AMS is a sensitive and highly selective analytical technique for measuring bulk concentrations of rare isotopes. The Cancer Center provides flow cytometry, cell sorting, and peptide synthesis services, and through its Cell Culture Facility a service for production of hybridomas and monoclonal antibodies. Facilities for electron microscopy and image analysis offer opportunities for studies using transmission, scanning, and tunnelling electron microscopes. The Purdue University Computing Center has one of the most powerful systems available on any university campus, and many INP laboratories are interfaced with the Computing Center. The GCRC includes inpatient and outpatient facilities.
Staff provide patient care for studies requiring specialized facilities.
The primary mission of the GCRC is to provide a research infrastructure for clinical investigators who receive their primary research support from NIH and federal and state agencies. GCRC staff resources include specialized research nurses, a nutrition manager, biostatisticians, systems and data manager, laboratory technician and an administrative manager. A metabolic diet kitchen and trained nutrition staff are also available. Although the GCRC primarily supports NIH and PHS research programs, industry sponsored research is also encouraged, especially when initiated by investigators. The purpose of these educational programs is to introduce junior investigators to clinical research and to facilitate graduate research.