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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*Acknowledgements 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

Links and Resources

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

Contacts

Available Equipment and Resources