3T MRI/PET Imaging Core
Provides advanced 3T PET/MRI capabilities for clinical and research PET/MRI imaging using the cutting-edge uPMR 790 system.
Services:
Research and clinical MRI, PET/MRI, contrast imaging, and radiologist readings.
Research Cores and Service Centers
UTHealth Houston encourages the development of collaborative relationships among faculty around research and academic mission-related interests. To support these collaborations, UTHealth Houston enables academic departments, schools, and the university to establish research service centers (RSCs), shared research resources, and other collaborative research facilities and services that advance specific research and academic missions. These resources may include fee-for-service capabilities as well as shared, collaborative infrastructure and centers that provide broader support for faculty research programs. Together, these resources support UTHealth Houston’s growing research enterprise.
To explore trends in research activity, funding, and proposal development across the university, visit the UTHealth Houston Blue Ridge Research Performance Dashboard and the UTHealth Houston Internal Awards and Proposals Dashboard.
To learn more about the policies governing the development and administration of RSCs and related shared research resources, see Development and Administration of Research Service Centers.
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B.R.A.I.N.S. HumanBiorepository and Histopathology Core
Provides access to well-characterized neurological biospecimens and specialized histology and neuropathology services for human and animal tissues.
Services:
Tissue processing and sectioning, histology and immunostaining, in situ hybridization, neuropathology consultation, spatial transcriptomics, and biospecimen access.
Biobehavioral Health Biomarker Discovery Service Center
Provides laboratory services for biomarker discovery and biobehavioral health research, from specimen collection and processing through assay development and analysis.
Services:
Sample collection, preservation and storage, phlebotomy, DNA/RNA extraction, multiplex assays, assay development, and bioinformatics consultation.
Biomedical Informatics Group - Analytics Research Center (BIG-ARC)
Provides biomedical informatics and data-management expertise to support clinical and translational research, including integration and reuse of clinical, laboratory, and administrative data.
Services:
REDCap custom work, clinical data support, and custom informatics projects.
Cancer Genomics Center
Provides next-generation sequencing and advanced bioinformatics support for cancer and related research.
Services:
Biospecimen management, DNA/RNA preparation, library construction, sequencing, bioinformatics and omics analysis, study design, and grant consultation.
Cellular Therapy Core
Translates preclinical cell- and tissue-based therapies into clinical-grade manufacturing processes and products in FDA-registered facilities compliant with current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and Good Tissue Practice (cGTP).
Services:
Process development and scale-up, cGMP documentation, quality control (QC) assay development, IND/CMC support, clinical-grade manufacturing, clinical flow cytometry, and QC testing.
Center for Health Care Data Core (CHCD)
Provides access to health care claims, electronic medical records (EMRs), and state datasets, with expertise to make complex health data accessible and actionable for research.
Services:
Claims and EMR data access, and custom extracts, data enhancement, modeling and analytics, visualization and programming, and project consultation.
Clinical and Translational Proteomics Service Center
Provides state-of-the-art mass spectrometry, proteomics, and bioinformatics support for basic, translational, and clinical research.
Services:
Proteomic profiling, PTM analysis, protein/peptide characterization, quantitative and targeted proteomics, data analysis, and biomarker/drug-development support.
Clinical Data Core
Provides a unified clinical data platform integrating electronic health record data from UT Physicians and Memorial Hermann Health System to support clinical, translational, and quality-improvement research.
Services:
Cohort discovery and linkage, research consultation, IRB-approved data extracts, longitudinal cohort assembly, clinical trial and registry support, and imaging data delivery.
Clinical Research Unit (CRU)
Provides dedicated facilities, specialized personnel, and operational support for conducting inpatient and outpatient clinical research at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.
Services:
Clinical research space, nursing and coordinator support, lab services, regulatory monitoring, protocol consultation, research training, and administrative support.
DNA Sequencing and Genotyping Core
Provides technical and consultative support for genetic studies, including DNA sequencing, genotyping, statistical analysis, and sample banking.
Services:
Sanger sequencing, microsatellite and SNP genotyping, study design and interpretation, informed-consent/genetic counseling guidance, statistical analysis, and sample banking.