Carolina-Duke Core Partnership: FAQ
About the Partnership
The Triangle area of North Carolina has a rich culture of technology and innovation, led in part by innovative research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. This partnership supports research excellence by decreasing the barrier to access instrumentation and expertise at each institution.
Participating cores were selected by research leadership in the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Duke University School of Medicine, in conjunction with core facility expertise in assessing complementary technologies.
Decisions around including cores or specific core technologies into future iterations of this agreement prioritizes supporting existing resources at each home institution rather than competing. Requests to include additional cores will be considered on a case-by-case basis and assessed in conjunction with stakeholders from the other university. Statements of interest from UNC Chapel Hill core facilities should be sent to: corefacilities@med.unc.edu. Statements of interest from Duke University core facilities should be sent to Donna Crenshaw:
Decisions about which cores can partner within this initiative take into account many factors, including avoiding competition and supporting existing resources at each home institution. Requests can be made to Donna Crenshaw (Duke University) or Chris Gregory (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).