastructure to perform advanced, standardized, metabolic phenotyping of animal models of obesity or metabolic diseases that arise from dietary, genetic, pharmacologic or other perturbations. It also provides centralized equipment and services and aims to develop new techniques and acquire new technologies for rodent phenotyping.

Proper citation: University of Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Animal Phenotyping Core (RRID:SCR_015458) Copy   

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http://mmoc.med.umich.edu/CoreMolecularPhenotyping.php

Core that provides analytical tools to MMOC investigators to permit structural identification and quantification of metabolites as well as perform metabolic studies in in vitro systems. It also provides consultation and collaboration to apply metabolomics platforms in nutrition and obesity research.

Proper citation: University of Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Molecular Phenotyping Core (RRID:SCR_015456) Copy   

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http://norc.ucsf.edu/mouse-metabolism-and-imaging-core-b

Core that provides access to instrumentation used in metabolic studies. Instruments include a 12-chambered Comprehensive Lab Animal Monitoring System (CLAMS), an EchoMRI, and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Proper citation: University of California San Francisco Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Mouse Metabolism and Imaging Core (RRID:SCR_015450) Copy   

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https://medicine.uiowa.edu/genetherapy/research-cores/clinical-core

Core facility which aims to provide cystic fibrosis researchers with a biobank of archived biosamples collected during routine clinical visits and research-related visits. Biospecimens include normal and CF specimens including DNA, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, whole blood, plasma, feces, urine, and bacterial isolates. It also aims to facilitate patient recruitment and enrollment in clinical trials.

Proper citation: University of Iowa Center for Gene Therapy Clinical Core (RRID:SCR_015415) Copy   

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https://www.med.unc.edu/marsicolunginstitute/core-facilities/pre-clinical-core

Core whose objectives include evaluation of pre-clinical drug candidates in vitro, pre-clinical drug candidates ex vivo, and pre-clinical drug candidates in vivo.

Proper citation: Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research and Treatment Center Pre-Clinical Core (RRID:SCR_015387) Copy   

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http://bnorc.org/cores/administrative.html

Core that provides administrative support and direction to all of the participating institutions and BNORC members. These services include financial management, payment requests, policy development and data management.

Proper citation: Boston Nutrition and Obesity Research Centers Administrative Core (RRID:SCR_015425) Copy   

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https://www.med.unc.edu/marsicolunginstitute/core-facilities/molecular-biology-core

Core facility that provides expertise, equipment, training, and reagents to serve the molecular biology needs for cystic fibrosis research.

Proper citation: Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research and Treatment Center Molecular Biology Core (RRID:SCR_015384) Copy   

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http://www.norch.org/center-cores/genomics-and-cell-biology-core/

Core that facilitates the application of genomics, bioinformatics, cell biology, and immunology techniques to nutrition and metabolic research.

Proper citation: Nutrition and Obesity Research Centers at Harvard Genomics and Cell Biology Core (RRID:SCR_015427) Copy   

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http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/norc/Cores/Clinical--Translational-Research-CTR-Core/

Core that facilitates the conduct of clinical nutrition and obesity research. Its team of experts in nutrition, exercise physiology, body composition, metabolism and behavioral therapy aim to assist and train NORCH investigators in the skills necessary to conduct clinical nutrition and obesity research.

Proper citation: Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center Clinical and Translational Research Core (RRID:SCR_015431) Copy   

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http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/norc/Cores/Biological-Mechanisms-and-Functional-Genomics-BMFG-Core/

Core that provides investigators with access to adipose tissue samples from well-characterized subjects. It also assists investigators with analysis of adipose tissue morphology and metabolism, specialized cell and organ culture methods, and analysis of gene and protein expression.

Proper citation: Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center Biological Mechanisms and Functional Genomics Core (RRID:SCR_015432) Copy   

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http://bnorc.org/cores/transgenic.html

Core that utilizes investigator-derived DNA constructs or investigator derived (or obtained) genetically modified embryonic stem cells to create founder transgenic organisms that can be used to address questions relevant to obesity, diabetes and nutrition, including questions related to brain control of feeding, metabolism and reward.

Proper citation: Boston Nutrition and Obesity Research Centers Transgenic Core (RRID:SCR_015433) Copy   

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http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/norc/Cores/Biostatistics--Medical-Informatics-BMI-Subcore/

Core that provides biostatistical consultation to other investigators who are doing research in the fields of obesity and nutrition at University of Maryland and the Baltimore VA Medical Center. It aims to develop new methods for data collection data from older subjects.

Proper citation: Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Subcore (RRID:SCR_015434) Copy   

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https://www.med.unc.edu/marsicolunginstitute/core-facilities/michael-hooker-microscopy-core

Core that provides advanced digital light microscopy, image processing and analysis resources for users from the UNC Chapel Hill campus. It also offers instrumentation and instruction to enable users to acquire, process and analyze images from a wide variety of sample types.

Proper citation: Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research and Treatment Center Michael Hooker Microscopy Core Facility (RRID:SCR_015390) Copy   

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https://www.med.unc.edu/marsicolunginstitute/core-facilities/ClinicalTranslationalCore

Core whose services include biospecimen collection and storage, development of lung imaging outcomes, imaging training, and biostatical analysis.

Proper citation: Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research and Treatment Center Clinical Translational Core (RRID:SCR_015391) Copy   

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https://www.med.unc.edu/marsicolunginstitute/core-facilities/TissueProcurmentandCellCultureCore

Core that provides standardized cell cultures for cystic fibrosis research, notably normal, cystic fibrosis and disease control cells, tissues and fluids. Its functions include tissue procurement, airway epithelial cell isolation and culture, collecting airway surface liquid from in vivo and in vitro samples, genetic manipulation of cell cultures, creating and characterizing novel cell lines, and translation of technology and reagents to the greater cystic fibrosis research community.

Proper citation: Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research and Treatment Center Tissue Procurement and Cell Culture Core (RRID:SCR_015394) Copy   

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