Search for Shared Facilities

VP&S Institutional Cores provide scientific services to all Columbia researchers (and external partners), while Departmental Resources may provide more technically specialized or limited-access services. Toggle between these resource types and/or resource categories below.

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  • Affiliation

    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC)

    The Biomarkers Shared Resource provides a centralized and cost-effective resource for receiving, handling, and storing human samples that are collected as part of research studies.

    Leadership

    • Regina Santella, PhD

    Contact

    Irina Gurvich, MS
    Black Building, 1608
    650 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Irving Institute and the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)

    Executes mass spectrometry and bioanalytical assays for the quantitative assessment of biomarkers, drugs, and metabolites.

    Leadership

    • Renu Nandakumar, PhD

    Contact

    Renu Nandakumar, PhD
    Presbyterian Hospital Building, 10-105
    622 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC)

    Provides training; expertise in data analysis tools/methodologies; access to state of the art software, databases, models, and computing infrastructure; and customized data analysis workflows.

    Leadership

    • Aris Floratos, PhD

    Contact

    Aris Floratos, PhD
    Irving Cancer Research Center, Room 801
    1130 St. Nicholas Avenue
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    A centralized resource to collect, process, store and disseminate biological specimens, biomarkers, and health data for Columbia University investigators for use in biomedical research.

    Leadership

    • Danielle Pendrick

    Contact

    Danielle Pendrick
    630 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC)

    Provides advanced microscope systems for multidimensional optical imaging of living and fixed cells and tissues. Technologies include two-photon, STORM, SIM, & TIRF imaging.

    Leadership

    • Liza Pon, PhD

    Contact

    Theresa Swayne, PhD
    Lasker Building, Third Floor
    3960 Broadway
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

    Supports screening and high-resolution microscopes for structural studies, including a Glacios 200 kV cryoTEM and multiple Krios 300kV cryoTEMs.

    Leadership

    • Arthur G. Palmer III, PhD

    Contact

    Robert Grassucci
    Hammer Health Sciences Center, LL2
    701 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Stem Cell Initiative

    Training/access to: BD FACSAria/Sony MA900 cell sorters; Bio-Rad ZE5/NovoCyte Quanteon/Penteon cytometers; ImageStreamX MkII imaging cytometer; 10x Genomics Chromium Controller, Luminex-200, and qPCRs

    Leadership

    • Emmanuelle Passegué, PhD

    Contact

    Michael Kissner
    Black Building, 11-511
    650 West 168th St.
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Columbia Center for Translational Immunology (CCTI)

    Training & access to flow cytometers & cell sorters. Instruments: BD FACS CantoII, Fortessa, & LSRII cytometers; 3- & 5-laser Cytek Aurora spectral cytometers; 4-laser BD Influx & Aria II sorters.

    Leadership

    • Remi Creusot, PhD

    Contact

    Caisheng Lu, PhD
    Black Building, 1710
    650 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Microbiology and Immunology

    Provides training and access to flow cytometers and cell sorters. Instruments: BD LSR Fortessa, BD LSR II cytometers; BD FACS Aria II sorter.

    Leadership

    • Nicholas Arpaia, PhD

    Contact

    M&I Resource Managers
    Hammer Health Science Center, 1211A
    701 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC)

    Generates and analyzes genetically modified mice, including transgenic, knockout, and CRISPR-modified animals. Offers mouse embryonic stem (ES) cell derivation service.

    Leadership

    • Jianwen Que, MD, PhD

    Contact

    Chyuan-Sheng (Victor) Lin
    Irving Cancer Research Center, Room 604
    1130 Saint Nicholas Avenue
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center

    The Genome Sequencing and Analysis Facility, located within the Columbia Genome Center, provides high-quality and cost-effective next-generation genome, exome, and RNA sequencing services.

    Leadership

    • Andrea Califano, PhD

    Contact

    Yufeng Shen, PhD
    Lasker Building, 208
    3960 Broadway
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Provides research genetic counseling services and human genomic data analysis services, such as diagnostic analysis with review and variant interpretation, exome-wide association analysis, etc.

    Leadership

    • Ali Gharavi, MD

    Contact

    GenBAR Staff
    Hammer Health Sciences Center
    701 W. 168 St.
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center

    Helps design, optimize, and run custom high-throughput assays. Supports liquid handling robotics, multi-label plate readers, high-throughput microscopy, and several screening libraries.

    Leadership

    • Andrea Califano, PhD

    Contact

    Charles Karan, PhD
    Lasker Building, 3rd Floor
    3960 Broadway
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Medicine

    Assists with the processing and storage of biological specimens, as well as the subsequent DNA/RNA extraction, sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis required to characterize microbial communities.

    Leadership

    • Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, MD, PhD

    Contact

    Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, MD, PhD
    Physicians & Surgeons, 9-428
    630 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC)

    Facilitates tissue based, basic science and translational research through three integrated services: Histology, tumor banking, and macromolecule platform (next-generation banking).

    Leadership

    • Hanina Hibshoosh, MD

    Contact

    Sun Dajiang (Kevin)
    Black Building, 455
    650 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Institute for Genomic Medicine (IGM)

    A centralized mouse behavioral testing facility equipped to test a wide range of behavioral phenotypes in mouse models of CNS diseases.

    Leadership

    • Wayne Frankel, PhD

    Contact

    Mu Yang, PhD
    Physicians & Surgeons
    630 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC)

    Comprehensive small animal imaging facility designed to evaluate therapies in pre-phase I studies. Will assist in generation of protocols to validate new targets, drugs, or devices.

    Leadership

    • Ken Olive, PhD

    Contact

    Christopher Damoci
    Irving Cancer Research Center, 1104AD
    1130 Saint Nicholas Avenue
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC)

    Supports discovery-based and targeted proteomics. Provides access to mass spectrometers for protein identification, relative quantification, and post-translational modification analyses.

    Leadership

    • Rajesh Soni, PhD and Farhad Forouhar, PhD

    Contact

    Rajesh Soni, PhD and Farhad Forouhar, PhD
    3960 Broadway, 3rd Floor
    3960 Broadway
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Center for Radiological Research

    Supports in vitro and in vivo experiments with gamma-rays, x-rays and 254 nm UV, including transforming cells, preparing feeder layers, cataractogenesis, radiosensitivity tests, and custom shielding.

    Leadership

    • Howard Lieberman, PhD

    Contact

    Howard Lieberman, PhD
    Columbia University Medical Center
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center

    Experimental and bioinformatics support for single-cell RNA-Seq using two platforms: the 10x Genomics Chromium 3' Solution and pooled scRNA-Seq in 96-well plates.

    Leadership

    • Peter A. Sims, PhD

    Contact

    Erin Bush
    Lasker Biomedical Research Building, 208
    3960 Broadway
    New York, NY 10032
    United States
  • Affiliation

    Stem Cell Initiative

    The Stem Cell Core facility helps investigators with the generation, maintenance, and supply of pluripotent stem cell lines.

    Leadership

    • Emmanuelle Passegué, PhD

    Contact

    Barbara Corneo, PhD
    Black Building, 11-518
    650 West 168th Street
    New York, NY 10032
    United States