VCU is pleased to support a number of core laboratories that facilitate a wide variety of research in the arts and the biomedical, life, physical and social sciences.
Some of these core laboratories are institutional, while others are associated with specific schools, programs or departments. However, all are available to VCU researchers, typically on a fee-for-service basis. Access to core laboratories is also possible, on a more limited basis, for outside academic and commercial users.
VCU has entered into a reciprocal resource-sharing agreement with several other Virginia research universities and the Hunter McGuire VA Medical Center.
Adherence to the NIH Public Access Policy including assignment of PubMed Central (PMC) ID numbers is mandatory for those publications utilizing Massey Cancer Center affiliated shared resource cores and is strongly recommended for all other publications making use of VCU Core laboratories
Acknowledgement | Core laboratories |
MCC: Please cite usage by including the following language, “(service provided) was performed at the VCU (fill in a laboratory) core laboratory, which is supported, in part, by funding from the NIH-NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA016059).”
| Cancer Mouse Models Core Laboratory |
NCC: Please cite usage by including the following language, “Nanomaterials characterization was performed at the VCU Nanomaterials Characterization Core Laboratory, which is supported, in part, with funding from the NSF.” | |
CTSA: Please cite CRS usage by indicating, "Core laboratory services were provided by the VCU Clinical Research Services Core Laboratory, which is supported, in part, with funding from the NIH-NCATS (UL1TR002469)." |
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Click here for language describing core labs suitable for direct inclusion in your grant applications. Researchers are encouraged to contact individual core directors prior to inclusion of VCU cores on a grant application, especially if a large volume of work is contemplated. In some cases it may be appropriate to consider a component of salary support. Again, please seek guidance by contacting individual core directors.
Contact us
Questions about core laboratories at VCU?
Please email:
Paul Fawcett, Ph.D.
Director of research infrastructure
pfawcett@vcu.edu
Important note:
Core users must appropriately acknowledge the use of core resources in their publications. Please include the suggested citation language.
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