The Cancer Animal Models Shared Resource (CAMS) is a specialized laboratory facility at Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute. Its primary mission is to assist investigators in developing, characterizing, and analyzing animal models to accelerate translational cancer research. By providing centralized access to advanced engineering technologies and high-end preclinical imaging equipment, the core helps researchers simulate cancer progression and evaluate new therapies efficiently and cost-effectively.

The Pediatric Metabolomics and Biomarkers Core provides innovative approaches to accomplish unbiased, highly sensitive, and biologically meaningful evaluation of metabolites and metabolic pathways in a wide range of sample types. Techniques offered include high-resolution and polytargeted metabolomics, isotope tracing and fluxomics, fully quantitative targeted analysis, and metabolomic imaging. Unique to Emory's facilities, the core supports hypothesis-driven research to investigate specific biomarkers of interest and corresponding metabolomic pathways, thus supporting research in disease diagnostics, drug development, and personalized medicine.

The Emory National Biomedical Research Center Genomics Core supports your research projects by assisting in experimental design, sample preparation, library prep and sequencing, and data analysis and bioinformatics. Due to our location at the ENBRC, we have developed extensive experience working with non-human primate genomes and other non-standard genomes in addition to the more commonly studied human and mouse genomes. Our close relationship with the Emory Vaccine Center means that we also have significant expertise in the use of transcriptomics and genomics to study immune responses and repertoires.

We own an Illumina NovaSeq X Plus (supported NIH S10 OD038274, an Illumina NovaSeq 6000 (supported by NIH S10 OD026799) and an Illumina MiSeq (supported by the Emory Center for AIDS Research), allowing us to provide rapid support for a wide range of NGS assays. Our website lists a selection of the more commonly run assays at our core, so if you see something that you would like us to help you with or if you have an assay request that you don‘t see listed here please feel free to contact us.

Core offers integrated biobanking, histology, digital pathology and other advanced tissue analysis services to support basic, translational and clinical research.

The Mouse Transgenic and Gene Targeting Core (TMF), one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance and the Emory University School of Medicine. We provide state-of-the-art equipment and expertise for generating and characterizing genetically altered mouse models. Please contact us to discuss your experimental needs.

The Biostatistics Collaboration Core (BCC) is housed in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics in the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. BCC team members include faculty, staff and students from that Department.

The BCC offers comprehensive statistical and bioinformatics collaboration services to faculty, staff, and students at Rollins, other divisions of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, and throughout Emory University. BCC personnel are available for discussion at all stages of research, including: preparation of grants and contracts, assistance in analyzing and presenting research data, and statistical review of manuscripts in the publication process.

The BCC has access to a broad range of computer hardware and software and personnel with expertise in using major statistical, graphics, and data management packages. While our primary interest is in assuring the appropriate use of statistical methodology in research, the BCC offers a complete range of services from database development, implementation, and maintenance to production of publication-quality graphic and tabular material to support the presentation and publication of research results.

BCC tasks are classified into short-term tasks that can be completed within three to six months (start to finish) with clear deliverables. Each task has a fixed cost based on typical time and effort associated with the task.

The Pediatric/Winship Flow Cytometry Core provides cytometry services for the analysis and sorting of cells as well as expert consultation for experimental design and planning. The Flow Cytometry Core offers access to several analytical flow cytometers as well as high-speed cell sorting. Training and technical expertise is available to enable our users to improve the quality and scope of their research.

Core to enhance research capacity for high containment pathogens and strengthen epidemic and pandemic emergency preparedness capabilities. Offers infrastructure, technical support, training, and regulatory compliant environment to investigators.

The TNC supports the advancement of Translational Research in Neuroscience. The surgical team is unique in performing highly specialized procedures in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. These procedures are often necessary to advance preclinical research in the fields of Gene and Stem Cell Therapy, Nerve Repair, Neuromodulation, Chronic Pain, etc. We also assist in building and executing training programs for surgeons.
Procedures are performed either in house (at Emory DAR or EPC) or off-site (at designated Contract Research Organizations – CROs, when GLP-compliant data is required).

The Robert P. Apkarian Integrated Electron Microscopy Core, one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance and the Emory University School of Medicine. We help investigators use the latest technologies on structural research in their projects. Please contact us so that we can discuss your experimental needs.

