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  • Molecular Biology Facility Core Instrumentation Workshop

    JianJun Shen, PhD, Director of the Molecular Biology facilty core, and his staff will be offering an informational and instructional workshop on June 15th starting at 1:30pm. Newly acquired instrumention associated with the Next Generation Sequence Core will be covered. Specifically:

     

  • New Center Member Inkyu Han Awarded Career Development Award

    Inkyu Han, PhD, MPH has join The University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston School of Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences as an Assistant Professor. His research program has two focuses. The first research focus is to understand the impacts of occupational and environmental exposure to pollutants in the air, water, food, dust and soil on human health.

  • Summer Student Research Programs

    COEC has recruited 11 undergraduate students and 10 high school students for the 2012 research program. Fourteen (14) students will be working at the Science Park, three (3) at the University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, and four (4) at the Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research in Bastrop. The program is scheduled to start on June 11th and end on August 17th. The program includes a number of educational and social activities, including a lunch lecture series.

  • Now Available: Next Generation Sequencing Capabilities

    In November 2011, Dr. JianJun Shen, Director of the Molecular Biology Facility Core, was awarded a CPRIT Core Facility Support grant for nearly $6M to establish a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) facility at Science Park and to support its operation for 5 years. The construction of core facility has been completed and the equipment has been acquired. The instrumentation includes:

  • Dr. Donna Kusewitt receives a CPRIT Shared Instrumentation Award to support the purchase of an IVIS Spectrum

    On June 1, 2012, Dr. Donna Kusewitt, Director of the CRED Integrated Imaging Pathogy and Histology Core, received a CPRIT Shared Instrumentation Award to support the purchase of an IVIS Spectrum, the most versatile and advanced in vivo imaging system for experimental animals currently available. The almost $700,000, three-year award also includes funds for instrument installation, advanced training in imaging techniques for IIPH personnel, and pilot projects to encourage rapid incorporation of in vivo imaging capabilities into ongoing research projects.

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