Core Labs Archives

Genomics Core Highlight

Congratulations to Dr. Taegun Kwon from the Genomics Core for becoming a sub-awardee on an R01 grant, collaborating with Dr. Daniel Trott of UTA to explore how senescent CD8+ T cells impact vascular aging and stiffness. Dr. Kwon will utilize his expertise in spatial and single-cell genomics to analyze transcriptomic changes in artery cells at a single-cell resolution, aiming to identify key transcripts involved in arterial aging influenced by T cells. This project integrates studies on T-cell immune system aging, age-related chronic inflammation, and vascular pathology to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes.

Pre-clinical Imaging Core Highlight

Congratulations to Drs. Ran Liu, Shaohua Yang, and Bibek Thapa for publishing a paper using Pre-clinical Imaging Core resources and expertise.

The paper "Experimental Ischemic Stroke Induces Secondary Bihemispheric White Matter Degeneration and Long-Term Cognitive Impairment," published in "Translational Stroke Research," mirrors clinical observations of post-stroke cognitive deficits and bilateral white matter degeneration. These findings provide valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying secondary damage and cognitive decline following ischemic stroke. More about the paper here.

Core Labs Welcomes a New Team Member

We're thrilled to introduce Dr. Janak Sunuwar as the newest addition to Core Labs, joining us as a Data Scientist/Bioinformatician. With a diverse skill set encompassing computational biology, data analytics, machine learning, and clinical bioinformatics.

Dr. Sunuwar's research portfolio is expansive, spanning antimicrobial resistance gene prediction, oncological bioinformatics, COVID-19 genomic surveillance, and the application of AI/machine learning models in healthcare. Beyond his contributions to sequencing projects and COVID-19 variant tracking, Dr. Sunuwar brings a proficiency in analyzing large scientific research datasets across various disciplines.

Basic to Advanced FlowJo v10 Training on July 30th

We are excited to host an on-campus training session on FlowJo v10, led by an expert from BD/FlowJo, on July 30th at HSC. This session offers hands-on experience in basic and advanced flow cytometry data analysis. For more details, please refer to the flyer here. Join us to learn more about the data analysis tool.

To attend the training, please register here.

Zeiss LSM 880 with 2 Photon Laser Returns

We are pleased to announce that the Zeiss LSM 880 Upright Microscope, featuring a state-of-the-art 2 Photon laser, will be back and fully operational by the end of July. This advanced imaging system will significantly boost our research capabilities, offering high-resolution imaging and deep tissue penetration for various applications.