SIU School of Medicine Core Facilities

In addition to the SIU-CI Molecular Core Facility, the SIU School of Medicine campus contains a wide range of core facilities.

Flow Cytometry Facility occupies approximately 300 square feet at 801 North Rutledge Street. The facility is a fully equipped high speed cell sorting and cell analyzing research laboratory. It houses a Becton-Dickinson FACS Vantage flow cytometer, which features five color cell analysis with 488nm, 360-365nm and 636nm excitation capabilities and electronic cell sorting in a temperature controlled environment. The facility also houses a Becton-Dickinson FacsCalibur benchtop flow cytometer, which features four color capabilities with 488nm argon and 633nm HeNe excitation capabilities. For further information please contact Anna L. Travelstead at 217-545-5812 atravelstead@siumed.edu

Research Imaging Facility offers support for transmission electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscope and computerized image analysis. The facility, at 801 North Rutledge Street, is equipped with a Hitachi H7000 Transmission Scanning electron microscope, a Hitachi S3000N Variable Pressure scanning electron microscope using PC-controlled electronics and Olympus Fluoview Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope. This facility has recently acquired Laser Captured Microdissection equipment. Support personnel are available to assist researchers, design EM and IAS protocols, teach EM, IAS and CLSM, and provide technical services on an as needed basis. For further information please contact: Craig Whitworth at cwhitworth@siumed.edu .

Laboratory Animal Facility and Program at the SIU School of Medicine contains approximately 20,000 gross square feet of modern, well-equipped space which includes a surgery suite, cage wash facility, diagnostic laboratory, necropsy room, quarantine area and infectious disease containment suite. The facility is located at 801 North Rutledge Street. The centralized laboratory animal care program is accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. Linda Toth, Ph.D., D.V.M., Director of the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, is a diplomat in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. For further information please contact Dr. Toth at ltoth@siumed.edu.

Division of Statistics and Research Consulting is located upstairs at 913 North Rutledge Street, Springfield. The division provides research and statistical consulting services to basic science and clinical faculty of the School of Medicine at both the Springfield and Carbondale campuses. Consultation provided covers a wide range of research and statistical issues. For further information please contact Dr. Jerry Colliver at jcolliver@siumed.edu.

137 Cesium Facility at the SIU School of Medicine houses an Irradiator with a 137-Cesium radioactive source (220 Curie activity) in the primary research facility at 801 North Rutledge Street. The cylindrical irradiation chamber has a usable volume of 5" by 4" in diameter and delivers a center activity dose rate of 131 Roentgens per minute. The instrument is available without fee by all faculty researchers having an approved protocol through the SIU-SOM Radiological Control Committee. For further information please contact jholcomb@siumed.edu.