The Emory Pediatric Animal Physiology Core (AP Core) is a centralized resource specializing in survival surgery, technical procedures, and ultrasound imaging for rats and mice and assistance for surgical procedures in other species. Also available for CBC hematology is a Sysmex XN-1000V veterinary blood analyzer.

The AI Image Extraction Core (AI2EC), one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the Emory University School of Medicine. Our mission is to enable large-scale, secure image extraction and de-identification to empower clinical, translational, and AI research.

Core produces and distributes of MHC/peptide tetramers and related reagents. Production and distribution to the research community of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) tetramers and related reagents for detection of T cell responses to viruses, bacteria, parasites, tumors, auto-antigens, and other model antigens. Reagents are provided to qualified investigators at no cost, except for shipping and handling fees and in cases where investigator is asked to provide the TCF with peptide or other appropriate ligands.

The Integrated Cellular Imaging Core, one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the Winship Cancer Institute, Emory + Children's Pediatric Research Center, and the Emory University School of Medicine. We help investigators use the latest light microscopy in their research. Please contact us so that we can discuss your experimental needs.

The Emory HPLC Bioanalytical Core, one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance and the Emory University School of Medicine. The Emory HPLC bioanalytical core offers the ability to identify and quantify monoamine neurotransmitters, amino acids, purine bases, and nucleotides from a variety of biological samples. We also provide expertise to develop and validate HPLC methods to measure other small molecule compounds, peptides, and proteins.

The Pediatric Biostatistics Core was established in 2009 with a mission to support pediatric researchers at Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, as well as child health researchers at several other Atlanta area institutions including Georgia Institute of Technology and Morehouse School of Medicine. The high-rigor statistical expertise provided by the core bolsters the quality of pediatric research to promote impactful and reproducible research findings across all child health disciplines. The Core provides in-house assistance and collaboration in study design, grant applications, protocol development, data analysis, publication preparation, and statistical education. In addition, the core also provides access to expertise using qualitative research methods including aid in the design, collection, and analysis of data collected through qualitative methodologies and approaches such as focus groups, interviews, and observations.

The Biostatistics Core is one of the most productive pediatric biostatistics units in the country, managing 400-500 active projects at any given time and collaborating on up to 100 grant applications and co-authoring 100-150 scientific articles every year.

The Emory Integrated Computational Core (EICC), one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the Emory University School of Medicine and the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance. Our mission is to provide cutting-edge computational support to Emory investigators with large "Omics" datasets.

The Rodent Behavioral Core (RBC), one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the Emory University School of Medicine and the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance. We plan, execute, and analyze behavioral experiments examining activity, arousal, coordinated movement, learning and memory, anxiety, depression, seizure susceptibility, reward/reinforcement, and aggression in mice and rats.

The purpose of the Center for Systems Imaging CORE (CSIC) is to provide a cross-disciplinary scientific, administrative, and educational home for in vivo imaging at Emory University. Our facilities provide core services for human and animal imaging studies to investigators in the Emory Community. It also supports the advancement of scientific research focused on the development of imaging biomarkers, and serves to build interdisciplinary educational symposia and training programs

The Division of Animal Resources, one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is an integrated team of animal care specialists, administrative professionals, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, logistics deliverers and information technology experts dedicated to the high quality and comprehensive care of research animals and to our mission of providing for the health and wellbeing everywhere by providing the finest support possible to Emory University scientists.

The Emory University School of Medicine Flow Cytometry Core (EFCC) provides state-of-the-art high-speed sorting, sample analysis and analyzer training facilities. Mission priority #1 is to provide the highest customer satisfaction to our clients. This Flow Cytometry Core Facility provides quantitative flow cytometric analyses on samples from a wide variety of biological matrices, e.g. blood, bone marrow, spleen, serum, plasma, solid tissues, cell extracts, etc., to support both clinical and basic research efforts on the campus and the surrounding area. These analyses will provide insight on cell function and precursors whose abundance can be monitored as biomarkers to predict and follow progression of a wide range of diseases, such as H1N1, yellow fever, dengue, neurodegenerative diseases, stem cell studies, etc. To effectively implement our technologies, we provide consultations, expert training, and support for all our systems.

