Core laboratories

Bioimaging and Applied Research Core

Frank Corwin, Ph.D.
(804) 828-3457
Director

Cancer Mouse Models Core

Jennifer Koblinski, Ph.D.
(804) 827-0738
Director

Cohort and Registry Administration Core

Bernard F. Fuemmeler, Ph.D., MPH (804) 828-8892
Elizabeth C. Prom-Wormley, Ph.D., MPH (804) 828-8154
Co-directors

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Flow Cytometry Core

Rebecca Martin, Ph.D.
(804) 828-4721
Director

Genomics Core

Gregory Buck, Ph.D.
(804) 828-2318
Brien Riley, Ph.D.
(804) 828-8083
Co-directors

High Performance Research Computing Core

Preetam Ghosh, Ph.D.
(804) 827-3995
Interim faculty director

Lipidomics and Metabolomics Core

L. Ashley Cowart, Ph.D.
(804) 827-7910
Director

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Microscopy Core

Tytus Bernas, Ph.D.
(804) 828-0949
Director

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Nanomaterials Characterization Core

Massimo Bertino, Ph.D.
(804) 828-6343
Director

Structural Biology

Martin Safo, Ph.D.
(804) 828-7291
Montserrat Samso, Ph.D.
(804) 828-8728
Co-directors

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Tissue and Data Acquisition and Analysis Core

Miguel Rufail, M.D., Ph.D.
(804) 828-9739
Jennifer Koblinski, Ph.D.
(804) 827-0738
Co-directors

Transgenic/Knock-out Mouse Core

Jolene Windle, Ph.D.
(804) 828-5843
Director

Affiliated laboratories

Accessing research resources at other Virginia research institutions and the Hunter McGuire VA Medical Center

VCU has entered into a reciprocal resource-sharing agreement with several other Virginia research universities and the Hunter McGuire VA Medical Center.

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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Core users must appropriately acknowledge the use of core resources in their publications. Please include the suggested grant language.

Adherence to the NIH Public Access Policy including assignment of PubMed Central (PMC) ID numbers is mandatory for those publications utilizing Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center affiliated shared resource cores and is strongly recommended for all other publications making use of VCU Core laboratories

Acknowledgement	Core laboratories
*MCC*: Please cite usage by including the following language, “(service provided) was performed at the VCU (fill in a laboratory) core laboratory, which is supported, in part, by funding from the NIH-NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA016059).”	Cancer Mouse Models Core Laboratory Flow Cytometry Core Laboratory Lipidomics and Metabolomics Core Laboratory Microscopy Core Laboratory Structural Biology Core Laboratory Tissue and Data Acquisition and Analysis Core Transgenic/Knockout Mouse Core Laboratory Bioinformatics Biostatistics
*NCC*: Please cite usage by including the following language, “Nanomaterials characterization was performed at the VCU Nanomaterials Characterization Core Laboratory, which is supported, in part, with funding from the NSF.”	Nanomaterials Characterization Core Laboratory
*CTSA*: Please cite CRS usage by indicating, "Core laboratory services were provided by the VCU Clinical Research Services Core Laboratory, which is supported, in part, with funding from the NIH-NCATS (UL1TR002469)."	Clinical Research Unit

Refer to each of the core labs above for boilerplate language suitable for direct inclusion in your grant applications. Researchers are encouraged to contact individual core directors prior to inclusion of VCU cores on a grant application, especially if a large volume of work is contemplated. In some cases it may be appropriate to consider a component of salary support. Again, please seek guidance by contacting individual core directors.

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7/9/2025: Flow Cytometry Core

5/27/2025: Cohort and Registry Administration Core

3/19/2025: Cancer Mouse Models

2/18/2025: Bioimaging and Applied Research Core

1/29/2025: High Performance Research Computing Core