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http://www.biocurrents.org/

The BioCurrents Research Center (BRC) is an integrated technology resource of the NIH:NCRR. The activities of the Center focus on molecular physiology as it relates to the cell function and disease. Our particular interest is how the dynamics of cell responses are reflected in the chemical profiles of microdomains surrounding single living cells. In order to measure complex cellular boundary layers, the BRC has specialized in the development of extremely sensitive signal acquisition and processing methods along with miniaturized electrochemical sensor designs. The technique is non-invasive and termed self-referencing. Since its establishment in 1996, the BRC has directed its technological research and development to the design and application of ultra-microelectrodes (tip diameters of less than 10m) tailored for the detection of specific chemicals. These have been successfully applied to the boundary layer profiles of many different cell types, with thematic strength in diabetes research, reproductive health and development (see collaborative profiles). More recently, it is changing its focus to technical developments, enhancing the integrative approach to cell function. To understand a cell as a dynamic and integrated whole, BRC must be able to examine responses from different domains as near to real time and as synchronously as possible. To this end, it is developing imaging capabilities to work in parallel with electrochemistry and conventional electrophysiological techniques. Imaging includes a spinning disc confocal, as well as a low light/luminescent imager designed and built within the BRC. The technologies developed or under development are in high demand within the biomedical community. Over 40 investigators work with the Center each year in a collaborative or service capacity. Over 80 of our visitor pool is NIH funded, representing approximately 25 NIH divisions and institutes. As part of our training and dissemination program we host occasional workshops at major national and international meetings, train a significant number of new investigators each year and host graduate students undertaking portions of their thesis dissertation using our technologies. In dissemination we advise on, and install, electrochemical systems in off campus research endeavors, both academic and industrial.

Proper citation: BioCurrents Research Center (RRID:SCR_002020) Copy   

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https://www.ngvbcc.org/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 11, 2023. Archiving services, insertional site analysis, pharmacology and toxicology resources, and reagent repository for academic investigators and others conducting gene therapy research. Databases and educational resources are open to everyone. Other services are limited to gene therapy investigators working in academic or other non-profit organizations. Stores reserve or back-up clinical grade vector and master cell banks. Maintains samples from any gene therapy related Pharmacology or Toxicology study that has been submitted to FDA by U.S. academic investigator that require storage under Good Laboratory Practices. For certain gene therapy clinical trials, FDA has required post-trial monitoring of patients, evaluating clinical samples for evidence of clonal expansion of cells. To help academic investigators comply with this FDA recommendation, the NGVB offers assistance with clonal analysis using LAM-PCR and LM-PCR technology.

Proper citation: National Gene Vector Biorepository (RRID:SCR_004760) Copy   

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https://www.mristudio.org/

An image processing program running under Windows suitable for such tasks as tensor calculation, color mapping, fiber tracking, and 3D visualization. Most of operations can be done with only a few clicks. This tool evolved from DTI Studio. Tools in the program can be grouped in the following way: * Image Viewer * Diffusion Tensor Calculations * Fiber Tracking and Editing * 3D Visualization * Image File Management * Region of Interesting (ROI) Drawing and Statistics * Image Registration

Proper citation: MRI Studio (RRID:SCR_001398) Copy   

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http://bmsr.usc.edu/software/pneuma/

A set of modules that are used to simulate the autoregulation of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems under conditions of changing sleep-wake state and a variety of physiological and pharmacological interventions. It models the dynamic interactions that take place among the various component mechanisms, including those involved in the chemical control of breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure, as well as the effects of changes in the sleep-wake state and arousal from sleep. PNEUMA includes the autonomic control of the cardiovascular system, chemoreflex and state-related control of breath-to-breath ventilation, state-related and chemoreflex control of upper airway potency, as well as respiratory and circulatory mechanics. The model is capable of simulating the cardiorespiratory responses to sleep onset, arousal, continuous positive airway pressure, the administration of inhaled carbon dioxide and oxygen, Valsalva and Mueller maneuvers, and Cheyne-Stokes respiration during sleep. In PNEUMA 3.0, we have extended the existing integrative model of respiratory, cardiovascular, and sleepwake state control, to incorporate a sub-model of glucoseinsulinfatty acid regulation. The extended model is capable of simulating the metabolic control of glucoseinsulin dynamics and its interactions with the autonomic nervous system. The interactions between autonomic and metabolic control include the circadian regulation of epinephrine secretion, epinephrine regulation on dynamic fluctuations in glucose and free fatty acids in plasma, metabolic coupling among tissues and organs mediated by insulin and epinephrine, as well as the effect of insulin on peripheral vascular sympathetic activity. This extended model represents a starting point from which further in silico investigations into the interaction between the autonomic nervous system and the metabolic control system can proceed. Features in PNEUMA 3.0 * Incorporates metabolic component based on prior models of glucose-insulin regulation and free fatty acid (FFA) regulation. * Changes in sympathetic activity from the autonomic portion of PNEUMA produce changes in epinephrine output, which in turn affects the metabolic sub-model. * Inputs from the dietary intake of glucose and external interventions, such as insulin injections, have also been incorporated. * Also incorporated is autonomic feedback from the metabolic component to the rest of PNEUMA: changes in insulin level lead to changes in sympathetic tone. System Requirements: PNEUMA requires Matlab R2007b or higher with the accompanying version of Simulink to be installed on your computer.

