Shared Research Resources

Microscopy Imaging Suite

The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry houses a Zeiss LSM510 confocal microscope that is available for use by investigators on the UTHSC campus and affiliated institutions. This microscope has 5 laser lines for excitation and can acquire 3 colors simultaneously, with an additional channel for DIC imaging. Reservations are made using an online calendar. Contact Dr. John Cox (jcox@uthsc.edu) to schedule training and for access to the facility

Director: John Cox, PhD
MSB, 6th Floor lobby

Flow Cytometry Facility

Facility overview
Director: Tony Marion, PhD
MSB Rm 214

Computer Room

MSB, 5th floor
Software

UTHSC Campus

• Regional Biocontainment Lab/BSL3 Lab
  Director: Gerry Byrne, PhD
• Molecular Resource Center
  Director: Bill Taylor, PhD
• Mouse Transgenics Core
  Director: Ioannis Dragatsis, PhD
• Viral Vector Core
  Director: Lorraine Albritton, PhD
• Neuroscience Institute Imaging Facility

UTHSC

UTHSC Faculty Information System, password-protected UT website containing CVs of faculty that is searchable by key words.

NON-UTHSC

• NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT), listing all current NIH-supported grants, searchable by PI name, or keyword from the abstract.
• Community of Science (must be registered as user) provides access to grant announcements, type of grants and deadlines, allows searches for colleagues, can be customized.
• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, source of information on grant opportunities and application procedures.
• NSF Grant Proposal Guide, general listing of funding opportunities.