The Office of Research Affairs maintains a listing of current research core facilities that are accessible to UCSD faculty, fellows, staff and students. Most of these core facilities are set up as recharge cores and many are equipped to accept outside business. Expand all. Website https animalcare. Faculty Director Phil Richter, Campus Veterinarian. Alt. Contact acp vetservicesucsd. Department Animal Care Program. Description The UCSD Phenotyping Core provides behavioral and metabolic testing to assist researchers reach their goals. We provide testing, training, and rental of equipment for many testing paradigms on a recharge basis. All tests must be in an approved protocol prior to scheduling. All scheduling requests must be made a minimum of two business days in advance. Services include General Screen Anxiety Elevated Plus Maze. Open Field. Zero Maze. Blood Pressure Non invasive Blood Pressure Columbus InstrumentsImaging DEXAscan Body composition via measurement of bone mineral density and fat. Xenogen IVISLearning and Memory Active Avoidance San Diego InstrumentsBarnes Maze San Diego Instruments spatial learning and memory. Conditioned Place Preference San Diego InstrumentsFear Conditioning Med AssociatesHole Poke Accuscan spatial memory. Morris Water Maze ANY maze San Diego Instruments spatial learning. Passive Avoidance San Diego InstrumentsRadial Arm Maze San Diego Instruments spatial learning. Metabolism Metabolic cages basic foodwater uptake, urine output non automatedCLAMS oxygen intake, carbon dioxide output, calorimetric assessment Columbus InstrumentsCLAMS environmental control of temperature and lighting, oxygen intake, carbon dioxide output, calorimetric assessment, activity, drinking, feeding, food access control Columbus InstrumentsMotor CoordinationStrength and Locomotion Balance Beam motor coordination and balance. Cage Top balance and grip strength. Foot Misplacement Columbus InstrumentsGrip Strength UGO Basile forelimb grip strength. Open Field Accuscan exploratory locomotor activity. Rotarod UGO Basile motor function and coordination. Treadmill Columbus Instruments motor coordination. Job Description. This position is for a scientific programmer and data analyst in an ecology lab. The incumbent will be responsible for performing both independent. Atul Butte, MD, PhD is the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg Distinguished Professor and inaugural Director of the Institute for Computational Health Sciences ichs. Job Description. This is a Chicagobased position and requires living and working out of Chicago. The National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College NNSC. Tread. Scan Clever Systems forced walking gait analysis. Wire Hang forelimb grip strength. Nociception Hot Plate Columbus Instruments pain reflexes andor analgesia. Tail Flick Columbus Instruments pain reflexes andor analgesia. Social Dominance Tube Test social dominance and aggressive tendencies. Startle ResponsePPI Startle Response SR Lab San Diego Instruments hearing ability. Pre pulse Inhibition SR Lab San Diego Instruments schizophrenia like behaviors and sensory inhibition. Active Recharge Yes. Website https animalcare. Faculty Director Phil Richter, Director ACP, Campus Veterinarian. Alt. Contact acp vetservicesucsd. Department Animal Care Program. Description ACP provides caesarian rederivation services for mice and rat populations. This mechanism is used to control the microbial environment of research colonies. Active Recharge Yes. Website https animalcare. Faculty Director Kent Osborn, Veterinary Pathologist. Alt. Contact Cheryl Yost, Nicole Gardner, Staff Res Assocs, 8. Department Animal Care Program. Description The Animal Care Program Diagnostic Services Laboratory provides a broad spectrum of clinical pathology and morphologic pathology services for research support e. Prices for these services are determined on a cost recovery basis. The diagnostic laboratory is overseen by a veterinary pathologist, and staffed by experienced laboratory technicians. The large range of procedures and tests conducted in house by the laboratory is complemented and expanded by use of established outside reference laboratories when necessary, as coordinated by the laboratory. Active Recharge Yes. Website https animalcare. Faculty Director Phil Richter, Director ACP, Campus Veterinarian. Alt. Contact acp vetservicesucsd. Department Animal Care Program. Description Multiple irradiators are available for experimental radiation of animals or biological materials. These units are operated by the ACP. Active Recharge Yes. Website https animalcare. Faculty Director Phil Richter, Director ACP, Campus Veterinarian. Alt. Contact Marilyn Hardee Tel 8. Department Animal Care Program. Description ACP maintains multiple animal surgical operating rooms that may be rented by the day. ACP also offers anesthesia and surgical support equipment for rent. Active Recharge Yes. Website https animalcare. Faculty Director Phil Richter, Director ACP, Campus Veterinarian. Alt. Contact acp vetservicesucsd. Department Animal Care Program. Description The Animal Care Program has a qualified staff available that can provide a variety of technical services to your lab on a recharge basis. Services that can be provided include but are not limited to all types of injection IP, IM, IV, SC, blood and tissue collection, gavage, x ray, surgical procedures, anesthesia, surgical nursing, post op care, etc. The ability for ACP staff to provide a particular service is based on many factors. The ACP has Animal Health Technicians available to assist laboratory staff with hands on training for minor technical procedures such as handling and restraint, blood and tissue collection, etc. Active Recharge Yes. Website http biochemgen. Faculty Director Bruce Barshop, Prof Clin Peds. Department Pediatrics. Description Biochemical Genetics and Metabolomics Lab performs metabolic screening, organic acid, amino acid, and acylcarnitine analysis for researchers and patients in UCSD and non UCSD medical institutions. Metabolomic determinations including those classes of compounds and purines and pyrimidines short chain fatty acids, and some carbohydrates. Specialized testing for intracellular cystine determination, including diagnosis of cystinosis by leukocytes and fibroblasts, Cysteamine therapy monitoring. Enzyme assays of HPRT and APRT in RBC and fibroblasts, and methylcrotonyl Co. A carboxylase, pyruvate carboxylase and propionyl Co. A carboxylase in leukocytes and fibroblasts. Core equipment includes Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spec triple quadrupole AB Sciex API 5. Q TOF AB 5. 60. Amino Acid Analyzer Biochrom 5. HPLC UV Vis Agilent 1. Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Agilent 5. Active Recharge Yes. Faculty Director Robert Sah, Professor. Alternate Contact Esther Cory, Staff Research Associate. Department Bioengineering, Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Engineering in Medicine Center for Musculoskeletal Research. Description Core equipment includes Skyscan 1. Micro. Computed Tomography scanner for in vitro samples, at 9, 1. Basic scanning includes scan time, axial views, and data. Additional options include advanced image processing for 2 D and 3 D visualization, morphometry, mineral density, fixed charge density. Active Recharge No. Faculty Director Shu Chien, Professor. Alt. Contact Gerard Norwich, Staff Res Assoc Department Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine. Description Core equipment includes Olympus IX8. High School World Geography Activities For Students there. FV1. 00. 0 spectral confocal, SIM scanner, and Tokai Hit environmental control stage incubator in vitro samples. Software options include Diffusion measurement and Multi point stimulation. Active Recharge Yes. Faculty Director Shu Chien, Professor. Bioconductor Open Software Development For Computational Biology And Bioinformatics R© 2017