SSSS Core Facilities

Scientific Support Services at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute:

  • Central Cell Services- gives support related to cell culture, media / solution preparation and glassware washing and sterilization
  • Electronics Core- provides electronic design and repair services and electronic animal surgical support
  • Flow Cytometry Core- resource for analytical and preparative studies of cells using flow cytometry
  • Gene Expression Core- provides access to state-of-the-art microarray technology for global gene expression profiling experiments, as well as real-time PCR analyses
  • Genomics Core- provides state-of-the-art genomics capabilities: sequencing, genotyping and gene expression arrays
  • Imaging Core- provides digital imaging, histology, and electron microscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry II Core- enables the quantification of molecules in complex matrices and structural characterization of small compounds
  • Polymer Core- 900 square foot Polymer Lab consists of a class 100 clean room and transitional gray room, a main laboratory room for polymer processing , and a molding room
  • Proteomics Core- uses advanced tandem mass spectrometry methods for the sequencing and identification of proteins in electrophoretic gels
  • Prototype Core- provides a wide range of mechanical design, manufacturing and repair services
  • Shared Instruments Core - equipped with a Molecular Dynamics Model 400E Phosphorimager and a Molecular Dynamics Storm-840 Imager
  • Small Molecule Screening Core - provides the researchers with the expertise, technology, instrumentation and reagents necessary for the screening of the library of small molecules for biologically active compounds in a variety of readout systems



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