Shared Resources

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Providing Expert Support for Specialized Research

Our Shared Resources provides state-of-the-art services and technologies that deliver empowering and cost-effective support to our clinical, population and basic science investigators. 

NOTE:  If you're University of Michigan faculty and interested in research collaboration, learn more about becoming a Rogel Cancer Center research member.

The following are shared resources available to Rogel Cancer Center research members:
 

Shared Resources - Specialized Services

Contact information is included in each of the areas of expertise.

CDS assists Rogel Cancer Center investigators in all quantitative aspects of cancer research. 

Learn more about CDS

Director: Menggang Yu, PhD
Co-Director: Gen Li, PhD

Program Manager: Erik Roys, MS

Location: Washington Heights, M2030-26 SPH II
Phone: 734-936-0458

CTI is a centralized operation, including more than 3,000 square feet, focusing mainly on studies of cell and tissue morphology and ultrastructure. Visit webpage.

Managing Director: Jennifer Peters, PhD
Faculty Director: Gary Luker, MD
Locations: BSRB A830 | Med Sci II Rm 5631 | NCRC B20-53S
Phone: 734-936-4912

EE provides expertise & services for analysis of gene regulation for genome-wide (epigenomics) & locus-specific (epigenetics) studies in tumors and cancer tissues for DNA & histone modifications and chromatin accessibility/conformation. Visit the webpage.

Faculty Director: Dana Dolinoy, PhD
Managing Director: Claudia Lalancette, PhD
Phone: 734-764-2223
Location: MSRB 2, Room C568

EI provides extensive irradiation services to support research studies. Visit webpage.

Director: Meredith Morgan, PhD
Manager: David Karnak, PhD
Locations: 4310 Med Sci I, 3504E ARF Med Sci I, D714 BSRB, B026-G11N NCRC

The FLOW provides support for clinical and basic science research investigators at Rogel, well as surrounding biotech institutions using state-of-the-art flow cytometry analysis and cell sorting. View the webpage.

Director: Thomas Moore, PhD
Manager: David Adams, MsEd
Locations: C574 MSRB II | BSRB A701 | NCRC Bldg 20, 134D
Phone: 734-647-3216

HC provides communications services for research studies requiring targeted and tailored interventions that inform health decisions. View the web page.

Co-Director: Lawrence An, MD
Co-Director: Sarah Hawley, PhD

Manager: Elizabeth Hershey
Location: NCRC, Bldg 16, Ground Floor
Phone: 734-763-6099

IM provides immunologic and biological support for ongoing research projects and clinical trials at Rogel Cancer Center and the biomedical community at the University of Michigan. View the webpage.

Co-Directors: Fei Wen, PhD
Maria Castro, PhD

Manager, Immune Monitoring: Joel Whitfield
Locations: 4725 Med Sci 2 (Immune Assays); NCRC B028-G019E (CyTOF)

LB provides state-of-the-art engineering solutions and platforms to analyze liquid biopsies, including cell-free nucleic acid, circulating tumor cells, immune cells, and extracellular vesicles. View the webpage.

Director: Simpa Salami, MD

PK facilitates both preclinical and clinical pharmacokinetic-based cancer research efforts through a range of services. View the webpage.

Director: Duxin Sun, PhD
Co-Director: Amit Pai, PharmD

Manager: Bo Wen, PhD
Location: NCRC, Bldg 520, 3400M
Phone: 734-615-3470

PMI uses the latest imaging instruments in a state-of-the-art facility for expert computational analysis. Visit the webpage.

Director: Brian Ross, PhD
Manager: Amanda Fair
Phone: 734-615-3009

Locations: BSRB D200 and NCRC B026 Rm 335C (IVIS only)

Mass spectrometry-based PRF assists researchers in designing proteomic experiment, maintain state-of-the-art instrumentation, provide technical expertise and bioinformatic support during both discovery and validation phases of proteomic experiments. View the webpage.

Director: Alexey Nesvizhskii, PhD
Manager: Venkatesha Basrur, PhD
Location: Rm 3554/3556, MSRB
Phone: 734-615-5722

SCA provides expertise to basic and clinical sciences research investigators at the Rogel Cancer Center and surrounding institutions. View the webpage.

Co-Directors: Evan T. Keller, DVM, PhD
Thomas Wilson, MD, PhD

Managing Director: Tricia Tamsen, MS  
Location: NCRC, Bldg 20, 334W-D
Email: [email protected]

SDS supports and enhances cancer research projects through collaborative efforts. View the webpage.

Co-directors: Andrew Alt, PhD, Center for Chemical Genomics
Janet Smith, PhD, Center for Structural Biology
Manager: Jeanne Stuckey, PhD, Center for Structural Biology
Locations: Life Sciences Institute, 210 Washtenaw, Room 3358; College of Pharmacy, 4562 CC Little, 428 Church St.
Phone: 734-647-8098

TMP consists of three distinct, yet complementary services relating to the procurement and evaluation of tissue for research: Tissue Procurement, Histology, and Molecular Pathology. View the webpage.

Co-Directors: Steven Hrycaj, PhD
Aaron Udager, MD, PhD
Managing Director: Dafydd Thomas, MD, PhD
General questions: Steven Hrycaj, PhD
MPRL questions: Aaron Udager, MD, PhD
Phone: 734-647-3261

TAM provides complex technology solutions. Working in collaboration with the Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Recombineering Core, we provide effective tools for successful research. View the webpage.

Director: Zachary Freeman, DVM, PhD
Location: 2570 MSRB II
Phone: 734-647-2910

Meet our Leaders

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Evan T Keller, DVM, PhD

Richard and Susan Rogel Professor of Oncology
Professor of Urology
Professor of Pathology
Associate Professor of Comparative Pathology
Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine
Program Associate, Urology, Medical School
Center Director, Shared Resource for the University of Michigan Comprehensive Rogel Cancer Center
Sethu Pitchiaya

Sethu Pitchiaya, PhD

Assistant Professor of Urology
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology Associate Director
Rogel Cancer Center Shared Resources Director
Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology Chair of Admissions
Medical School

Contact Us

If you have questions about Shared Resources services at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, please contact us for more information. Fill out our feedback form and help us improve our services!

Research Administrator: Kimberly Zuhlke

Location: 6216 Rogel Cancer Center
Phone: 734-647-7222

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