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IBT Antibody and Biopharmaceuticals Core
Antibody & Biopharmaceutics Core provides researchers with access to state-of-the-art technologies for the generation of customized monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and engineered antibody fragments. |
Praveen Rajendran | prajendran@tamu.edu | 713-677-7803 |
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IBT Center for Advanced Imaging
Center for Advanced Imaging develops a framework to accelerate drug discovery and therapeutic development through leading edge R&D and screening. |
Leoncio Vergara | leovergara@tamu.edu | 409.750.2153 |
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IBT Flow Cytometry Analysis and Cell Sorting
Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Core facility at the IBT in Houston provides state of the art cell sorting and analytical Flow Cytometry services to its users. |
Margie Moczygemba, PhD | mmoczygemba@tamu.edu | 713.677.8114 |
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IBT High Throughput Research and Screening Center
HIgh Throughput Research and Screening Center provides industry standard high throughput screening and microscopy capabilities to scientists carrying out chemical and genomic biochemical and drug discovery research. |
Clifford Stephan | cstephan@tamu.edu | 713-677-7456 |
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National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing (NCTM)
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Baley Reeves | programs@nctmmail.tamu.edu | |
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Advanced Materials Characterization Equipment
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Kirk Martin | kmartin@tamu.edu | (979) 317-1203 |
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AggieFab Nanofabrication Facility
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Dr. Arum Han | arum.han@ece.tamu.edu | 979-845-9686 |
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AgriLife Wool Facility
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Vamshidhar Appareddygudam | woollab@ag.tamu.edu | 325-653-4576 |
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Bioinformatics Core
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Chris Blazier | jcb244@tamu.edu | |
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Biomedical Engineering Shared Laboratories
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Amanda Myatt | amyatt@tamu.edu | 979-458-2317 |
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College of Dentistry Research Core
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Dr. Shannon Kramer | sfkramer@tamu.edu | 214-828-8344 |
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Flow Cytometry Facility
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Gus Wright, PhD | gwright@cvm.tamu.edu | 979-458-9859 |
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Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility
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Dr. Erin Van Schaik | vanschaik@tamu.edu | 979-436-0350 |
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Geochemical Environmental Research
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Michael Shields | mshields@tamu.edu | (979)458-9322 |
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Global Health Research Complex (GHRC)
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Melissa Kahl-McDonagh, Ph.D. | GHRCLabs@tamu.edu | 979-458-7777 |
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Human Clinical Core
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Richard B. Kreider, PhD | rbkreider@tamu.edu | 458-1498 |
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IBT Preclinical Imaging Core
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Weijia Luo | weijia@tamu.edu | 713-677-7615 |
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IBT Protein Production, Characterization and Molecular Interaction (PPCMI)
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Wen Liu | wen_liu@tamu.edu | 713-677-7608 |
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IBT Rigor and Reproducibility
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Kurt Zhang | kzhang@tamu.edu | 713.677.7476 |
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Image Analysis Lab
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Dr. Robert Burghardt | rburghardt@cvm.tamu.edu | (979) 862-4083 |
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Integrated Metabolomics Analysis Core
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Cory Klemashevich | klem24@tamu.edu | (979) - 845 - 4832 |
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Integrated Microscopy and Imaging Laboratory
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Malea Murphy | maleamurphy@tamu.edu | 979-436-9037 |
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Laboratory for Biological Mass Spectrometry (LBMS) Core
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Xueyun Zheng | xueyun.zheng@tamu.edu | (979) 458-0333 |
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Materials Characterization Facility
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Dr. Yordanos Bisrat | ybisrat@tamu.edu | 979-862-5958 |
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Microscopy and Imaging Center
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Dr. Lawrence Griffing | griffing@tamu.edu | 979-845-6493 |
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Molecular Genomics Workspace
Texas A&M Institute for Genome Sciences and Society (TIGSS) has established a number of shared resources to support molecular biology and genomics research. |
Jun Fan | genome_core@tamu.edu | |
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National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Lab
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Raymundo Case | raymundo.case@tamu.edu | (979) 458-1090 |
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Nuclear Science Center
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Jerry Newhouse | newhouse@tamu.edu | 979-845-7551 |
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Rapid Prototyping Studio
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Alex Troyer | atroyer@tamu.edu | |
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Soft Matter Facility (SoMF)
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David Truong | pvtruong@tamu.edu | |
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Structural and Materials Testing
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Charlie Droddy | cdroddy@tamu.edu | (979) 317-1210 |
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Systems and Synthetic Biology Core
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Furong Lin | linfurong8412@tamu.edu | 9798624801 |
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TAMU Qatar - Fuel Characterization Laboratory