Proper citation: PNEUMA (RRID:SCR_001391) Copy   

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http://www.statepi.jhsph.edu/ckid/

Prospective, observational cohort study of children with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) to: (1) determine risk factors for progression of pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD); (2) examine the impact of CKD on neurocognitive development; (3) examine the impact of CKD on risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and; (4) examine the impact of CKD on growth. The CKiD study population will include a cohort of 540 children, age 1 16 years, expected to be enrolled over a 24-month period.

Proper citation: CKID A Prospective Cohort Study of Kidney Disease in Children (RRID:SCR_001500) Copy   

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http://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/

Open source software suite for processing and analyzing human brain MRI images. Used for reconstruction of brain cortical surface from structural MRI data, and overlay of functional MRI data onto reconstructed surface. Contains automatic structural imaging stream for processing cross sectional and longitudinal data. Provides anatomical analysis tools, including: representation of cortical surface between white and gray matter, representation of the pial surface, segmentation of white matter from rest of brain, skull stripping, B1 bias field correction, nonlinear registration of cortical surface of individual with stereotaxic atlas, labeling of regions of cortical surface, statistical analysis of group morphometry differences, and labeling of subcortical brain structures.Operating System: Linux, macOS.

Proper citation: FreeSurfer (RRID:SCR_001847) Copy   

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http://www.nesys.uio.no/Atlas3D/

A multi-platform visualization tool which allows import and visualization of 3-D atlas structures in combination with tomographic and histological image data. The tool allows visualization and analysis of the reconstructed atlas framework, surface modeling and rotation of selected structures, user-defined slicing at any chosen angle, and import of data produced by the user for merging with the atlas framework. Tomographic image data in NIfTI (Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative) file format, VRML and PNG files can be imported and visualized within the atlas framework. XYZ coordinate lists are also supported. Atlases that are available with the tool include mouse brain structures (3-D reconstructed from The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates by Paxinos and Franklin (2001)) and rat brain structures (3-D reconstructed from The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates by Paxinos and Watson (2005)). Experimental data can be imported in Atlas3D and warped to atlas space, using manual linear registration, with the possibility to scale, rotate, and position the imported data. This facilitates assignment of location and comparative analysis of signal location in tomographic images.

Proper citation: Atlas3D (RRID:SCR_001808) Copy   

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http://meme-suite.org/

Suite of motif-based sequence analysis tools to discover motifs using MEME, DREME (DNA only) or GLAM2 on groups of related DNA or protein sequences; search sequence databases with motifs using MAST, FIMO, MCAST or GLAM2SCAN; compare a motif to all motifs in a database of motifs; associate motifs with Gene Ontology terms via their putative target genes, and analyze motif enrichment using SpaMo or CentriMo. Source code, binaries and a web server are freely available for noncommercial use.

Proper citation: MEME Suite - Motif-based sequence analysis tools (RRID:SCR_001783) Copy   

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https://github.com/ccipd/MRQy

Software quality assurance and checking tool for quantitative assessment of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography data. Used for quality control of MR imaging data.

Proper citation: MRQy (RRID:SCR_025779) Copy   

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https://med.virginia.edu/molecular-electron-microscopy-core/

Facility dedicated to high resolution electron cryomicroscopy and electron cryotomography. It houses three electron microscopes,120kV Spirit, 200kV F20, and 300kV Titan Krios. These microscopes are available to researchers either for direct use, or aided by MEMC personnel, to collect data aimed at high resolution structural biology projects.

