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The mission of the Office of the Vice President for Research is to support a rigorous program of faculty and student research and creative accomplishment by enhancing the environment for scholarly and artistic endeavors, encouraging the highest standards of quality, and fostering ethical conduct in research. As part of the mission of OVPR, CORES (Core Services) is being developed with the goal of support and encourage research at Penn State. CORES is dedicated to providing Penn State's research community with access to our research core facilities and services. 

Agilent's iLab Solutions provides our cores and core users with a web-based scheduling, ordering, and billing system to provide ease of access to state-of-the-art instrumentation, services, and expert staff. 

To see a listing of our iLab and non-iLab cores, use the PSU Core Facilities tab.

Use the Search Cores tab to locate specific instrumentation, services, or expertise.

 

 

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Penn State's F&A Rates

In order to support research, all federal and many non-federal sponsors reimburse not only the direct costs associated with research (ex. instrutmentation usage, analysis, and services provided by our research cores) but also the indirect costs associated with research (ex. cost of utilities, maintenance, administrative, etc.). These indirect costs are referred to as Facilities and Administratvie (F&A) costs and are typically expressed as a rate. Invoices generated in iLab indicate only the direct costs. Penn State generated invoices recieved from the core will include both direct and indirect costs. For more information on F&A rates, please see Penn State's Faciliities and Administrative Costs page.

 

iLab Cores at Penn State University

Cores at Penn State College of Medicine

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Advanced Light Microscopy (COM)

The Advanced Light Microscopy Core at Penn State College of Medicine offers consultation and training for fluorescence imaging of molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and embryos. Additionally, we provide access to commercial software for image visualization/processing/analysis and can offer expert advice in quantitative image analysis.

William Giang AdvancedLightMicroscopy@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Atomic Force Microscopy Core (COM)

Christopher Siedlecki csiedlecki@pennstatehealth.psu.edu 717-531-5716
Clinical Specimen Processing Core (COM)

Susan George sgeorge4@pennstatehealth.psu.edu 286309
Comparative Medicine Imaging (COM)

Provides a non-invasive way to track and quantify bioluminescent and fluorescent signals in cells or in whole animals.

Raj Kothapalli, szk416@psu.edu 814-865-0459
Cryo-Electron Microscopy (COM)

Matt Swulius mts286@psu.edu
Custom Antibody Core (COM)

Neil D. Christensen ndc1@psu.edu X6185
Flow Cytometry (COM)

Facilitate cutting-edge research by providing this state-of-the-art fluorescence-activated cell sorting and analytical services at reasonable hourly rates.

Joe Bednarczyk jab33@psu.edu 717-531-6908
Genome Sciences (COM)

Provides consultation, instrumentation, and services in genomic, epigenomic and transcriptomic studies. Has capabilities ranging from highly focused analysis of candidate SNPs and mRNAs to whole genome, exome, epigenome and transcriptome sequencing.

General Inquiry GenomeSciences@pennstatehealth.psu.edu 717-531-5823
High Performance Computing (COM)

Jason Hughes jhughes7@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Institute for Personalized Medicine (COM)

IPM-Research
MRI Core (COM)

Jeff Vesek jjv12@psu.edu 717-531-0003 ext.285782
Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics (COM)

Anne E. Stanley aes7@psu.edu (717) 531-4055
Metabolic Phenotyping Core (COM)

Sarah Bingaman ssimmonds@pennstatehealth.psu.edu 717-531-0003 extension 286490
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Core QMMC (COM)

Candace Bordner cbordner@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Radiology Imaging Core Lab (COM)

Kevin Moser kmoser1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu 717-531-6865
Reagent Supply Center (COM) Storeroom

Suja Maddukuri srm25@psu.edu 717-531-6087
The Aperio Slide Scanning Core (COM)

Jean Copper jec13@psu.edu 717-531-5301
Transmission Electron Microscopy (COM)

Our mission is to provide high-quality transmission electron microscopy (TEM) services, education, and training for the Penn State Hershey campus, other academic institutions, and private companies at-large.

Han Chen hchen3@pennstatehealth.psu.edu 717-531-4036
Zebrafish Functional Genomics Facility (COM)

Jessica Christ jmc8951@psu.edu 717-531-4704

Cores at PSU ORIS

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext

Cores at Penn State Behrend

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
AMIC Labs (Behrend:ERIE)

The Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Center (AMIC) building, located in Knowledge Park near Penn State Behrend's campus, houses multiple load frames, an AFM, an ESEM, hardness testers, optical microscopes, sample preparation equipment, and an optical profilometry instrument. 

Beth Last, Ph.D. bab5313@psu.edu 814.898.6134
Burke Center Labs (Behrend:ERIE)

The Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center building, located on Penn State Behrend's campus, contains both manufacturing equipment and characterization instrumentation for polymers, metallic materials, and electronic materials. 

Beth Last, Ph.D. bab5313@psu.edu 814.898.6134
OBS Labs (Behrend:ERIE)

The Otto Behrend Sciences building and Yahn Planetarium are part of the School of Science at Penn State Behrend. Characterization equipment includes multiple mass spectrometers (GC-MS, LC-MS, ICP-MS), light spectrometers (FTIRs), a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instrument, and calorimeters.