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Nasr Mohammad Nasr | nasr.mohammad@qatar.tamu.edu | (o) +974.4423.0460 | (m) +974.3391.2472 |
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Texas A&M Preclinical Phenotyping Core
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Sunja Kim, PhD | sunjapa@tamu.edu | 9797390718 |
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VMBS Core Histology Lab
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Yava Jones-Hall | yavajh@tamu.edu | 979-862-1503 |
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MEEN 3D Printing
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Alex Troyer | atroyer@tamu.edu | 979-847-8164 |
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Advanced Diagnostic Imaging
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Alan Glowczwski | dr.glow@tamu.edu | 979-847-8477 |
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AgriGenomics Lab
The emphasis of the The AgriGenomics Laboratory is on plant/seedling/seed nucleic acid extractions, plate-based fluorescence spectrophotometry, PCR-based simplex genotyping (KASP assays) and CNV analyses (CLA assays). |
David Stelly | stelly@tamu.edu | 979-845-2745 |
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Automated Fabrication & Design Lab
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David Goltz | dgoltz@tamu.edu | 979-862-3730 |
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Bio Energy Testing and Analysis Laboratory
The BETA lab has a complete set of testing and analysis facilities for biomass, biofuels, bio-products and high value chemicals in a centralized laboratory that follows standardized, high-quality analysis of biomass properties and their conversion products. |
Sergio Capareda | scapareda@tamu.edu | 979-458-3028 |
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BioAquatics Facility
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Duncan MacKenzie | duncan@bio.tamu.edu | 979-845-7701 |
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Biogeochemistry Services
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Jay Rooker | rookerj@tamu.edu | 409-470-4744 |
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Biology Instrument Shop
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Victor Johnson | vej@bio.tamu.edu | 979-845-9285 |
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Biomolecular NMR Laboratory
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Tatyana Igumenova | tigumenova@tamu.edu | 979-845-6312 |
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Center for Educational Technologies
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Nicola Ritter | nritter@cvm.tamu.edu | 979-845-6171 |
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Center for Mass Spectrometry
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Doyong Kim | doyong.kim@chem.tamu.edu | 979-845-0613 |
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Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
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Winfried Tiezer | teizer@physics.tamu.edu | 979-845-7730 |
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Chemistry Mass Spectrometry Facility
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Bo Wang | wangb@tamu.edu | 979-845-8404 |
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Comparative Medicine Program
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James Elliot | elliottjj@tamu.edu | 979-845-7433 |
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DNA Technologies Core Laboratory
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James Derr | jderr@cvm.tamu.edu | 979-862-4775 |
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Electronics Shop
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Timothy Pehl | tpehl@chem.tamu.edu | 979-845-2632 |
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Elemental Analysis Laboratory
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Bryan Tomlin | bryan.tomlin@tamu.edu | 979-845-2341 |
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Fuel Cycle and Materials Laboratory
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Shawn McDeavitt | mcdeavitt@tamu.edu | 979-862-1745 |
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Gene Technologies Lab
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Xiangyu Shi | gtl@idmb.tamu.edu | 936-857-3020 |
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Genomics and Bioinformatics Services
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Charlie Johnson | charliejohnson@tamu.edu | 979-862-3287 |
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Geochemical and Environmental Research Group
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Anthony Knap | tknap@tamu.edu | 979-458-9328 |
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Glass Shop
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Bill Merka | merka@chem.tamu.edu | 979-845-2732 |
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Gnotobiotic Animal Facility
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Robert Alaniz | alaniz_68@tamu.edu | 979-862-4653 |
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Haynes Coastal Engineering Laboratory
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Kuang-An Chang | kchang@tamu.edu | 979-845-4504 |
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High Bay Structural and Materials Testing Laboratory
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Peter Keating | keating@civil.tamu.edu | 979-845-9969 |
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Histology Core Facility
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Larry Bellinger | lbellinger@tamhsc.edu | 214-828-8322 |
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Histology Services Laboratory
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Louise Abbott | l-abbott1@tamu.edu | 979-845-2269 |
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Immersive Visualization Center
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Steven Johnson | s-johnson5@tamu.edu | 979-845-4267 |
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lab
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Carl Tong | ctong@medicine.tamhsc.edu | 254-742-7033 |
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Integrated Microscopy and Imaging Laboratory
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Andreea Trache | trache@tamu.edu | 254-742-7033 |
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Laboratory for Molecular Simulation
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Lisa M. Perez | lms@tamu.edu | 979-458-8414 |
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Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions
The LSBI is designed to be a multi-user laboratory supporting major research initiatives. Available instrumentation is capable of probing structure, properties and interactions of and between synthetic and biologic substrates from the molecular scale to nanoscopic dimensions. |
