Plasma Laboratory for Atmosphere, Solid Earth, and Marine Analyses
Equipment and services: Neptune MC-ICPMS, Agilent 8900 QQQ-ICPMS, Agilent 5110 ICP-OES, Mercury Analyzer NIC MA-3000,
ZHS 320
University Park Campus
Bioinformatics Core
Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary science that brings together approaches from biology, genomics, biostatistics, computer science, mathematics, medicine and health. At a basic functional level, bioinformatics is the application of computing tools to biological data to make it understandable. Thus, bioinformatics helps to gather, store, organize, and analyze large volumes of data, or big data, whereby such data can be transformed into interpretable pieces of information. When applied to gerontology research, bioinformatics incorporates the investigator’s goal of using computational tools and resources to answer research questions aimed at improving human health across the lifespan, and into older ages.
3715 McClintock Avenue Los Angeles CA 90089
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Aging Murine Phenotyping Core
We collaborate in scholarship and service to improve how people live and age, now and for generations to come.
As the first, largest and most renowned School of Gerontology, we pioneered the study of aging. Today, we continue to boldly reimagine the future, break new ground and launch students into meaningful careers.
Services
- Inflammatory cytokines/chemokines
- Alzheimer-related markers (Amyloid beta, phospho-tau)
- Metabolic biomarkers (insulin, leptin, adiponectin, etc)
- Human and mouse IGF-I & IGFBPs (1, 2 3), GH, etc.,
- Mitochondrial derived peptides (MDPs): humanin, SHLP2, MOTS- C, etc
- New assay development
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, 3715 McClintock Ave, GER B1B
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Dynamic Imaging Science Center
The mission of the Dynamic Imaging Science Center (DISC) is to better understand the science of human movement in health and disease, through the development and use of non-invasive imaging. The facility operates a high-performance 0.55 Tesla whole-body MRI scanner, with a wide range of physiological monitoring systems that can be utilized simultaneously with imaging. Current projects include the imaging of the upper airway vocal tract during speech production, swallowing, and sleep; imaging movement of joints such as the wrist; and cardio-pulmonary imaging.
Equipment and services include: The Center will provide MRI scan time on a 0.55 Tesla low-field scanner (billed hourly). We will also provide MRI data archiving and retrieval for raw data and reconstructed images. This will be billed per scan, and by Gigabyte for unusually large datasets. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, low field, scanner, data archival.
University Park Campus
MCB LL130
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Center for Peptide and Protein Engineering
The USC Center for Peptide and Protein Engineering (CPPE) aims to put USC in a position of undisputed leadership in peptide and protein science by creating functional peptides and proteins as imaging agents, diagnostics and therapies. This core laboratory will be housed in the new Michelson Center for Convergent Biosciences and serve the USC Community to generate new peptide and protein tools. New technology advances in several fields now provide the foundation for high-throughput molecular engineering—creating new peptides and antibody-like proteins that bind specific targets on a genomic scale.
Equipment and services include: A la carte and comprehensive peptide synthesis and purification services for the USC and general community. End-to-end production of peptides includes: assistance in peptide design, Fmoc-based solid-phase peptide synthesis, peptide purification, conformation of peptide identity by mass spectrometry, and assessment of purity by reverse-phase HPLC. Peptide synthesis is performed on a Biotage Syro I Multi-Peptide Synthesizer (supported by a grant from the USC Core Instrumentation Fund) at 50 μmol scale up to 20 amino acids. Peptide purification is performed via Biotage reverse-phase flash chromatography and/or reverse-phase HPLC chromatography using Agilent HPLC and LCMS equipment.
2nd floor
USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
MCB 267
Schaeffer Center Data Core
The Schaeffer Data Core’s mission is to improve the quality and productivity of research related to health economics and policy through organized data resources, training, and the expertise of its staff.
Services include: comprehensive data library, analytic computing environments, data and programming expertise, and protected data management.
University Park Campus
USC Schaeffer Center
635 Downey Way VPD
Los Angeles, CA 90089-3333
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