Research
Shared Facilities

Research Shared Facilities (sometimes called cores) support the entire spectrum of foundational, clinical and translational research.

By providing access to state-of-the-art techniques, instruments, and infrastructure, these capabilities enable us to stay innovative and allow researchers to adapt nimbly to new discoveries and scientific advances.

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Animal Behavior Facility

Offering behavioral phenotyping of rodent models for internal and external researchers.

Bio-Imaging and Analysis Facility

Providing cost-effective access to high-end imaging devices and the expertise to utilize the microscopes.

Bionutrition Research Facility

Dedicated to assisting investigators in obtaining research-quality nutrition and body composition data.

Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory

Offering a wide range of human and animal cardiac and vascular imaging and peripheral vascular non-imaging techniques.

Cell Manipulations Laboratory

Supporting the development, scale -up and processing of innovative cell-based therapies for clinical studies.

Cell Processing Core

Supplying mononuclear cells, stem cells or other enriched cell populations.

Comprehensive Rodent and Radiation Facility

Services for researchers exploring cancer systems through animal models.

Data Management and Analysis Collaborative

A centralized resource for clinical-research data management, programming for clinical-research databases, and statistical analysis.

Discover Together Biobank

Facilitating the acquisition, processing, storage and distribution of biospecimens for research studies.

Genomics Sequencing Facility

Supporting the production and analysis of DNA and RNA related data.

Imaging Research Center

Providing access to advanced analytical imaging and image post-processing methods.

Integrated Pathology Research Facility

Technical support for routine morphology-based techniques.

Investigational Drug Service

Responsible for pharmacy activities for all clinical trials conducted at Cincinnati Children's.

Media Lab Facility

Creating 3D visual arts to enhance education and communication in health and science.

MEG Research Facility

Facilitating the study of brain processes using magnetoencephalography.

Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics Laboratory

Providing metagenomic sequencing and analysis support to internal and external researchers.

Office for Clinical and Translational Research

A one-stop clinical research support center for investigators and industry sponsors.

Pluripotent Stem Cell Facility

Providing centralized access to hPSC expertise, technologies, reagents and training.

Research Flow Cytometry Facility

A shared resource lab for flow cytometry instrumentation, training, education and analyte measurement.

Single Cell Genomics Facility

Available to perform the expression level analysis of thousands of genes in parallel.

Translational Core Laboratory

Assisting investigators in translating innovative processes from bench to bedside.

Translational Metabolomics Facility

Providing metabolomics services and data analysis to researchers.

Translational Trial Development and Support Laboratory

Supporting clinical assay development in academic laboratories.

Vector Production Facility

Manufacturing lentiviral and retroviral vectors in support of early phase clinical trials.

Viral Vector Facility

Providing research-grade retroviral, lentiviral and adeno-associated virus vectors.

Kottyan Research Lab. Prince Okonny pictured holding a conical tube.

All Shared Facilities

Shared Facilities offer a wide range of services including high-throughout screening, genomics, proteomics, and imaging, among others.

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Stratocore Billing System

The Stratocore Billing System facilitates ordering, reservation processes, and billing for internal and external customers that use our Research Shared Facilities at Cincinnati Childrens.

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