| Controlled Environments |
| Gnotobiotic Core Facility | General email |
| The Gnotobiotic Animal Core Laboratory is a BSL2-compliant mouse facility providing isolators for studies requiring a controlled microbiotic environment. All husbandry and upkeep services are provided. Additional specialized support is also available. Location: Oakland, BST3 |
| Preclinical Phenotyping Core | bst3ppc@pitt.edu |
| The Preclinical Phenotyping Core provides access to and expert professional assistance in characterization of behavioral and physiological phenotypes in rodent models. Location: Oakland, BST3 |
| Regional Biocontainment Laboratory | Paul Duprex |
| The Regional Biocontainment Laboratory maintains BSL2+ and BSL3 compliant laboratory space for use by investigators working with controlled pathogens. Investigator personnel must receive training and perform all laboratory operations. The facility does not provide labor support. Location: Oakland, BST3 |
| Genetic Modification |
| Mouse Embryo Services Core | Chunming Bi |
| The Mouse Embryo Services Core offers a full range of services of genetically modified mouse lines including sperm/embryo cryopreservation and rederivation as well as consultation on mouse colony maintenance and breeding. Location: Shadyside, FORD |
| Husbandry Support |
| Drosophila Facility | Michael Palladino |
| The Drosophila Facility specializes in producing Drosophila media and making it available to local investigators. The media is provided in trays of vials (standard wide) or bottles Location: Oakland, SCAIF |
| Gnotobiotic Core Facility | General email |
| The Gnotobiotic Animal Core Laboratory is a BSL2-compliant mouse facility providing isolators for studies requiring a controlled microbiotic environment. All husbandry and upkeep services are provided. Additional specialized support is also available. Location: Oakland, BST3 |
| Mouse Embryo Services Core | Chunming Bi |
| The Mouse Embryo Services Core offers a full range of services of genetically modified mouse lines including sperm/embryo cryopreservation and rederivation as well as consultation on mouse colony maintenance and breeding. Location: Shadyside, FORD |
| Model Organism Imaging |
| Advanced Imaging Center | T. Kevin Hitchens |
| The Advanced Imaging Center at Pitt is a high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) facility allowing high-resolution in vivo rodent imaging and ex vivo magnetic resonance microscopy of specimens and tissue samples for applications in life science, biomedical and preclinical imaging research. Location: Southside, MGOWN |
| Animal Imaging Core Laboratory at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center | Yijen Wu |
| The Animal Imaging Core Laboratory at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center provides in vivo and ex vivo multimodal imaging services (MRI, MRS, ultrasound, CT, PET, SPECT, and IVIS) and microinjection for all areas of preclinical anatomical imaging, functional imaging, and molecular imaging, from small rodents, rabbits, goats and pigs to nonhuman primates as well as non-biological samples. Location: Lawrenceville, RANCH |
| Microscopy and Imaging Suite | Chaowei Shang |
| The Microscopy and Imaging Suite offers equipment and resources for light, confocal and electron microscopy. Flow cytometer is also available, as is software for image and cytometry analysis. Wet lab space is available for independent EM sample prep. Location: Oakland, LANG |
| Small Animal Ultrasonography Core | Anja Popey (Manager); Kang Kim and John Cormack |
| The Small Animal Ultrasonogrphy Core provides high frequency ultrasound for non-invasive, in vivo, real-time, high-resolution imaging of tissue structure and function in small animals. Location: Oakland, BSTWR |
| Preclinical Studies |
| Preclinical Phenotyping Core | bst3ppc@pitt.edu |
| The Preclinical Phenotyping Core provides access to and expert professional assistance in characterization of behavioral and physiological phenotypes in rodent models. Location: Oakland, BST3 |
| Small Animal Ultrasonography Core | Anja Popey (Manager); Kang Kim and John Cormack |
| The Small Animal Ultrasonogrphy Core provides high frequency ultrasound for non-invasive, in vivo, real-time, high-resolution imaging of tissue structure and function in small animals. Location: Oakland, BSTWR |