Tom and Sue Ellison Stem Cell Core

Description

The Core’s primary goal is to facilitate and promote the research use of pluripotent stem cells within the Seattle biomedical community. Toward this end, the core provides assistance with pilot studies to determine the feasibility of a project, to generate preliminary data for grant funding and to allow the initiating lab to determine whether to incorporate hESC culture techniques into their lab.

In addition, the core expands and freezes stocks of characterized and qualified hESC lines for distribution and provides in-core access to lines legally limited to within Core use. hESC-related products and techniques are evaluated as they become available and the core serves as a beta tester for some of these products.

The Core has a research component focused on improving self-renewal culture of hESCs, by deriving new hESC lines, and by improving induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology.
Category of resources
  • Microscopy (light, electron, fluorescent, etc.)
  • Biological sample archives (Biorepositories)
  • Materials synthesis and/or production (chemical, biological)
Services provided
  • Self-service access to instruments/equipment (with appropriate training)
  • Consultations (i.e. study design, experiment design)
  • Training (instruments, software and/or methods)
Specialty equipment/services

automated live cell imaging system (Zeiss Axio Observer Z1 with camera system and incubation - capable of hypoxia and 3 color fluorescence; purchased 2008)

micromanipulation set up (Zeiss Axio Observer A1 with camera system, Eppendorf transferMan NK2 x2, Eppendorf CellTram, flotation table)
Web address(es) Tom and Sue Ellison Stem Cell Core
Location Washington - University of Washington -South Lake Union Campus
University of Washington, SLU-N501, 815 Mercer St.
Manager or contact Carol Ware
Users who may access
  • Anyone
This listing was last modified on March 17, 2010.

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