The Microbiome Core at the University of Iowa provides the necessary technology and expertise for routine microbiota analysis in any given sample to researchers/clinicians interested in microbiome studies.

Aims

Helping investigators to add microbiome analysis in their programs and grant proposals

Services provided:

  • Sample processing and storage
  • Microbial DNA extraction
  • Library preparation (16S and ITS)
  • Metagenomic sequencing
  • Preliminary data analysis

Contact us

Director: Ashutosh K. Mangalam, PhD
Office: 1080 Medical Laboratories (ML)
Phone: 1-319-335-8558
ashutosh-mangalam@uiowa.edu

Core Facility Research Assistant: Shenalee Weerapperuma, MS
Office: 1160-1 Medical Laboratories (ML)
Phone: 1-319-335-8205
shenalee-weerapperuma@uiowa.edu

Core Location: 265 Medical Research Center (MRC)
Core Phone: 1-319-353-5470
microbiomecore@healthcare.uiowa.edu

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