The following facilities can be accessed by industry on a fee-for-service or collaborative basis.

Columbia University

• Biological Studies Unit
  Laszlo Papp, M.D.
  212-543-5419
  lap2@columbia.edu
  www.healthsciences.columbia.edu/research/equip/index.htm
  Respiratory and Cardiovascular Monitoring, Respiratory Function Testing, Heart Rate Variability Analysis, Infusion of Pharmacological Agents, Body Fluid Collection



• Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Transgenic Mouse Facility
  Frank Constantini, Ph.D.
  212-305-6814
  fdc3@columbia.edu
  www.healthsciences.columbia.edu/research/equip/index.htm
  Transgenics by DNA Microinjection, Chimeric Mice by Microinjection of ES cells, Gene Targeting



• MR Research Lab
  Truman Brown, Ph.D.
  212-305-1864
  trb11@columbia.edu
  www.healthsciences.columbia.edu/research/equip/index.htm
  MR Imaging and Spectroscopy, Small Animal MR Micro-Imaging



• Optical Microscopy Facility
  Liza Pon, Ph.D.
  212-305-1947
  lap5@columbia.edu
  http://cancercenter.columbia.edu/~confocal/
  3-Dimensional Fluorescence Imaging, Transmitted-Light Imaging, Live-Sample Imaging, Infrared Laser-Based Cell and Tissue Isolation and Ablation



• Protein Chemistry Core Facility
  Steven Birken, Ph.D.
  212-305-5755
  sb18@columbia.edu
  www.proteincore.com
  Protein Sequencing, Protein Purification, HF Deglycosylation, Peptide Synthesis, Peptide Mapping, Mass Spectrometry, DNA Sequencing



• Radiation Research Facility
  Howard Lieberman, Ph.D.
  212-305-9241
  lieberman@cancercenter.columbia.edu
  www.healthsciences.columbia.edu/research/equip/index.htm
  Macromolecular to Small Animal X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Irradiation

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Cornell University

• Biotechnology Resource Center
  James VanEe
  607-254-4862
  jiv2@cornell.edu
  www.brc.cornell.edu
  DNA Sequencing, Fragment Analysis, Microscopy, Imaging, Fluorimetry, Sequence Detection, Real Time PCR, Protein Sequencing, Mass Spectroscopy, DNA Purification, Protein Expression Profiling



• High Energy Synchrotron Source
  Sol Gruner, Ph.D.
  607-255-3441
  smg26@cornell.edu
  www.chess.cornell.edu
  No charge but usage via competitive, peer-reviewed proposals



• Nanoscale Facility
  Sandip Tiwar, Ph.D.
  607-255-8601
  St222@cornell.edu
  www.cnf.cornell.edu
  Photolithography, Advanced Silicon Processing (MOS), Computing, Ebeams, Electrical Testing, Metrology, Packaging, SEMS/Microscopes, Thin Film Deposition, Thin Film Etching, Thin Film Misc Processing

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Mount Sinai Medical Center

• Flow Cytometry Facility
  Hans Snoeck, M.D., Ph.D.
  212-659-8269
  hans.snoeck@mssm.edu
  www.mssm.edu/research/resources
  Cell Sorting, Cell Analysis



• Hybridoma Facility
  Alla Pritsker
  212-241-6401
  alla.pritsker@mssm.edu
  www.mssm.edu/research/resources/hybridoma
  Hybridoma Production, Large Scale Growth of Supernatant, Antibody Purification



• Microarray Facility
  Tearina Chu, Ph.D.
  212-241-3873
  tearina.chu@mssm.edu
  www.mssm.edu/research/resources/microarray/
  DNA Spotted Glass Array, Affymetrix GeneChip Nucleotide Array



• Microvascular Facility
  Jonathan Bromberg, M.D., Ph.D.
  212-659-8008
  jon.bromberg@mountsinai.org
  www.mssm.edu/research/resources/
  Rodent Microsurgery Including Organ Transplants, Vector Administration, Catheter Placement, Skin Grafting, Vascular Intubation, Partial Hepatectomy, Bile Duct Ligation/Canulation, Thymectomy and Splenectomy

National Cancer Institute

• Cooperative Prostate Cancer Tissue Resource
  Ask-cpctr@nci.nih.gov
  www.prostatetissues.org/
  Primary Prostate Cancer Tissues with Associated Clinical and Followup Data



