Translational Research

Services and Technologies

List of Services

• Consultation on design and implementation of Correlative Studies for Clinical Trials
• Sample Handling (receiving, tracking, storage, distribution)
• Sample Processing (blood, tissue and paraffin block processing)
  • Routine Blood Processing (PBMC, serum, or plasma isolation)
  • DNA, RNA, protein extraction
  • Flow or laser scanning cytometry staining
• Lab Analysis
  • Standard ELISAs (Fluorescent or Luminescent platforms)
  • MSD Multiplex Analysis (Mesoscale Electrochemiluminescence platform)
  • Comet assays
• Preclinical Drug Testing
  • Single or multiple agent cytotoxicity (MTT or DNA content assays)
  • Multiple agent analysis (Synergy analysis)
  • Other single or multiple agent assays (e.g., flow cytometry)
  • Cell Line verification (STR analysis)
  • Mycoplasma testing
• Pharmacokinetic assay performance
  • Quantitative measurement of drugs, metabolites, and other small molecules
  • Pharmacokinetic data analysis

Translational Research Laboratory Resources

• Mesoscale (MSD) SECTOR® Imager 2400 multiplex analyzer
• Maxwell 16 research system (automated DNA/RNA isolation)
• Nanodrop 2.0 spectrophotometer
• Leica phase contrast inverted microscope
• Comet analysis electrophoresis system & Komet version 5.5 analysis Software
• Refrigerated centrifuges & microcentrifuges
• -70 C Freezers with integrated alarm systems
• Laminar flow hoods and CO2 Tissue Culture Incubators

Pharmacology Laboratory Resources

• Applied Biosystems API 3200 triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer
• Shimadzu LC-20 series HPLC system
• SPD-M20A photodiode array/RF-10AxL fluorescence detectors
• SIL-20AC refrigerated autosampler
• Agilent 6540 accurate-mass quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer
• Agilent 1290 ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) system
• Photodiode array (PDA) detector
• Equipment for biological sample preparation and storage
• Computers and data storage devices
• Software for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analyses

Fees

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Acknowledgment

Remember to acknowledge the valuable services provided by Cancer Center Shared Resources in your research papers and publications: 
"This research was supported by the Translational Research Shared Resource of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (P30 CA43703)."

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