Department and University Resources

The Histology Facility in the Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology is designed to provide expertise and consultation on histological and immunohistochemical methods.

The UNC Zebrafish Aquaculture Core Facility provides zebrafish husbandry and training services to researchers at UNC-CH. This facility operates as an IACUC Satellite Animal Facility with veterinary care provided by DLAM. The Principal Investigators of the facility are Dr. Suk-Won Jin and Dr. John Rawls.

The mission of the Microbiome Core Facility is to provide the research community of the UNC- School of Medicine and the state of North Carolina with the facilities and the know-how to characterize complex microbial communities in a variety of environments.

The Michael Hooker Microscopy Facility is a research microscopy facility in the Thurston Bowles building at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The facility provides standard and advanced digital light microscopy and image processing resources to users from the UNC Chapel Hill campus on a fee for use basis.

A list of shared core research facilities on the UNC campus. These facilities generally fit the following criteria:

1. they are open to use throughout the university;
2. they operate on a first-come, first-served basis;
3. they have published, understandable, and equitable rates (if they charge at all); and
4. most have advisory boards.

This list does not include all campus research facilities, only those that meet the criteria for core facilities. Information regarding the use of core facilities may be obtained through the contact person or the web site of each facility.

Click here for a complete, searchable index of the equipment and services offered by the UNC core facilities.