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Auburn University MRI Research Center
Our vision is to leverage Auburn University's existing expertise in engineering, sciences, and veterinary medicine to improve healthcare through advanced magnetic resonance imaging. The facility houses a Siemens Verio open-bore 3T MRI scanner for clinical and research use, one of the first actively-shielded whole-body 7T MRI scanners in the US for research use, wet lab space for associated Auburn University units and local medical groups and the MRI Educational Training Center.
Auburn University ME3D LabAuburn University’s Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites features at least seven types of 3D Printers. Investigators leverage these printers for cross-sector additive manufacturing - from building aeronautical components to health-sector products. To learn more about 3D Printing at Auburn, visit the ME3D link above or contact
Tulane National Primate Research Center
Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC) improves human and animal health through basic and applied biomedical research. As one of the seven National Primate Research Centers funded by the NIH, the TNPRC is committed to discovering causes, preventions, treatments, and cures that allow people around the world to live longer, healthier lives. Primary research interests include developing vaccines, treatments and diagnostic tools for infectious diseases such as AIDS, Lyme disease, malaria and TB.
The HudsonAlpha Genomic Services Lab is now HudsonAlpha Discovery, a division of Discovery Life Sciences. HudsonAlpha Discovery is a globally recognized service laboratory that leverages the most current genomic research technologies to comprehensively support discovery, translational, and clinical research. The HudsonAlpha Discovery’s expertise focuses on high-throughput sequencing, workflow optimization, and developing cutting-edge analytical pipelines.
UAB Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility
The Tecnai F20 microscope is available for use as a core service. A recent upgrade to the Gatan K2 direct electron detector and SerialEM automated acquisition software enables near-atomic resolution imaging for suitable specimens as small as 150 kDa.
Southern Research High-Throughput Screening Center
The High-Throughput Screening Center, maintained by Southern Research Drug Discovery, provides screening for collaborative and contracted research projects. With approximately 750,000 coded compounds, robotics, equipment monitoring and an informatics pipeline, the Center is able to screen and drive lead generation using multimodal assays under BSL-2 and BSL-3 containment.
PBRC Metabolic KitchenThe Metabolic Kitchen’s dieticians use a nutrition analysis program to precisely plan menus and recipes to meet clinical study protocol requirements, while research specialists and food service workers prepare meals and meal monitors ensure study compliance. The Kitchen’s Central Database houses study information, food intake and plate waste.
LSU HSC New Orleans – Tigerfish High Performance Computing
LSU HSC New Orleans high performance computer cluster named “Tigerfish” facilitates access to research computing for computational analysis and educational programs. Tigerfish is joined into the Open Science Grid, which helps support open access to high-performance computing nationwide.
The Precision Medicine Laboratory at LSU HSC New Orleans School of Medicine is a CLIA-certified clinical and clinical research lab whose operations are jointly supported via the Department of Genetics and Department of Pathology. Along with running molecular epidemiology studies, the lab has capacity to run additional collaborative studies focused on SARS-CoV-2. Clinical cancer transciptomic applications are expected in the near future. For more information, please contact