Core Research Facilities

Case Western Reserve University's core facilities support innovative research by providing access to state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation, service work, technical expertise and training. These staffed research resources are available to academic and industrial users. Please view the individual facilities' sites for information regarding capabilities and rates. Contact CWRUcores@case.edu for help with general questions related to core facilities.

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Additive Manufacturing for Biotechnology Core

The Additive Manufacturing for Biotechnology Core is a resource for additive manufacture and testing of advanced biological material constructs.
Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Reliability Center (AMMRC)

The Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Reliability Center develops and provides mechanical testing for materials using an array of equipment.
Advanced RNA Profiling Core

The Advanced RNA Profiling Core performs cutting edge, sequencing-based, transcriptomic profiling techniques, (ribosome profiling, CLIP, 3’end transcript mapping etc.) as a full service or through a la carte services.
Applied Functional Genomics Core

The Applied Functional Genomics Core (AFGC) partners with the CWRU Genomics Core to offer functional genomic study design and a highly standardized, top-to-bottom platform for conducting RNA isolation, library generation, Illumina-based RNA sequencing, and advanced bioinformatics on a wide variety of pre-clinical and clinical sample types.
Bioanalyte Core at CWRU

The Bioanalyte Core provides biomarker analysis from gene expression, quantification of proteins and evaluation of the function of a wide variety of biomarkers from human, mouse, rat, dog, pig and other samples. Samples can be tissue homogenates, serum, plasma, mucous fluids, tears, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, CNS and many other tissue sources.
Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core

The Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics provide bioinformatics and biostatistical analysis of high throughput data including, proteomics, gene expression, RNA seq, network, and pathway analysis.
Biostatistics Shared Resource

The Biostatistics Shared Resource provides and coordinates state-of-the-art statistical and clinical informatics research support to Case Comprehensive Cancer Center members in the design, planning, conduct, analysis and reporting of research studies.
bio[box]

Bio[box], a collaborative learning/research space, provides undergraduate, graduate, and faculty researchers with the space, tools, and instrumentation to facilitate collaborative learning and research.
Cancer Metabolism Shared Resource

The Cancer Metabolism Shared Resource (SR) supports investigators at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and across the university with isotope tracing and metabolite quantification services using GC-MS and LC-MS/MS.
Case Metals Processing Lab

The Case Metal Processing Laboratory (CMPL) collaborates with federal agencies, industry, professional societies and associations, national laboratories and other universities to promote and advance metal processing technologies by conducting cutting edge research and development.

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Additive Manufacturing for Biotechnology Core

Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Reliability Center (AMMRC)

Advanced RNA Profiling Core

Applied Functional Genomics Core

Bioanalyte Core at CWRU

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core

Biostatistics Shared Resource

bio[box]

Cancer Metabolism Shared Resource

Case Metals Processing Lab