
Duke University and Duke University School of Medicine offer state-of-the-art shared research facilities that are available for use by all Duke investigators. Core facilities are physically housed and administered by Duke research institutes and centers, including the Duke Cancer Institute and the Duke Human Vaccine Institute. Cores with an asterisk (*) are live on CoreResearch@Duke.
For a more detailed description of the Service Center you can click on their name below to visit their website or read about each on myRESEARCHpath.
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Service Centers
*Behavioral Health and Survey Research Core (DCI)
*PopHealth DataShare
*Regeneromics Service Center (RNI)
Other Duke resources
Bioinformatics Service Center (DCI)
Biostatistics Service Center (DCI)
Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core Facility (CFAR)
Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Methods Core (CTSI/Biostats & Bioinformatics)
Research Informatics Service Center (DMPI)
Duke University and School of Medicine offer state-of-the-art biobanking research support services to Duke investigators. There are also existing biospecimen collections that are receptive to research collaborations.
Service Centers
Resources for biospecimen processing and storage
*BioRepository & Precision Pathology Center (DCI/Pathology)
*BioSight Service Center and Repository (Ophthalmology)
Bryan Brain Bank and Biorepository
*OneDukebio Integrated biospecimen Network (ODIN)
*Substrate Services Core & Research Support (Surgery)
*Hemostasis & Thrombosis Center Core Lab (Hematology)
*ID HIV Database (Infectious Disease)
*Substrate Services Core & Research Support (Surgery)
Other biorepositories available for research collaborations
*CIDDI BioBank (formerly CAGPM)
Other Duke resources
CTSI MURDOCK Study
Service Centers
*Cell Culture & DNA Analysis Facility (Immunology)
Service Centers
*Accessioning Unit Core (DHVI)
*Behavioral Health & Survey Research Core (DCI)
*Brain Stimulation Research Center (Pyschiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
DOCR Service Center—Early Phase activities
DOCR Service Center
*GMP Lab Facility (CTSI CT2 Program)
*Hemostasis & Thrombosis Core Lab (Hematology)
*Human Performance Lab (K-Lab) (Orthopaedic Surgery)
*Human Physiology Testing Core (DMPI)
*Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) (DCI)
Other Duke resources
Child Health Research Core (CTSI)
Duke Clinical Research Institute Trial Services Core (DCRI)
Service Centers
*Duke NMR Spectroscopy Center (DCI)
Service Centers
Advanced Light Imaging and Spectroscopy Facility (ALIS) (Physics)
*Biocontainment Animal Imaging Service Center (DHVI)
Brain Imaging and Analysis Center (BIAC)
*Brain Stimulation Research Center (Psychiatry)
*Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Development (Radiology)
*Center for Electron Microscopy and Nanoscale Tomography (Pathology)
*Center for In Vivo Microscopy (Radiology)
*Light Microscopy Core Facility (Biology / DCI)
*Optical Molecular Imaging and Analysis Service Center (DCI/Radiation Oncology)
*Positron Imaging Research Lab (PIRL) (Radiology)
*Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility (Engineering)
*Translational PET/CT Molecular Imaging Center (Radiology)
*Xenon MRI Service Center (Radiology)
Other Duke resources
Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratory
PhotoPath (Pathology)
Service Centers
DLAR Breeding Core
DLAR Rederivation Core
*Duke Cardiovascular Research Center (Cardiology)
*Duke Gnotobiotic Core
*Duke Transgenic Mouse Core (DCI /DLAR)
*Mouse Behavioral Core at Duke (DLAR)
*Pharmacokinetics and Investigational Chemotherapy (DCI)
*Regional Biocontainment Lab : Animal Support Services (DHVI)
*Rodent Inhalation Core (Pulmonary)
*Zebrafish Core (Cell Biology)
Other Duke resources
Service Centers
*Biomarkers Core Facility (DMPI)
*Biomolecular Interaction Analysis Core (DHVI)
Duke Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility(B&B/DCI/GCB)
*Metabolomics Core (DMPI)
*Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) (DCI)
*Protein Production Facility (DHVI)
Small Molecule Synthesis Facility (Chemistry)
Service Centers
*Small Animal Irradiator Service Center (Radiation Oncology)