Translational Technology Cores

The Clinical Research Unit is supported by 14 core laboratories that provide a vast array of clinical, technical and consultative services. Since 1971, Mayo’s core laboratories (supported by the General Clinical Research Center [GCRC] grant from NIH) have been the site of countless groundbreaking discoveries, forming the backbone of our clinical research efforts. These discoveries include:

• The use of the measles virus to kill cancer cells (research led by Stephen J. Russell, M.D., Ph.D.)
• The design of classrooms and workspaces that incorporate activity and exercise to fight obesity (research led by James A. Levine, M.D.)
• Development of sophisticated tools to measure bone loss and bone density and new treatments for osteoporosis in women (research led by L. Joseph Melton, III, M.D., B. Lawrence Riggs, Jr., M.D., Sundeep Khosla, M.D. and others)

• More accomplishments

The current configuration of Translational Technology Cores is designed to offer maximum support for investigators by leveraging long-standing institutional resources as well as the former GCRC core labs. Click on the links below for more details about each of the Translational Technology Cores.

• Advanced Genomics Technology Center Microarray Shared Resource (AGTC MRS)
• Autonomic Physiology Core
• Body Composition Core
• Cardiovascular/Sleep Core
• Energy Balance Core
• Enteric Physiology Core
• Gene and Virus Therapy Support Resource (GVTSR)
• Imaging Core
• Immunochemical Core Laboratory (ICL)
• Metabolomics Core
• Pharmacogenomics Core
• Proteomics Research Center
• Research Psychometrics Resource
• Translational Immunovirology and Biodefense (TIB)