Comprehensive List of Vanderbilt Research Cores and Shared Resources

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Research Core Facilities:
Email any questions or concerns to VUMCcores@vumc.org
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Core Contact Billing Application

Biostatistics Collaboration Center

 Janey Wang
 Sandra Hewston

iLab
BioVU 

 Laura Jacobus

iLab
Cardiovascular Translational and  Clinical Research Core (CLTCR)

 Kelsey Tomasek

iLab

Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Lab Sciences Core

 Cindy Hager
 Rita Smith
iLab
Clinical Informatics Core

 Elise Russo

iLab

Clinical Research Center (CRC)

  CRC Adult Facilities Core
  CRC Pediatric Facilities Core 

 Jennifer Adams

iLab
Clinical Trials Radiology Support Core

 Rebekah Smith

iLab

Clinical Trials Office (CTO)

 

 Chad Maddox

iLab

Clinical Trails Processing Core

 CTPC.Lab@vumc.org iLab
Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN)

 Kerry Wiles

iLab
Data Coordinating Center

 Lindsay O'Neal

iLab

Diet, Body Composition and Human Metabolism Core

 Heidi Silver

iLab

Digital Histology Shared Resource

 Joseph Roland

iLab
Division of Animal Care

 DACbilling@vumc.org

iLab
Eicosanoid Core

 Ginger Milne

iLab

Office of Clinical and Research Safety (OCRS)

  Dosimetry
  Hazardous Waste
  RAM Purchasing

 Stacey Moore

iLab

Epidemiology Shared Resources
Biospecimen Core

 Regina Courtney

iLab

Epidemiology Shared Resources
Survey Research Shared Resource

 John White iLab

Flow Cytometry Shared Resource

 David K Flaherty

 iLab
Free Radicals in Medicine Core (FRIM)

 Sergey Dikalov

Collaborative Shared Resource*
Functional Genomics Core   Summer Brown
  Sam Schaefer
iLab

Health Policy 
Computer Recharge Center

 Carlos Grijalva

iLab

Health Services Research
Effective Health Communication

  Erin Bergner Collaborative Shared Resource*

Health Services Research
Implementation Science

  Robyn Tamboli Collaborative Shared Resource*

Health Services Research
Qualitative Research Core

 Kemberlee Bonnet iLab
High-Throughput Biomarker Core

  Antonina Risitano
  Kahraman Tanriverdi

iLab
HIV Clinical Research Core

  Bev Woodward

iLab

CTSA Supported Cores
Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core 

 Yvonne Joosten  

Hearing & Speech EEG Core

 Kerri Stanley  
Hormone Assay and Analytical Services Core

 Dale Edgerton
 Carla Harris (Lipid Services)

iLab
Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)   Heather Phillips
  Kyle Rybczyk
iLab
Immunogenomics, Microbial Genetics and Single Cell Technologies (IMGSCT)

 Rama Gangula
 IMGSCTCore@vumc.org

iLab

Innovative Translational Research Shared Resource (ITR)

 Kimberly Dahlman

iLab

Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS)

Center for Human Studies
Center for Small Animal Imaging
Chemistry and Radiochemistry

 

vuiis.hi.scheduling@vumc.org
Jarrod True
Todd Peterson

iLab
Integrative Data and Services Core (IDASC)

 Hillary Duckham
 victrbigdata@vumc.org

iLab

Investigational Drug Service

  Main Campus
  Oncology
  One Hundred Oaks
  Green Hills

Donna Torr, IDS Program Director

 vuhids@vumc.org
 oncids@vumc.org
 ohoids@vumc.org
 ohoids@vumc.org

iLab
Islet and Pancreas Analysis Core

 Marcela Brissova 

iLab
Kennedy Center Core Services

 Tim Stafford

iLab

Molecular Cell Biology Resource
MCBR Products & Services

 

 Kris Ellis

iLab

Molecular Cell Biology Resource
Cell Culture Supplies

 Scott Wright iLab
Natural Language Processing Support Services Core

  Dax Westerman

iLab
PheWAS Core

 Brian Aloisi
 phewas_core@vumc.org

iLab
Precision Phenotyping Shared Resource  Henry Ong Collaborative Shared Resource*
Radiation Oncology Research Irradiator Shared Resource

 Michael Freeman

iLab

Rat Metabolic Physiology Core

 Tiffany Farmer

iLab
Research Informatics (VICC)

 Scott Sobecki

iLab

Sleep Research Shared Resource

  Beth Malow Collaborative Shared Resource*

S.R. Light Laboratory Surgical Facility

 Jose Diaz iLab
Translational Pathology Shared Resource

 Miranda Wilkes
 TPSR-Research_Histology@vumc.org

iLab

Vanderbilt Coordinating Center

 Jill Janssen iLab
VANGARD - VANderbilt Technologies for Advanced Genomics Analysis and Research Design

 Marisol Ramirez  
 NGS Quotes

 Hui Wu
 BioVU/VANGARD Liaison

 

iLab

VANTAGE - Vanderbilt Technologies for Advanced Genomics

Biobanking Services & Low-Throughput Genotyping

Sequencing, High-Throughput Genotyping & Expression Services

 Karen Beeri   
 Biobanking/Genotyping Services

 Angela Jones
 Next Generation Sequencing Services

 iLab

VUMC Pharmacy Research Drugs

 Temisia Brown iLab
Zebrafish Aquatic Facility (Z-CORE)

 Ela Knapik

iLab

*Collaborative Shared Resource:   In a collaborative core model, the core does not charge a fee-for-service via the iLab application. Instead, the core staff costs are recovered via direct effort charges to projects.


Vanderbilt University Research Core Facilities:

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