Along with providing access to equipment, another goal of EFCC is to serve as a facilitator for the research community at Emory. We seek to unite diverse bio-research interests, allowing investigators to share ideas, expertise, and instrumentation. Developing new flow cytometric techniques and acquiring new cutting-edge equipment are central to our mission to serve the Emory community.

The members of EFCC have a wide breadth of interests and experience in basic cell biology, vaccine development, genetics, cancer biology, nanotechnology, immunology, pharmacology, and microscopy technique development.

The Emory Gnotobiotic Animal Core (EGAC) is the newest member of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities. This cutting-edge core facility offers investigators the opportunity to experimentally manipulate the microbiomes of mice in a controlled environment to gain insight into important biological mechanisms.

The mission of Emory Glycomics and Molecular Interactions Core (EGMIC) is to provide investigators in the Emory community access to methods and technology being used and currently under development in the rapidly developing area of glycomics and molecular interactions. We will accomplish this through individual consultation with investigators, who find a need to address questions regarding glycosylation, the most common posttranslational modification, and protein-glycan interactions. We use leading mass spectrometry and glycan microarray technologies to help understand the functions of glycans and glycan binding proteins. Our priority is to serve the needs of investigators at Emory University, but we are also capable of providing service to investigators at other institutions.

Our mission is to provide research pharmacy services to Emory patients, investigators and sponsors, and in the process ensure that research drugs are handled safely, accurately and effectively. IDS strives to provide quality and efficiency in research drug management, enhance patient care in research and ensure audit-readiness at all times.

The Emory Cellular and Immunotherapy Core (ExCITE) is a clinical cell manufacturing facility that prepares cell and immunotherapy products under current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for the development of investigational new drugs and diagnostics methods.

Our central mission is to provide GMP-compliant cell manufacturing and/or consultation for the translational of Emory-based or external research collaborations into early phase clinical trials.

The Emory Cellular and Immunotherapy Core is a developing Winship Shared Resources and is one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities.

We have a dedicated office (T4L64) on the same floor as our laboratory space on the fourth floor of the Emory University Hospital tower, which provides for computational services, meeting customers and team meetings. Additionally, we have meeting rooms available in Winship's Shared Resource Hub on the third floor of Emory Clinic B.

The Emory Multiplexed Immunoassay Core (EMIC), one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance and the Emory University School of Medicine. We help investigators use the latest multiplexed immunoassays in their research. Please contact us so that we can discuss your experimental needs.

The Emory Integrated Proteomics Core (EIPC), one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the Winship Cancer Institute, the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, and the Emory University School of Medicine. We are a full-service proteomics facility offering Emory researchers the ability to use the latest technologies in their research. Please contact us so that we can discuss your experimental needs.

The Emory University Lipidomics Core Facility will provide quantitative lipidomics analyses on lipid samples from a wide variety of biological matrices, e.g. blood, serum, plasma, solid tissues, cell extracts, etc., to support both clinical and basic research efforts on campus. These analyses will provide insight on lipids and lipid precursors whose abundance can be monitored as biomarkers to predict and follow progression of a wide range of diseases, such as metabolic disorders (e.g.. obesity, Type II diabetes, and NAFLD), neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease), and cancer (e.g. prostate cancer and breast cancer).

The Emory Integrated Genomics Core (EIGC), one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF), is supported by the Winship Cancer Institute, the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance,and the Emory University School of Medicine. We help investigators use the latest genomics technologies in their research.

The Emory Stem Cell Core (ESCC), which is supported by the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance and Emory University School of Medicine, is one of the newest Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF). We specialize and offer services for generating induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) from human somatic cells for investigator’s research. Please contact us so that we can discuss your experimental needs.

The Emory Neuroscience NINDS Core Facilities (ENNCF) is funded by the NIH P30 grant NS055077 and is under the direction of Allan Levey, MD, PhD and Richard Kahn, PhD. It is housed at Emory University in the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease where there is a large neuroscience research community. It includes the following 5 core facilities: Proteomics, Director Nick Seyfried; Microscopy, Director Gary Bassell; Neuropathology/Histochemistry/MAb, Directors Marla Gearing and Chakravarthy Chennareddy; Viral Vector, Director Kerry Ressler; Genetics, Director Michael Rossi. The center has generous institutional support for personnel, space and equipment.