Welcome to the Core Biology Facility’s Website!

The Center for Protease Research Core Biology Facility (CBF) was established in January 2003 to provide access to equipment and specialized training in the areas of molecular biology and tissue culture.  This interdisciplinary center was initially established with funding from an NCRR-NIH-COBRE grant to aid in testing inhibitors for matrix metalloproteinases and to enhance the biomedical research environment at NDSU.

Dr. Jodie Haring, Research Assistant Professor, is the Director of the facility and is available to provide technical training and consultations on experimental design.  John Smith is the Research Technician for the facility and performs the bioassays to test potential enzyme inhibitors.  Please see the menu tabs for a description of the Molecular Biology and Tissue Culture Labs.

If you are interested in getting a tour of the CBF, using the equipment in the Molecular Biology or Tissue Culture Labs, or visiting with Dr. Haring about potential projects that the CBF could assist you with, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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We have recently added a new Storm 865 Imager and ImageQuant TL software to the the Core Biology Facility!

This imager is able to detect blue and red fluorescence and chemifluorescence, in addition to performing filmless autoradiography. Please check out www.geStorm for a full description of the Storm's capabilities. The Imager is located in IACC 316 (Molecular Biology Lab) and Jodie will be happy to walk you through how to use it.

Keith Benton, molecular biology graduate student, setting up a PCR reaction on the thermal cycler.

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Last updated: October 13, 2009