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UTSA research core facilities are currently operating under Restricted Operation.This includes:
Please reach out to core facility managers directly for access proceedures and capacity information. If you have general questions related to COVID-19 and research core facilities, please contact the Office of Research Infrastructure Support.
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Required Safety Training
Those who enter the core facility space are required to complete the requisite Lab Safety Training as detailed below to maintain cardholder access to the facility.
Base training for all users:
Instrument/Facility Specific Training:
If you have access to the following core facilities: Genomics (BSE 3.108), Cell Analysis (3.108), or Stem Cell (SEB 4.166), please also complete:
If will operate instruments with lasers or are radiation-emitting, please also complete:
To complete the Lab Safety Trainings, please visit https://mytraining.utsa.edu. For additional instructions, please visit https://research.utsa.edu/research-funding/laboratory-safety-training.
Please note: Cardholders that do not meet iLab training and lab safety requirements risk having their access revoked during the Fall 2021 semester.
New User Access
Step 1. Select your PI Group/Lab association and verify your contact information.
Step 2. The PI and Lab Manager will receive a notification that you have requested a membership to the Group/Lab. Before you can use core facility resources, your PI/Lab Manager will need to:
Step 1. Select your PI Group/Lab from the dropdown. If your account is not listed, select the “PI-Not Listed (UTSA) Lab” and UTSA iLab Support Team will contact you to create your Group/Lab account.
Step 2. Navigate to Left Menu bar [top left button]>My Groups>Member Request & Funds tab
Step 3. Click the checkboxes under the “Manage Speedtypes“ section to assign funds for each lab member and set Default Speedtype. PIs with a Project ID assigned in PeopleSoft will see these fund numbers (speedtypes) automatically populated to your Group Account. PIs using Cost Centers such as Start-Up, Cost-shares, or Department Funds should contact their BSC team to send a confirmation email to iLab@utsa.edu for fund approval in iLab.
*All fund information is updated daily and must have a positive budget balance. Please contact our UTSA iLab Support Team if the desired fund account is not available in our system.
Step 1. Complete the External User Access Request Form (here).
Step 2. UTSA Staff will validate if your institution has a Service Agreement on file to use Research Core Facilities (RCF) at UTSA. If so, your iLab user account will be granted access to UTSA's iLab System so that you may begin requesting work at our core facilities. If it does not, UTSA will coordinate with your legal contact(s) for signatures. This agreement must be signed by both institutions before any work can be performed.
Step 3. Register for iLab account using the iLab Registration Wizard (skip if complete). NOTE: If you are a PI, then you will be provisioned as the "Group/Lab" account owner. This role will need to add/link or accept all other members to your Group/Lab. If you are not a PI, then you will need to request access to your PI's Group/Lab. For assistance with the UTSA iLab System, please contact iLab@utsa.edu.
For more assistance with iLab, please contact our UTSA iLab Support Team at iLab@utsa.edu.
| Core Name | Primary Contact | Phone Number/Ext | |
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UTSA Cell Analysis Core
The Cell Analysis Core provides centralized services, training, access and support to researchers in the usage of flow cytometry and confocal microscopy equipment and related services including technical training opportunities. |
Sandra Cardona | Cell.Analysis@utsa.edu | (210) 458-4093 |
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UTSA Genomics Core
The Genomics Core performs fee-for-service sample processing for any nucleic acid Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) application (genome, transcriptomes, epigenome, etc.). Particular expertise in bacterial genome assembly and mammalian single-cell genomics. |
Sean Vargas | Genomics.Core@utsa.edu | (210) 458-4089 |
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UTSA Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center
KAMC is a state-of-the-art electron microscopy and advanced characterization core facility housed at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The center supports world-class research in nanotechnology, biology, chemistry and materials sciences. |
Ana Stevanovic | ana.stevanovic@utsa.edu | (210) 458-8735 |
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UTSA Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics
The Proteomics and Protein Biomarkers Core Facility is focused on capillary liquid chromatographymass spectrometry LCMS and tandem mass spectrometry LCMSMS to identify, characterize, and quantify proteins. |
Wendell P. Griffith | Mass.Spectrometry@utsa.edu | (210) 458-5180 |
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UTSA Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
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Daniel Wherritt | daniel.wherritt@utsa.edu | (210) 458-7081 |
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UTSA Stem Cell Core
The Stem Cell Core provides access to a streamlined, IRB-approved consenting process for acquisition of patient samples and generation of pluripotent stem cells and stem cell-derivatives for basic and preclinical research. |
Christopher Navara | Chistopher.Navara@utsa.edu | (210) 458-6497 |
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UTSA The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Preclinical Pharmacology Core
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Nicholas Clanton | nicholas.clanton@utsa.edu | (210) 458-8121 |
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Medicinal Chemistry and Synthesis Core
The Medicinal Chemistry and Synthesis Core provides custom synthesis and medicinal chemistry research to support collaborative small molecule drug discovery efforts across multiple therapeutic indications. |
Stanton McHardy | stanton.mchardy@utsa.edu | (210) 458-8676 |
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Materials Characterization Core
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Teja Guda | teja.guda@utsa.edu | (210) 458-8529 |
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Behavior Core
The Behavior Core provides a battery of behavioral tests for any investigator interested in the effects of their physiological manipulations on behavior. |
Carlos Paladini | carlos.paladini@utsa.edu | (210) 458-4746 |
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Neural Excitability Core
The Neural Excitability Core focuses on fabrication and/or live animal implantation of chronic optrodes or multichannel electrodes for neuroscience research or other applications.The core supports stereotaxic intra-cerebral injections and training in injection and implantation protocols. |
Carlos Paladini | carlos.paladini@utsa.edu | (210) 458-4746 |
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Multi-Photon Physiology Laboratory
The Multi-Photon Phisiology Laboratory offers two multi-photon imaging systems fully equipped for in vitro electrophysiology and live tissue imaging. One system has been customized for fluorescence correlation spectroscopy of low concentration fluorophores. |
Fidel Santamaria | Fidel.Santamaria@utsa.edu | (210) 458-6910 |
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X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory
The XRD Laboratory offers comprehensive XRD instrument time and a variety of analysis options. Such options include single crystal analysis, protein screen and XRD power. |
Hadi Arman | hadi.arman@utsa.edu | (210) 458-5757 |
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Magnetic Resonance Laboratory
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Daniel Wherritt | daniel.wherritt@utsa.edu | (210) 458-7081 |
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Research Computing Support Group
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Brent League | rcsg@utsa.edu |