Medical College of Georgia

Ready access to sophisticated facilities and equipment

Our investigative work is made possible by several high-tech research cores at Augusta University. We also access technologies at Emory, Georgia Tech and five other research universities in Georgia through a statewide core exchange – which increases the technological capacity of our scientists several fold.

Augusta University’s core facilities (all fee-for-service assisted) include the following:

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Cell Imaging Core

Features four types of microscopy – super-resolution, multiphoton, confocal and digital light.

Cell Imaging Core
Flow & Mass Cytometry Core 
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Flow & Mass Cytometry Core

 Is equipped with 8 flow cytometers categorized as analyzer and cell sorter cytometers.

Flow & Mass Cytometry Core
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GCC Genomics Core

Features discounted oligonucleotide ordering, fluorescent DNA sequencing, NextGen sequencing, high and low throughput Fluidigm and Life Technologies Real Time PCR and Illumina Bead Station micro-array experiments and analyses.

GCC Genomics Core 
Electron Microscopy & Histology Core
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Electron Microscopy & Histology Core

Offers a variety of specimen preparation services for transmission and scanning electron microscopy, vibratome, paraffin, cryostat and JB-4 sectioning.

Electron Microscopy & Histology Core

Also: the labs of the Immunology Center of Georgia have state-of-the-art technologies that serve as shared resources. We make them available to other researchers – without charging an administrative fee. These shared resources include:

Drew Scientific Hemavet 950

Ley Lab • M. Bert Storey Research Building

  • Fast (26 samples per hour) veterinary multi-species hematology system
  • Features accommodate multi-purpose veterinary hematology needs
  • Uses a positive displacement syringe system to delivers cell-by-cell analysis over an extended operating range
  • Delivers sample volume metering (via the syringe system) to ensure precise results
  • Automated multi-species hematology analyzer performs a variety of quantitative analysis for in-vitro diagnostics of hematological parameters

 

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Curiox Laminar Wash HT2000

Ley Lab • M. Bert Storey Research Building

  • Higher throughputs and cleaner data via 96-well laminar washing system
  • Gentle laminar cell washing in a format compatible with high-throughput and automated workflows
  • Cell-saving technology – for example, 6 centrifuge washes result in loss of 70-90% of cells
  • Excellent for scRNA-Seq experiments, especially if hash-tagging and CITE-Seq are used

 

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Moxi V Coulter Principle Cell Counter

Hedrick Lab • M. Bert Storey Research Building

  • Cell particle concentration range of 10,000 - 1,000,000 cells/mL Type S+
  • Excitation wavelengths of 532nm
  • Cassette types S+
  • Preprogrammed tests: Gold standard cell count, cell size, viability

 

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Other technologies in our labs: 

  • Tecan Infinite PRO Microplate Reader
  • Li-COR Odyssey DLx Imaging System

 

Here is a gateway to all other core facilities in Georgia that IMMCG scientists may access.