Support the Cores that Support Your Research. Acknowledge Cores in Publications.

The AU Cores and Shared Research Resources are available for all faculty, staff and students, as well as for our colleagues at other universities. Many of these cores will also provide their services to the private sector. The faculty or staff members identified for each core welcome your inquiries about the use of their facilities. 

The AU Cores and Shared Resources serve as a vital resource for advancing biomedical research and clinical practice. With cutting-edge instrumentation, highly skilled staff, and a wealth of expertise, AU Cores and Shared Resources support a broad spectrum of research efforts.

The faculty and staff of the Cores and Shared Resources are dedicated to assisting researchers with experimental design, data analysis and interpretation, ensuring that studies are methodologically sound and produce meaningful results. This collaborative environment promotes the development of skilled researchers, enhancing the over impact of biomedical research at August University and beyond.

There is no better way to support the Cores’ efforts to secure shared instrumentation grants and obtain institutional support for maintaining the instrumentation, services, and expertise your research requires and deserves, than acknowledging the Cores in your publications.

Examples of acknowledgement:

We gratefully acknowledge the Genome Editing Core at Augusta University for generating the mouse models necessary to support this research.”

We gratefully acknowledge the Georgia Cancer Center Integrated Genomics Shared Resource at Augusta University for generating the information necessary to support this research.”

iLab Cores at Augusta University

Core Name Primary Contact Email Phone Number/Ext
Augusta University Therapeutics Core

The Therapeutics Core aids the discovery of novel therapeutic targets and interventions for disease treatment. The core aids the translation of basic scientific discoveries into pre-clinical drug development from target identification to high-throughput compound screening and biological validation.

Shalini Saggu ssaggu@augusta.edu 706-721-7025
Bioinformatics Core

The goal of the CBGM Bioinformatics Core is to provide a hub for interdisciplinary research in genomics, proteomics, and computational biology. We aim to catalyze the collaboration across the campus for high impact studies

Ashok Sharma, PhD assharma@augusta.edu 706-721-6335
Chemical and Biomolecular Analysis Facility

The Chemical and Biomolecular Analysis Core has high field nuclear magnetic resonance, liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography – mass spectrometry, circular dichroism spectrometer), Electrochemical Applications, and X-Ray Diffraction.

Guido Verbeck, PhD gverbeck@augusta.edu 706-667-4148
Electron Microscopy and Histology Core

The Electron Microscopy & Histology Core Laboratory Core is supported by the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy and user fees. The core is available to all Augusta University affiliated investigators and off-campus investigators.

Donna Kumiski dkumiski@augusta.edu (706) 721-6278
Georgia Cancer Center - Integrated Genomics Shared Resources

The Integrated Genomics Shared Resource houses a complete Illumina NextGen Sequencing Facility. Perform DNA-Seq, RNA-Seq, Chip-Seq, Methyl-Seq and targeted re-sequencing.

Martina Zoccheddu mzoccheddu@augusta.edu 706-721-5471
Georgia Cancer Center Biorepository

The Biorepository Shared Resource provides a wide range of professional collection, annotation, and storage solutions. This is also home to the Biorepository Alliance of Georgia for Oncology (BRAG-Onc), which collects samples from six sites in Georgia to enhance cancer research in Georgia.

Roni Bollag, MD, PhD rbollag@augusta.edu 706-723-0962
Georgia Cancer Center Immune Monitoring Shared Resource

The main objective of the Immune Monitoring Shared Resource core is to provide standardized immune-based assays, to develop, optimize, and validate new technologies, and to support efforts in the areas of human and animal immunology and immunotherapy.

Rafal Pacholczyk, PhD rpacholczyk@augusta.edu 706-721-3528
Georgia Cancer Center Small Animal Imaging Shared Resource

Small Animal Imaging provides a wide range of imaging and radiation treatment resource for animal research. The preclinical services are translational in operation while remaining cutting edge in the advancement of basic research.

