Adipocyte Biology Core

Director: Nada A. Abumrad, Ph.D.
Associate Director: Perry E. Bickel, M.D.

The Adipocyte Biology Core (ABC) is specifically tailored to meet the needs of CNRU investigators and faculty in basic and clinical departments who wish to conduct nutrition- or obesity- related adipose tissue research. The study of adipose tissue biology requires specific methods, equipment and expertise that are difficult to assemble by individual investigators and present a barrier to those who are new to this field. Therefore, the overall objective of the ABC is to provide CNRU researchers with access to the training, expertise, and facilities needed for comprehensive study of adipose tissue.

Location:

The Adipocyte Biology Core occupies a total of approximately 500 square feet within the CNRU main space on the 2nd floor of the West Building. This Core has a Cepheid RT-PCR instrument, a Nikon Te2000u Inverted Microscope for time lapse microscopy, one Sanyo -85 degree freezers, a shaker for bacterial cultures, a Beckman scintillation counter, and a new cell culture room containing 2 hoods, 2 incubators, 2 optical microscopes, and a centrifuge. This facility will also house the Luminex100, which will be purchased to measure adipokine concentrations and the cell freezer that will be used to store adipogenic cell lines.

Contacts:

Nada Abumrad, PhD Adipocyte Biology Core Campus 8031 Tel: 314-747-0348 Fax: 314-362-8109 E-mail: nabumrad@wustl.edu

*To access CNRU services you need to be 1) a Washington University investigator AND 2) a member of the CNRU. Once a member, any grant/project for which you wish to request services will need to be registered and approved prior to requesting services.

CNRU Administration

• Pilot and Feasibility and New Named Investigator Program

Core Laboratory Facilities Information

Animal Model Research Core
Biomolecular Analysis Core
Clinical Science Research Core