UConn Health Center Advisory Research Council (HCRAC)

There are 11 resources offered by this Center.

The UConn Health Center Research Advisory Council supports research cores and service facilities that meet the interdisciplinary needs of UConn Health’s diverse research population.

NMR Structural Biology & Biophysical Core Facility

The NMR Facility provides an environment for studying the structure, dynamics, folding, and interactions of biological macromolecules. The Biophysical Core Facility provides state-of-the-art instruments for protein characterization including circular dichroism, surface plasmon resonance , isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) , and fluorescence spectroscopy.

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Molecular Core Facility

The Molecular Core Facility is a UConn Health-supported core which incldudes a reagent store, ABI 7900 qPCR instrument and TaqMan arrays for quantitative RT-PCR, automated DNA sequencers, oligonucleotide synthesizers, a phosphorimager, and digital camera systems for photographing and analyzing gels.

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CCAM Microscopy User Facility

CCAM Microscopy User Facility The Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling (CCAM) Microscopy User Facility provides the UConn research community and other academic and industrial institutes, access to its state-of-the-art equipment for quantitative fluorescence imaging applications. The facility offers access to high end confocal microscopes, one integrated with a two-photon laser, and a light sheet microscope…

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MicroCT Imaging Facility

The UConn Health MicroCT Imaging Facility provides core services of 3D imaging and quantitation. High-resolution X-ray computed microtomography (microCT) is available for excised specimens or live rodents. Calibrated to bone mineral phantoms, accurate measures of bone architecture and density can be obtained using our catalog of standard and custom algorithms.

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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell and Chromosome Core (iPSCC)

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell and Chromosome Core (iPSCC) Established in 2006, the University of Connecticut (UConn) Stem Cell Core has substantially contributed to the Connecticut stem cell initiative by providing a central source of technologies and materials for research on human pluripotent stem cells: embryonic stem cells (hESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC). The…

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Cell and Genome Engineering Core

Cell and Genome Engineering Core The University of Connecticut (UConn) Cell and Genome Engineering Core has substantially contributed to Stem Cell Research conducted in Connecticut and beyond by providing a central source of technologies and materials for research on human pluripotent stem cells: embryonic stem cells (hESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC). The Genome…

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High Performance Computing (HPC)

The UConn Health High Performance Computing Facility provides a variety of high performance computing, cloud computing and customized servers and services. The facility provides free access to over 60 TeraFLOPS of compute power, 3,000 processor cores and over 2 PB of storage housed in a secure, state of the art data center supported by a dedicated staff of professionals.

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Flow Cytometry

The UConn Health Flow Cytometry Facility provides flow cytometric analysis and cell sorting services to all UConn researchers as well as researchers at neighboring institutions. The facility provides researchers with the ability to perform both multi-parameter analysis and sorting of cell populations into phenotypic, biochemical, and molecular subsets, based on a variety of characteristics including size and shape and fluorescence derived from antibody-tagging or expression of fluorescent molecules. Computer workstations are available for data analysis.

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Central Electron Microscopy Facility (CEMF)

The Central Electron Microscope Facility (CEMF) is a UConn Health-supported research facility providing electron microscopy research service for faculty, students, and extramural users. The CEMF has three electron microscopes equipped with digital imaging capabilities available for use by experienced faculty or students.

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