Proper citation: University of Virginia School of Medicine Molecular Electron Microscopy Core Facility (RRID:SCR_019031) Copy   

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https://www.unmc.edu/vcr/cores/vcr-cores/confocal-microscopy/index.html

Facility houses imaging technologies ranging from super resolution (~ 0.120 um to 0.020 um) to microscopic (~ 0.300 um) to mesoscopic (~ 1 um) biomedical imaging. Imaging specialists provide training and/or actively assist researchers collecting images across imaging instrumentation. Instrumentation includes Zeiss ELYRA PS.1 is inverted microscope for super resolution (SR) structured illumination microscopy (SIM) and single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) including, PhotoActivated Localization Microscopy (PALM) using photo switchable/convertible fluorescent proteins, Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) and STochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM);Zeiss 800 CLSM with Airyscan is an inverted microscope dramatically increasing conventional confocal image resolution to ~180 nm using Airyscan technology; Zeiss 710 LSM is inverted microscope supporting most basic imaging applications, multi channel and spectral, co localization, live cell, 3D, and time series imaging; Zeiss Celldiscoverer 7 is widefield imaging system for automated, time lapse imaging of live samples; Zeiss Axioscan 7 is high performance whole slide scanning system for fluorescence, brightfield, and polarization imaging;Miltenyi Biotec Ultramicroscope II Light Sheet fluorescence microscope (LSFM) extends fluorescent imaging into true 3D, large scale volumetric imaging of intact tissues, organs, and small organisms. AMCF also houses several high-end data analysis workstations with premier image analysis software including HALO (Indica Labs) and IMARIS (Oxford Instruments) facilitating data rendering, analyses, and presentation options.

Proper citation: University of Nebraska Medical Center Advanced Microscopy Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022467) Copy   

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https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/labs/qlmc/

Provides access to variety of microscope modalities including laser scanning and spinning disk confocal, multiphoton, wide field deconvolution, CFP/YFP FRET, TIRF, single molecule imaging, and more. Offers customized microscopy training, advise and help with sample preparation, image quantification, and offer basic microscope maintenance. Can streamline your data handling and image visualization as well as automate your image analysis workflow through customized Fiji macros.

Proper citation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Quantitative Light Microscopy Core Facility (RRID:SCR_022605) Copy   

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http://psf.cobre.ku.edu/cores/ppg/about

Core focuses on cloning, expression and purification of prokaryotic and eukaryotic proteins for COBRE and other investigators in Kansas and region. Laboratory maintains equipment to support production of properly folded proteins in quantities suitable for structural studies (X-ray and NMR), functional studies (catalytic or biological), label-free binding studies (SPR) and/or high throughput (HTP) screening studies.

Proper citation: Kansas University at Lawrence Protein Production Group Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017749) Copy   

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http://crl.berkeley.edu/molecular-imaging-center/

Microscopy core specializing in laser based fluorescence techniques. Offers training and expertise in 20 different microscope systems, including live cell and in vivo imaging, laser scanning (LSM) and spinning disk (SDC) confocal, multi-photon (2p), fluorescent lifetime imaging (FLIM), light-sheet microscopy (SPIM), super resolution (Airyscan), slide scanning and patterned illumination for optogenetic manipulation and readout. Provides offline computer analysis workstations for image processing, visualization and analysis, including GPU workstations. MIC operates in 3 different buildings on campus, with primary locations in Life Sciences Addition (LSA), North-side core in Barker Hall, and small outpost in Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences (LKS).Provides equipment in categories:Confocal and multi photon laser scanning microscopes,Spinning disk confocal microscopes,Lightsheet (SPIM) microscopes,Epifluorescence/widefield scopes and Computer workstations.

Proper citation: University of California at Berkeley Cancer Research Laboratory Molecular Imaging Center Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017852) Copy   

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http://bioimaging.dbi.udel.edu

Microscopy facility that houses equipment including confocal microscopes: LSM780 confocal microscope (Located at CBBI),LSM880 confocal microscope (Located at DBI 117),electron microscopes and their accessory instrumentation:Thermo Scientific Apreo VS SEM microscope,Hitachi S-4700, Leica EM ACE600 and Tousimis Autosamdri-815B,CX7 high content analysis system. Our staff has technical expertise across different microscopy platforms and methodologies.

Proper citation: University of Delaware BioImaging Center Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017814) Copy   

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http://www.med.uvm.edu/mic

Core provides imaging equipment including JEOL 1400 transmission electron microscope with AMT 11 megapixel digital camera,JEOL JSM 6060 scanning electron microscope with attached Oxford INCA energy dispersive spectroscopy detector for element analysis,Nikon Air HD confocal scanning laser microscope, Nikon C2 confocal scanning laser microscope, Andor Spinning Disk confocal microscope, Zeiss LSM 7 Multiphoton confocal microscope, Nikon STORM super-resolution light microscope, Olympus BX50 research microscope for transmitted light, phase contrast, and epi-fluorescence microscopy, Asylum Research MFP-3D BIO atomic force microscope, Asylum Research Cypher Environmental atomic force microscope,Arcturus XT-Ti Laser Capture Microdissector system, Olympus IX70 inverted microscope with associated Applied BioPhysics Electri Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS Ztheta) system, Leica VERSA 8 whole slide imager, Dell workstations containing Molecular Devices MetaMorph image analysis software for complex quantitative image analysis, Indica Labs HALO software, Improvision Volocity, MBR StereoInvestigator.