Karen Wooley | wooley@chem.tamu.edu | 979-845-4077 |
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Machine Shop
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William Seward | wseward@chem.tamu.edu | 979-845-3129 |
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Magnetic Resonance Systems Lab
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Steve Wright | smwright@tamu.edu | 979-845-9413 |
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Materials Development and Characterization Center
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Ibrahim Karaman | ikaraman@tamu.edu | 979-862-3923 |
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Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop
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Richard Hanhart | richard.hanhart@tamu.edu | 979-845-1768 |
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Molecular Cytogenetics
We offer conventional and molecular cytogenetic services for domestic and laboratory animals, and wild species. This includes species identification, karyotyping, analysis of genomic instability, analysis of sex chromosomes and fluorescence in situ hybridization. |
Terje Raudsepp | terje@tamu.edu | 979-862-2879 |
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National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Center
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Homero Castaneda | hcastaneda@tamu.edu | 979-862-6835 |
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NMR Facility
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Gregory Wylie | gpwylie@tamu.edu | 979-458-0705 |
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Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging Center
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Jennifer Gonzalez | jennifer.gonzalez@tamhsc.edu | 214-828-8479 |
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Pharmaceutical Research Facility
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Juan Bustamante | bustamante@tamu.edu | 361-593-4495 |
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Phenotyping Services
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Ben Morpurgo | bmorpurgo@tigm.org | 979-458-5494 |
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Physics and Astronomy Electronics Shop
The Electronics Shop provides design, construction, PCB fabrication and repair of electronic equipment. We also provide a parts store with 4000 parts and liquid nitrogen. |
Steve Payne | spayne@physics.tamu.edu | 979-845-4011 |
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Physics and Astronomy Mechanical Machine Shop
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Garrick Garza | garrickgarza@physics.tamu.edu | 979-845-2921 |
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Plant Growth Facilities
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Roger Horn | rhorn@tamu.edu | 979-458-4237 |
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Radiation Effects Facility
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Henry Clark | h-clark@tamu.edu | 979-845-1411 |
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Radiogenic Isotope Geosciences Facility
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Luz Maria Romero | lromero@tamu.edu | 979-862-7248 |
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Sea Life Facility
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Katie St. Clair | stclairk@tamug.edu | 409-741-4392 |
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Sediment and Erosion Control Laboratory
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Jett McFalls | j-mcfalls1@tamu.edu | 979-847-8709 |
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Shared Services Facility
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Haejune Kim | haejune.kim@tamu.edu | 979-862-3207 |
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Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory
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Tony Provin | t-provin@tamu.edu | 979-862-4955 |
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SQUID Magnetometer
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Nattamai Bhuvanesh | xray@tamu.edu | 979-845-8290 |
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Stable Isotopes for Biosphere Science Laboratory
This core has two isotope ratio mass spectrometers capable of determining the stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen in a wide variety of organic and inorganic matrices to better understand the biogeochemistry of the earth-atmosphere-hydrosphere-biosphere system. |
Tom Boutton | boutton@tamu.edu | 979-845-8027 |
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Stable Isotopes for Geosciences Facility
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Brendan Roark | broark@geos.tamu.edu | 979-862-1775 |
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Survey Research Lab
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Kirby Goidel | kgoidel@tamu.edu | 979-845-8800 |
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TEES Nuclear Science Center
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Sean McDeavitt | mcdeavitt@tamu.edu | 979-862-1745 |
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Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
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Kevin Ong | kevo@tamu.edu | 979-845-8032 |
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X-ray Diffraction Laboratory
The X-ray diffraction laboratory's focus is to determine molecular structure from single-crystal samples and to perform high resolution X-ray powder diffraction. We are a full service facility, able to determine the three dimensional structure and provide diffraction analysis of solid materials. |
Joseph Reibenspies | reibenspies@chem.tamu.edu | 979-845-9125 |
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XRF Core Scanning Facility
A third-generation AvaaTech energy-dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) core scanner is located in the Geosciences Lab (B140) at 1000 Discovery Drive. The scanner provides non-destructive elemental identification from the surface of sediment or rock core section halves. |
Brian LeVay | levay_b@iodp.tamu.edu | 979-458-1155 |
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Animal Genetics Core
We provide animal parentage verification, identification, coat color testing, horse ancestry testing and genetic diagnostics of inherited disorders and traits. |
Rytis Juras | rjuras@cvm.tamu.edu | 979-845-6524 |
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CVMBS Core Histology Laboratory
Our services include routine sectioning and staining of tissues for microscopic examination, performing special stains, and performing immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry for diagnostic and research samples. We also provide digital pathology and pathology consultation/collaboration services. |
Yava Jones-Hall | yavajh@tamu.edu | 979-458-6486 |