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IA-VUMC Islet and Pancreas Analysis (IPA) Core

Overview of Services

The Islet and Pancreas Analysis Core (IPA Core) is a core of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC). Pancreatic islet biology, development, and function are major DRTC research areas with investigators studying a variety of islet-related processes ranging from intracellular signaling, immunology of type 1 diabetes, islet-enriched transcription factors, to islet transplantation. The objective of the core is to facilitate research of DRTC-affiliated investigators by providing high quality, well-characterized mouse pancreatic islets.

Services:

Mouse Islet Isolation
Islet Perifusion
Static Islet Incubation
Islet Culture
Islet RNA Isolation
Whole Slide Scanning & Image Analysis
CODEX Multiplex Imaging
Assistance with experimental design

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Acknowledgments for Islet Procurement & Analysis Core

Please remember to acknowledge the Islet Procurement & Analysis Core when submitting publications. The Islet Procurement & Analysis Core is supported by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (P60 DK020593).

Core Members

Marcela Brissova (Tel. 615-936-1729), PhD, Core Director
Diane Saunders (Tel. 615-875-8616), PhD, Core Co-Director
Anastasia Coldren (Tel. 615-936-2858), BS, Senior Research Specialist
Shaojun Mei, (Tel. 615-875-8661), MD, Senior Research Specialist
Corey Davis, (Tel. 615-936-2902), MS, Research Assistant
Alisa Escue (Tel. 615-322-2397), Core Administrator

Location and hours of operation

Hours

Location

Islet Procedures: M - F 9 am - 5 pm

Slide Scanning: 24/7

7475 MRB IV

8434 MRB IV

Links and Resources

http://diabetescenters.org/core/drtc-vanderbilt-islet-procurement-analysis
https://labnodes.vanderbilt.edu/resource/view/id/1629/community_id/58

Billing Number Activation

VUMC Investigators with VUMC center numbers:

All VUMC billing numbers are activated in iLab via a nightly feed from Workday. Grant Worktags are auto-assigned to the PI's lab group. All other funds (Cost Centers, Gift or Program Worktags) must be claimed within the PI's Lab Group.

VU Investigators with VU CoA or POET numbers:
VU users will manage the VU billing numbers via the webform on the VUMC Office of Research website.

Vanderbilt Investigators with VA (Veteran Affairs) funding:

Contact the VUMC Office of Research at VUMCcores@vumc.org to request access to your VA funding. All investigators with VA funding are assigned a VA billing number (999999xxxx). The VUMC Office of Research manages VA billing numbers in coordination with the VA Research Administration.

Detailed User Guides: https://www.vumc.org/oor/vumc-ilab-application

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
Marcela Brissova	Core Director	615-936-1729	marcela.brissova@vumc.org	8435G MRB4
Anastasia Coldren	Sr. Research Specialist	615-936-2858	anastasia.coldren@vumc.org	7475 MRB4
Alisa Escue	Core Administrator	615-322-2397	alisa.escue@vumc.org	807E Light Hall
Shaojun Mei	Sr. Research Specialist	615-875-8661	shaojun.mei@vumc.org	7475 MRB4
Diane Saunders	Core Co-Director	615-875-8616	diane.saunders@vumc.org	7475 MRB4

Available Equipment and Resources

Name		Price
Scan Scope CS		View calendar
Scan Scope FL		View calendar
Indica Labs Image Analysis Workstation DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE		View calendar