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