Asamoah Bosomtwi, PhD ABOSOMTWI@augusta.edu 706-721-1427
Georgia Cancer Center: Flow & Mass Cytometry Core

The Flow Cytometry Core Facility is a shared resource in the Georgia Cancer Center providing access to flow cytometers, support equipment, and associated software and services. Our instrumentation affords the ability to perform almost every published flow cytometry protocol.

Rebekah Tritz rtritz@augusta.edu 706-721-5468
Georgia Research Pathology Service

The faculty and staff of the Georgia Research Pathology Core provide diagnostic services for the diagnosis and comprehensive evaluation of disease primarily through the molecular analysis of tissues and cells. The faculty is comprised of pathologists and doctoral scientists.

Ravindra Kolhe, MD, PhD rkolhe@augusta.edu 706-721-2771
High Performance Computing and Parallel Computing Services Core

High Performance Computing Services (HPCS) will promote, enable and aid research, academic, and cybersecurity missions by integrating leading edge high performance computing (HPC) technologies and services into enterprise service offerings.

Lawrence Kearney lkearney@augusta.edu 706-721-5197
Human Physiology Core

The Human Physiology Core was created to offer a variety of clinically relevant outcomes in humans. The Core is designed to provide services such as Body/Bone Composition, Comprehensive Lung Function, Cardiovascular Health and Metabolic/Exercise Testing. 

Ryan Harris, PhD RYHARRIS@augusta.edu 706-721-5998
Imaging Core Facility

The Imaging Core provides expert technical assistance and instrumentation in support of investigators. The Core also educates graduate students in the basic principles of imaging.

Xuezhi (Rachel) Cui, PhD xcui@augusta.edu 706-721-1876
MRI Imaging Facility

The Human MRI Imaging Core is dedicated to providing cutting-edge magnetic resonance imaging services for human participants. The core offers twenty-one years of MR clinical and research experience in a variety of modalities to investigators both on- and off-campus.

Ali Arbab, MD, PhD aarbab@augusta.edu 706-721-8909
Medical Sculpture Core

The Medical Sculpture Core advances education and research capabilities in medical sculpture and anaplastology.  The Core Lab to provides expertise in medical sculpture, volumetric visualization, and 3D printing.

Amanda Behr, PhD abehr@augusta.edu 706-721-3266
Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Laboratory

The Proteomics Core at Augusta University is a resource facility for the characterization and expression level measurement of proteins (isolated or in an extract) by mass spectrometry (MS), electrophoresis, or chromatography. 

Wenbo Zhi, Ph.D wzhi@augusta.edu (706) 721-3508
Statistical Consulting Center

The biostatistics program is advanced in biostatistics.Specific services include assistance in design of clinical trials, experimental design, power and sample size estimation, randomization, data management, modeling, data analysis, interpretation and manuscript preparation.

Philippe Gaillard, PhD pgaillard@augusta.edu (706) 721-9531
The Qualitative Research Lab (QRL)

The Qualitative Research Core (QRL) offers consultation and support for qualitative social scientific research at Augusta University.  The QRL is housed in the Center for Social Science Research and operates as a Core research facility for the Augusta University research community.ocial

Melissa Powell-Williams, PhD mpwilliams@augusta.edu 706-667-4580
Transgenic & Genome Editing Core

The Transgenic and Genome Editing Core provides services of transgenic mouse production by pronuclear microinjection into zygotes, gene targeting in embryonic stem cells, and gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9 approach. The Core preserves valuable lines by cryopreservation of sperms and embryos.

Lin Gan, PhD ligan@augusta.edu (706) 721-9635
Visual Function Assessment Core

The Visual Function Assessment Core conducts cutting-edge clinically relevant vision research related to sight-threatening disorders. This core offers technical expertise, training, and instrumentation for in vivo visual function assessment in animal models including rodents.

Jing Wang, PhD jwang1@augusta.edu 706-721-3449/7392
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