Core Facilities

UNC Research Core Facilities are shared resources which offer a wide range of services to the research community, including cutting edge technologies, high end instrumentation, technical support, and education. Our facilities are committed to enhancing and expanding the collaborative capabilities of research at UNC-Chapel Hill.

In April 2025, the Respiratory TRACTS Core (Marsico Lung Institute) was awarded an NCBC Innovation Impact Grant to purchase the Olink Signature 100 equipment, which will facilitate the core offering Olink NGS-based proteomics services to UNC Chapel Hill as a core service. Additionally, the core received institutional support funds from the UNC SOM Core Facility …

The Office of Research Technologies is excited to announce the Core Facility Staff Recognition Program is open for nominations. These awards recognize the value and importance of the staff in our biomedical research core facilities. This program will offer up to three awards acknowledging the efforts and contributions of SHRA and EHRA non-faculty staff members in …

UNC-CH attendees stand in front of the ABRF sign during the ABRF 2024 conference

Hosted in Las Vegas, NV from March 23 – March 26, 2025, the Association for Biomedical Resource Facilities (ABRF) annual meeting brought together more than 900 core directors, staff, administrators, scientists, and vendor partners from around the United States (and beyond!) to provide a critical opportunity for education, connection, and celebration among the core community. …

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Office of Research Technologies

ORT oversees core services and administration, maintains the Core Facility Advocacy Committee, provides funding opportunities to cores, and more. Though ORT is situated within the UNC School of Medicine we are a resource for ALL UNC Chapel HiIl cores.

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Recent Publications supported by UNC Core Facilities
- Specific Bacterial Taxa and Their Metabolite, DHPS, May Be Linked to Gut Dyshomeostasis in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis May 14, 2025
  Background: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are multifactorial disorders frequently associated with gut dysbiosis, oxidative stress, and inflammation; however, the pathophysiological mechanisms remain poorly understood. Methods: Using untargeted mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and 16S sequencing of human stool, we investigated bacterial and metabolic dyshomeostasis in the gut microbiome associated with early disease stages across three NDDs-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis […]
  Courtney Jayde Christopher
- Early life phthalate exposure impacts gray matter and white matter volume in infants and young children May 12, 2025
  CONCLUSION: Early life phthalate/plasticizer exposure may differentially impact various brain region volumes in early childhood, with potential downstream consequences on functional development.
  Emily J Werder
- CATI: A medical context-enhanced framework for diagnosis code assignment in the UK Biobank study May 9, 2025
  Diagnosis codes are standard code format of diseases or medical conditions. This study is aimed at assigning diagnosis codes to patients in large-scale biobanks, particularly addressing the issue of missing codes for some patients. This is crucial for downstream disease-related tasks. While recent methods primarily rely on structured biobank data for code assignment, they often […]
  Yue Shen

Respiratory TRACTS Core Awarded NCBC Grant to Purchase Olink NGS-Based Proteomics Technology

Nominate a Core Staff Member for a Core Staff Recognition Award

UNC Chapel Hill Well-Represented at ABRF 2025

Recent Publications supported by UNC Core Facilities

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