• Cooperative Prostate Cancer Tissue Resouce (New York contact)
  Jonathan Melamed, M.D.
  212-263-8927
  jonathan.melamed@med.nyu.edu

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New York Medical College

• Comparative Medicine Facility
  Ellen Levee, DVM
  914-594-4217
  ellen_levee@nymc.edu
  www.nymc.edu/resadmin/Biotech/index.htm



• Electron Microscope
  Praveen Chander, M.D.
  914-594-4172
  praveen_chander@nymc.edu
  www.nymc.edu/resadmin/Biotech/index.htm



• Flow Cytometry
  Frank Traganos, Ph.D.
  914-347-2801
  frank_traganos@nymc.edu
  www.nymc.edu/resadmin/Biotech/index.htm



• Instrument Design Shop
  Nicholas Ludas
  914-594-4024
  nicholas_ludas@nymc.edu
  www.nymc.edu/resadmin/Biotech/index.htm



• Mass Spectrometry
  Michael Balazy, Ph.D.
  914-594-4291
  Michael_Balazy@nymc.edu
  www.nymc.edu/resadmin/Biotech/index.htm
  ** No fee-for-service. Collaborative arrangements only.



• Mouse Cardiovascular Phenotyping Laboratory
  Thomas Hintze, Ph.D.
  914-594-3633
  thomas_hintze@nymc.edu
  www.nymc.edu/resadmin/Biotech/index.htm



• Phosphorimaging
  Victor Fried, Ph.D.
  914-594-4005
  victor_fried@nymc.edu
  www.nymc.edu/resadmin/Biotech/index.htm



• Protein Structure
  Victor Fried, Ph.D.
  914-594-4005
  victor_fried@nymc.edu
  www.nymc.edu/resadmin/Biotech/index.htm



• Viral Vector Laboratory
  Nader Abraham, Ph.D.
  914-594-4132
  nader_abraham@nymc.edu
  www.nymc.edu/resadmin/Biotech/index.htm

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New York University School of Medicine

• Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting
  Michael Dustin, Ph.D.
  212-263-3207
  dustin@saturn.med.nyu.edu
  www.med.nyu.edu/nyuci/researchers/sharedcorefacilities/flow.html
  Cell Sorting, FACScan



• Protein Analysis Facility
  Thomas Neubert
  212-263-7265
  neubert@saturn.med.nyu.edu
  http://saturn.med.nyu.edu/facilities/paf/
  Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF, Q-TOF, Ion Trap), SDS-PAGE



• Tissue Acquisition and Banking
  Jonathan Melamed, M.D.
  212-263-8927
  jonathan.melamed@med.nyu.edu
  Fresh Tissue Samples, Fixed Tissue, Tissue Sections
  ** No fee-for-service. Collaborative arrangements only.

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SUNY Albany

• Biological Imaging Facility
  Jeff Travis, Ph.D.
  518-442-4329
  jefft@albany.edu
  www.albany.edu/biology/bif/index.html
  Scanning EM, Transmission EM, Digital Imaging



• Cell and Tissue Culture Facility
  Ana Perez, Ph.D.
  518-591-8307
  avperez@albany.edu
  www.cfgbiotech.com
  Cell Line Passage, Stable Transfection



• Laser Capture Microdissection Facility
  Ana Perez, Ph.D.
  518-591-8307
  avperez@albany.edu
  www.cfgbiotech.com
  DNA, RNA and Protein Analysis of Tissue Sections



• Microarray Facility
  Sridar Chittur, Ph.D.
  518-525-2787
  schittur@albany.edu
  www.cfgbiotech.com
  RNA Isolation, cDNA Synthesis, cRNA Synthesis, cRNA/Probe Hybridization, Data Analysis



• Molecular Genetics and Flow Cytometry
  John Tine, Ph.D.
  518-591-8303
  jtine@albany.edu
  www.cgfbiotech.com
  Gene Cloning, Gene Discovery/Characterization, Gene Expression Analysis, Protein Expression Characterization, Oligo Synthesis, DNA Sequencing



• Proteomics / Mass Spectrometry
  Qishan Lin, Ph.D.
  Linq@albany.edu
  www.cfgbiotech.com
  Protein Separation and Characterization, De-Novo Protein Sequencing



