News and Updates

Welcome to New Core Directors Zhenfa Zhang and Wendy Salmon

We want to extend a warm welcome to two new core directors this fall!

FY21-22 Winter/Spring CFAC RFA is Now Open

Are you a core director or administrator interested in bringing new equipment or methodology into your lab? Do you want to develop collaborative efforts with other core facilities? Is there cutting edge technology in your field and the only thing standing in your way of bringing it to UNC access to funds? CFAC is here … Continued

Welcome Kara Clissold, Associate Director of ORT

ORT is excited to welcome Kara Clissold as the new Associate Director of ORT. Kara comes to us after six years in the Histology Research Core Facility in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology and she received her B.S. from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and her M.A. from Wake Forest University. Her roles will include … Continued

Core Facility Showcase Video

The Core Facility Showcase video premiered during UNC Research Week 2021! Check out the amazing research facilitated by our biomedical research cores.

Core Facility Showcase during UNC Research Week

UNC Research Week is highlighting some of our fantastic core facilities! The School of Medicine Core Facilities are a critical of UNC’s research infrastructure, and are an invaluable resource to researchers across-campus. Join us for a virtual Core Facility Showcase that will feature six of our cores: The Pathology Services Core, Histology Research Core Facility, … Continued

Macromolecular Interactions Core Facility Virtual Tour

Check out the Macromolecular Interactions Core Facility Virtual Tour. View full video here.

Itano Named Editor-in-Chief of BioTechniques

Future Science Group named Michelle Itano, PhD, as the new Editor-in-Chief for BioTechniques, the International Journal of Life Science Methods.

MBP and HPCC Cores Contribute to Paper Published in Nature Genetics

Damaris Lorenzo, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, led the discovery of a new neurodevelopmental syndrome, its underlying genetic basis and molecular mechanisms, both important milestones on the road to create therapeutic strategies.

Why Measuring Choline and Related Metabolites Matters in Nutrition Research Figure

NORC Metabolism and Metabolomics Core Offers Choline and Related Metabolites Assays

The Nutrition Research Institute conducts quantitative targeted analysis of biospecimens (e.g., plasma, serum, urine, stool, breast milk, and seminal plasma) to determine levels of choline and choline-related metabolites (e.g., methionine, trimethyl amino oxide, betaine, phosphorylcholine, phosphatidylcholine, glycerophosphocholine, homocysteine, S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine, creatinine) that are associated with disease, dysfunction, or dietary intake. NORC MMC Flyer 2021