Core Facilities

Next-Gen and Micro-Array Sequencing 

Users should contact Pieter Faber at pfaber@bsd.uchicago.edu and genomics@bsd.uchicago.edu for specific questions. Twitter: @UChicagoGenomic

DNA Sequencing and Genotyping 

Please contact DNACore@DNAServer.uchicago.edu for more information and assistance.

Biophysics 

Please contact Elena Solomaha at efilippo@bsd.uchicago.edu 

Biostatistics 

Cellular Screening Center 

Users should contact Siquan Chen at schen1@bsd.uchicago.edu for project specific questions. 

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 

Open for trained users with key card access only and only multi-day experiments will be scheduled 

All trainings cancelled until further notice. 

For questions, please contact Joe Sachleben at jsachleben@uchicago.edu 

CRI Bioinformatics Core 

Human Tissue Resource Center (HTRC) 

For specific questions, or to process COVID-19 samples, please reach out to Dr. Lingen by email at mark.lingen@uchospitals.edu.

Cellular and Tissue Based Processing cGMP Facility 

Please contact Diane Ostrega at dostrega@bsd.uchicago.edu for specific questions.  

Human Immunological Monitoring (HIM) 

For questions, please contact Yuanyuan Zha at yzha1@bsd.uchicago.edu 

Human Imaging Research Office (HIRO) 

As much work as possible is being done remotely and one staff member will be on-campus to handle any work that needs to be done in-person. Discussions and consultations with research teams can be conducted via Zoom teleconference as needed, but the initiation of new research projects is discouraged (with some exceptions). 

For questions, please contact Nick Gruszauskas at ngruszauskas@bsd.uchicago.edu Twitter: @HIRO_UofC

Pharmacology - Analytical and Biofluids 

Biofluids will reopen on Monday, May 4. Operating hours are 8 am - 4 pm until further notice.

Analytical Unit is closed until further notice.

Contact Jackie Ramirez at jramirez@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu for specific questions.

UChicago Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN)

Advanced Electron Microscopy: Cryopreservation and Tomography 

Please contact Joe Austin at joe.austin.em@gmail.com for more information.

Cytometry and Antibody Technology 

Please find current updates from the Technical Director here:https://voices.uchicago.edu/ucflow/message-from-the-technical-director/ 

Send email requests and inquiries to: CATHelp@bsd.uchicago.edu Twitter: @cat_uoc

Human Disease and Immune Discovery

The core is open. Please contact hdid@bsd.uchicago.edu for more information.

Integrated Light Microscopy 

The core is open for experienced users as long as permitted. Adherence to the core’s disinfecting policies is required. 

A work-from-home resources page with how to get remote access to our image processing software and a rolling list of webinars and virtual classes may be found here: https://voices.uchicago.edu/confocal/image-processing/wfh/

For questions, please contact Vytas Bindokas at vbindoka@bsd.uchicago.edu 

Integrated Small Animal Imaging Research Resource  

For questions, please reach out to Brian Roman at broman@uchicago.edu 

MRI Research Center .

Cyclotron Facility 

PaleoCT

XROMM 

Animal Resources Center 

Please see ARC COVID-19 updates here: https://voices.uchicago.edu/animalresources/basic-page/contingency/

Fly Kitchen 

We are planning to continue to produce food each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as long as we can and will be providing as much stock as possible.  We would ask that you only take as much food as you need at this time to avoid any shortages.   

If you have a specific amount you will need other than what was taken, please e-mail Derrick Summerville at dsummer@bsd.uchicago.edu 

Transgenic/ES Cell Technology 

If you have any questions, please contact Linda Degenstein at ldeg@uchicago.edu

Engneering + Technical Support Group

MRSEC Materials Prep & Measurement Lab

Any questions may be sent to Justin Jureller at jureller@uchicago.edu

Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility (PNF)

Searle Cleanroom and Nanofabrication Facility

Soft Matter Characterization Facility