• Transgenic Mouse Facility
  Ana Perez, Ph.D.
  518-591-8307
  avperez@albany.edu
  www.cfgbiotech.com
  Pronuclear Injection, ES Cell Electroporation, Blastocyst Injection

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SUNY Stony Brook

• Bioinformatics Facility
  Jizu Zhi, Ph.D.
  631-444-1295
  jizu@osa.sunysb.edu
  www.osa.sunysb.edu/bioinformatics/index.html
  High Throughput Data Analysis, Customized Programming



• Biostatistical Consulting Core
  John Chen, PhD.
  631-444-2191
  jjchen@ms.cc.sunysb.edu
  http://galactica.informatics.sunysb.edu/prevmed/epi/biostat.htm
  Study Design, Data Analysis/Management, Statistical Reporting and Interpretation



• Cell Culture/Hybridoma Facility
  Rebecca Rowehl
  631-632-8794
  rrowehl@ms.cc.sunysb.edu
  http://galactica.informatics.sunysb.edu/microbiology/cellculture/
  Custom Hybridoma Development, Large Scale Monoclonal Antibody Production, Monoclonal Antibody Purification, Maintenance of Cultures, Cryostorage,



• DNA Sequencing
  David McKinnon, Ph.D.
  631-444-6849
  dna@osa.sunyssb.edu
  www.osa.sunysb.edu/dna/
  DNA Labeling and Electrophoresis, RT-PCR
  
  
• Flow Cytometry Core Facility
  Marc Golightly, Ph.D.
  631-444-2240
  mgolightly@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
  www.path.sunysb.edu/labsvs/resflow.htm
  FACScan, FACS Vantage Cell Sorting, Data Analysis



• Microarray Facility
  John Schwedes
  631-444-6406
  schwedes@osa.sunysb.edu
  www.osa.sunysb.edu/udmf/
  Sample Preparation, Hybridization and Preliminary Data Analysis for Affymetrix Genechip



• Microscopy Imaging Center
  Miguel Berrios, Ph.D.
  631-444-3126
  miguel@pharm.sunysb.edu
  www.umic.sunysb.edu
  Sample Preparation, Electron Microscopy, Light and Electronic-Light Microscopy, Image Processing and Analysis, Digital Autoradiography



• Proteomics Center
  Tom Fischer
  631-444-2398
  fischer@osa.sunysb.edu
  www.osa.sunysb/Proteomics/
  LCMS/MS and MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry, 2-D Gel Sample Preparation, Gel Imaging, Mapping, Robotic Spot Excision, Robotic Spot Digestion, Target Plate Spotting for MALDI, HPLC, Edman Sequencing, Biacore Plasmin Resonance



• Transgenic Mouse Facility
  Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D
  631-444-8054
  rosenquist@pharm.sunysb.edu
  www.pharm.sunysb.edu/transgenic/
  Transgenic Mouse Production, ES-Cell Selection, Chimeric Mouse Production, Germline Mouse Breeding

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University of Rochester

• Biosafety Level 3 Facility
  Martin Pavelka, Ph.D.
  585-275-4670
  martin_pavelka@urmc.rochester.edu
  www.urmc.rochester.edu/research/bsl/index.htm
  ** No fee-for-service. Collaborative arrangements only.



• Functional Genomics Center
  Andrew Brooks, Ph.D.
  585-273-2196
  Andrew_brooks@urmc.rochester.edu
  http://fgc.urmc.rochester.edu/
  DNA Sequencing, GeneScan Fragment Analysis, Full Service Affymetrix and Slide Based DNA Microarrays, Protein/Peptide MicroSequencing, Amino Acid Composition Analysis, Genetic Monitoring, Health Monitoring, Antibody/Peptide Arrays, Capillary Electrophoresis, Protein/Peptide Purification, Peptide Mapping, Glycoprotein Analysis, 2D Gel Services, Mass Spectrometry



• Pathology/Morphology Imaging Facility
  Karen Bentley, M.S.
  585-275-1954
  karen_bentley@urmc.rochester.edu
  www.urmc.rochester.edu/research/emimg/
  Fluorescent, Confocal and Laser Capture Microscopy

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