Proper citation: Vermont University Larner College of Medicine Microscopy Imaging Center Core Facility (RRID:SCR_018821) Copy   

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http://nemoursresearch.org/cores/bcl/

Develops research projects in pediatric genetics and provides essential services in molecular biology and genetics to Nemours clinicians and research staff and to affiliates researchers of University of Delaware and Thomas Jefferson University. Resource for staff of Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Nemours affiliates, COBRE / INBRE investigators and outside customers. Offers expertise in molecular genetics and genomics. Operates according to policies set forth by federal CLIA standards.Services provided include Ion Torrent PGM Next Generation Sequencing, QuantStudio (QS) 3D Digital PCR, Cell Line Authentication, Nucleic Acid Quality Number (AATI Fragment Analyzer),Genotyping including Allelic Discrimination Probes (SNP Real-Time PCR), Affymetrix Microarray (CNV CytoScan, SNP arrays), Fragment Analysis (Capillary Electrophoresis up to 1200 bp), DNA Sequencing (Sanger Sequencing), Expression Analysis including Affymetrix Microarray (global gene expression, transcriptome assays), Pathway-focused Real-Time qPCR (mRNA and miRNA). Shared Instrumentation including Beckman Biomek 3000 Liquid Handler, NanoDrop 2000c, ABI7900 384-well Real-Time Genetic Analyzer, PCR Tamer, Thermocyclers.

Proper citation: Nemours Biomolecular Core Facility (RRID:SCR_018265) Copy   

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https://bioconductor.org/packages/release/bioc/html/oligo.html

Software package to analyze oligonucleotide arrays (expression/SNP/tiling/exon) at probe-level. It currently supports Affymetrix (CEL files) and NimbleGen arrays (XYS files).

Proper citation: oligo (RRID:SCR_015729) Copy   

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http://emg.nysbc.org/redmine/projects/appion/wiki/Appion_Home

Software package for processing and analysis of EM images. Appion is integrated with Leginon data acquisition but can also be used stand-alone after uploading images (either digital or scanned micrographs) or particle stacks using a set of provided tools.

Proper citation: Appion Package (RRID:SCR_016734) Copy   

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http://cmrm.med.jhmi.edu/cmrm/atlas/human_data/file/JHUtemplate_newuser.html

DTI white matter atlases with different data sources and different image processing. These include single-subject, group-averaged, B0 correction, processed atlases (White Matter Parcellation Map, Tract-probability maps, Conceptual difference between the WMPM and tract-probability maps), and linear or non-linear transformation for automated white matter segmentation. # Adam single-subject white matter atlas (old version): These are electronic versions of atlases published in Wakana et al, Radiology, 230, 77-87 (2004) and MRI Atlas of Human White Matter, Elsevier. ## Original Adam Atlas: 256 x 256 x 55 (FOV = 246 x 246 mm / 2.2 mm slices) (The original matrix is 96x96x55 (2.2 mm isotropic) which is zerofilled to 256 x 256 ## Re-sliced Adam Atlas: 246 x 246 x 121 (1 mm isotropic) ## Talairach Adam: 246 x 246 x 121 (1 mm isotropic) # New Eve single-subject white matter atlas: The new version of the single-subject white matter atlas with comprehensive white matter parcellation. ## MNI coordinate: 181 x 217 x 181 (1 mm isotropic) ## Talairach coordinate: 181 x 217 x 181 (1 mm isotropic) # Group-averaged atlases: This atlas was created from their normal DTI database (n = 28). The template was MNI-ICBM-152 and the data from the normal subjects were normalized by affine transformation. Image dimensions are 181x217x181, 1 mm isotropic. There are two types of maps. The first one is the averaged tensor map and the second one is probabilistic maps of 11 white matter tracts reconstructed by FACT. # ICBM Group-averaged atlases: This atlas was created from ICBM database. All templates follow Radiology convention. You may need to flip right and left when you use image registration software that follows the Neurology convention.

Proper citation: DTI White Matter Atlas (RRID:SCR_005279) Copy   

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