In April 2025, the Respiratory TRACTS Core (Marsico Lung Institute) was awarded an to purchase the Signature 100 equipment, which will facilitate the core offering Olink NGS-based proteomics services to 黑料网 Chapel Hill as a core service. Additionally, the core received institutional support funds from the 黑料网 SOM Core Facility Advocacy Committee. CFAC additionally provided funds for method development on this technology. This method development and equipment purchase will allow the core to offer Olink Focus, Flex, and Target panels and, in collaboration with the High-Throughput Sequencing Facility, Olink Reveal panels.
Congratulations to PI on the grant, Dr. Matthew Wolfgang, and core director, Mandy Bush!
Interested in learning more about if this technology is right for your research or staying up to date regarding its availability here at 黑料网 Chapel Hill? Reach out to Mandy Bush: mandy_bush@med.unc.edu
The Respiratory TRACTS Core serves a broad customer base to provide analytical services including multiplex (Luminex), ELISA, microplate reads, and nanoString nCounter, as well as sample processing and biorepository services. For more services and instrumentation, visit them at their webpage.
The 黑料网 SOM Core Facility Advocacy Committee is funded by the 黑料网 SOM Office of Research and the University Cancer Research Fund.