Bioenergetic Profiling Core
We support MUSC investigators in the characterization of metabolites and bioenergetics fluxes.
Research Cores
MUSC has a large number of research cores that are open to investigators both within and outside the institution. These provide expertise and state-of-the-art instrumentation to support innovative biomedical research, ranging from basic to translational. Most cores operate on a charge-back basis, with varying degrees of support from the University, Hollings Cancer Center (HCC), centers such as COBREs, or from college or departments. Some interactions with cores are necessarily more collaborative in nature, especially when new technologies or approaches are being developed, whereas others are more service oriented.
Please navigate to an individual core’s web page to find information on services, instrumentation, pricing and contact information. Several cores use the Core Management System Infinity to handle service requests, some use SPARC Request or Calpendo, and others use simple e-mail. If you are planning to include core services in a grant application, it is very important to consult first with the core director to ensure the core can provide the desired service and to develop an appropriate budget.
Cores are overseen by Dr. Lauren Ball and are reviewed annually by the MUSC Cores Committee.
For more information about research cores at MUSC, please contact Lauren Ball, Ph.D., at ballle@musc.edu or 843-792-4513.
Biomedical Imaging
Provides state-of-the-art capabilities for in vivo preclinical and clinical bioimaging to study diseases and disease processes.
Biorepository Tissue Analysis
The Biorepository & Tissue Analysis Shared Resource provides meticulously collected and annotated human specimens.
Biostatistics CU
Learn more about the important work that the Collaborative Unit (CU) of the Department of Public Health Sciences (DPHS) does.
Biostatistics Shared Resource
The Biostatistics Shared Resource provides statistical support to scientists, clinical investigators, and epidemiologists involved in cancer research.
Brain Stimulation Core
The Stroke Recovery Research Center works to understand & harness brain plasticity by developing restorative post-stroke therapies inspired by basic science.
CEDAR
CEDAR maintains a registry of data from national, statewide, and regional sources and partners with data suppliers to enhance access to critical repositories.
Cell & Molecular Imaging
The Cell & Molecular Imaging Shared Resource provides users with state-of-the-art optical microscopy and image analysis tools.
Cell Evaluation & Therapy
The Cell Evaluation & Therapy Shared Resource includes the Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Unit and the Center for Cellular Therapy.
Computational Brain Imaging
The Computational Brain Imaging Core provides a high-throughput, functional MRI (fMRI) preprocessing service to the MUSC research community and beyond.
Data Coordination Unit
The Data Coordination Unit specializes in providing assistance with the design of clinical trials and analysis of their data.
Drug Discovery Core
DDC is a specialized resource providing tools, facilities, and expertise for therapeutic development, chemical biology, and translational science.
Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting
The Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Shared Resource provides flow cytometric analysis and cell sorting instruments for HCC members.
GCOHR
The MUSC Gnotobiotic Animal Core offers investigators a unique opportunity to address research questions that require the use of gnotobiotic animals.
Histology & Immunochemistry
Learn about histology and immunohistochemistry core research services in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Lipidomics
The Lipidomics Shared Resource provides intellectual and physical resources, including state-of-the-art mass spectrometry analysis of sphingolipids.
Mass Spectrometry Facility
Providing expertise, services, education, and state-of-the-art instrumentation to enhance biomedical research endeavors through LC-MS/MS-based proteomics.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
The NMR facility at MUSC comprises two NMR spectrometers with field strengths of 400 and 600 MHz.
Molecular Analytics Core
The core currently offers Bioanalyzer service for qualitative analysis of eukaryotic total RNA and quantitative analysis of DNA libraries.
QBAR Core
The Stroke Recovery Research Center works to understand & harness brain plasticity by developing restorative post-stroke therapies inspired by basic science.
shRNA
The shRNA Shared Resource provides access to genome wide human & mouse libraries that encode a total of almost 160,000 shRNA clones against over 41,000 genes.
Social Determinants of Health
The Social Determinants of Health Shared Resource (SHARE) provides SDOH-focused data services to support research aimed at improving health outcomes.
Transgenic & Genome Editing
The primary objective of this Core is to provide the physical and intellectual resources for generating genetically engineered mice and rats.
Translational Science Lab
The TSL facilitates the translation of research to clinical settings and vice-versa with the intention of improving diagnosis & treatment strategies for cancer.
Tissue Culture Facility
The Tissue Culture Facility (TCF) Shared Resource serves the needs of investigators whose research is dependent on mammalian cell culture.
Lab Animal Resources
The Division of Laboratory Animal Resources at the Medical University of South Carolina is the enterprise authority overseeing laboratory animal research.