Beth Last, Ph.D. bab5313@psu.edu 814.898.6134
Plastics Processing Lab - 127 Burke (Behrend:ERIE)

The Plastics Processing Lab, located in 127 Burke, is a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art processing lab. All major plastic conversion processes are represented in the 10,300-square-foot facility. 

Beth Last, Ph.D. bab5313@psu.edu 814.898.6134

Cores at Penn State Chemistry

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Chemistry Maintenance/Pump Shop (CHEM)

The maintenance shop provides an array of repair and renovation services. The pump shop provides pump repair, pump maintenance, pump overhaul, and all your vacuum pump needs.

Shari Miller slt7@psu.edu 814-865-2149
Glassblowing Shop (CHEM)

A full service facility capable of fabricating scientific glassware, both simple and complex.

Jerry French jff5667@psu.edu 814-865-7051
Liquid Nitrogen (CHEM)

This service allows researchers to have their liquid nitrogen dewars filled.

Shari Miller slt7@psu.edu 814-865-2149
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility (CHEM)

The Penn State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) is a state-of-the-art campus wide Facility that houses ten high-resolution Bruker NMR instruments (300 MHz to 850 MHz) with a wide range of capabilities: high-sensitivity cryoprobes, high-throughput sample changers, solid state probe...

Tapas Mal tapas@psu.edu 814-865-0941; Mobile: 617-803-2411
Research Instrumentation Facility (CHEM)

Provides cost-effective and high quality services for design and fabrication of custom instrumentation and the maintenance and repair of equipment which is used throughout the Penn State community.

Shari Miller slt7@psu.edu 814-865-2149
X-Ray Crystallography (CHEM)

Crystal growth, single crystal structure determination and data analysis of small molecule samples can be performed at the facility.

Hemant Yennawar hpy1@psu.edu 814-865-8383

Cores at Penn State Health & Human Development

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Biomarker Core Lab (HHD)

A wet lab specially designed for ELISA, Multiplex assays, and Telomere length analysis. This shared use facility is setup for complete sample analysis, sample organization, sample aliquoting, long-term sample storage and independent use of lab equipment by PIs and their research staff.

Sheree Logue, Ph.D.  sul459@psu.edu 814-863-2472
Clinical & Translational Science Institute

The CTSI fosters an environment that allows research discoveries to quickly and efficiently develop into health benefits.

Erica Francis ebf10@psu.edu 717-531-1440

Cores at Penn State Huck

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Automated Biological Calorimetry Facility (Huck)

Providing high-throughput thermodynamic analysis of biological macromolecule binding and folding to University and outside researchers.

Neela Yennawar nhy1@psu.edu 814-863-9387
CSL Behring Fermentation Facility (Huck)

Facilitating bioprocessing services by providing equipment and expertise to university-affiliated and independent governmental and industrial researchers.

Yawen Anderson yzs5473@psu.edu 814-863-6455
Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility (Huck)

Providing services in all aspects of optical and electron microscopy, histology, flow cytometry, and cell sorting.

Sung Hyun (Joseph) Cho sxc73@psu.edu 814-865-5729
Flow Cytometry Facility (Huck)

Providing services in all aspects of flow cytometry, and cell sorting.

Rajeswaran Mani rpm5900@psu.edu 814-865-6595
Galaxy Services (Huck)

Greg Von Kuster ghv2@psu.edu
Genomics Core Facility (Huck)

Providing next-generation sequencing and a number of traditional genomic services to the Penn State community as well as those outside the University.

Craig Praul cap142@psu.edu 814-865-4262
Genomics Research Incubator

Cheryl Keller cak142@psu.edu 81-863-3150
High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility (Huck)

Providing in vivo imaging and magnetic resonance microscopy services via custom-designed experiments.

Thomas Neuberger tun3@psu.edu 814-863-7625
Microscopy Core Facility (Huck)

The Facility is specialized in three clusters – optical microscopy, electron microscopy and histology – equipped with confocal microscopes, research fluorescence microscopes, transmission- and scanning electron microscopes.

Greg Ning gxn7@psu.edu 814-863-0994
Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Core Facility (Huck)

Offering nominal and accurate MS analysis, and providing identification and quantitation of metabolites by LC-MS or LC-MS-MS, and protein sample identification by LC-ESI-MS-MS, or MALDI-TOF-TOF-MS.

Tatiana Laremore tnl1@psu.edu 814-863-3503
Sartorius Cell Culture Facility (Huck)

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Randy Rossi rmr29@psu.edu 814-865-0777
X-Ray Crystallography (Huck)

Providing training, assistance and expertise in crystallizing and determining the three-dimensional structures of proteins and other biological macromolecules.

Neela Yennawar nhy1@psu.edu 814-863-9387
Metabolomics Core Facility (Huck)

Conducting mass spectrometry-based metabolomics studies on a variety of biofluids and tissue extracts from plant and animal sources.

Cores at Penn State IEE

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext

Cores at Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
ICDS Roar

Provides high-performance computing solutions through the Advanced CyberInfrastructure (ICDS-ACI) system.

Lesley Shaffer ljm32@psu.edu 814-863-9697

Cores at Penn State SSRI

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
SLEIC

The SLEIC is dedicated to fostering cutting edge research in the social, behavioral, biological, engineering, and materials sciences where imaging methodologies play a central role.

Michele Diaz mtd143@psu.edu 814-863-1726

Other cores at Penn State University

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
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