Welcome to iLab, Columbia University’s Core Facility Management System
About Columbia University’s Core Facilities and Shared Resources
Columbia University's core facilities provide shared access to state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation and services. These facilities are open to all Columbia faculty, research scientists, and students, and will often provide education and training as needed. Many of the cores and shared research facilities use the Core Management software (iLab). This tool allows researchers to reserve time on equipment or submit service requests to the core. iLab also provides centralized billing system for core services. Use the Core Facilities tab above to identify facilities using iLab and to access them.
To view a comprehensive list of facilities, including those that do not use iLab, please refer to the VP&S Research website below.
Learn More about Shared Resources
Core and Shared Resource Update (Monthly Starting May 2020)
To help researchers adopt the latest services and technologies available in our cores, the VP&S Office for Research provides monthly updates to highlight:
View Instrument and Service Updates
Non-Columbia (External) Users
Although the core facilities are primarily intended for use by Columbia affiliates, some facilities are available for use by non-Columbia researchers as part of collaborations and/or on a fee-for-use basis. Information about external use of Columbia core facilities, including the creation of an iLab account (if needed), is available on the public VP&S Research website.
Instructions for External Users
iLab Help
For general support, the iLab Help Site provides a one-stop shop for all things related to iLab.
The VP&S Office for Research has developed FAQs to help users:
View Guides for Internal Users
Contact Support
For assistance with iLab related issues once your account or core has been created (after reviewing the guides and FAQ), please email iLab support at ilab-support@agilent.com and cc Jeffrey Hoinacki (jh3293@cumc.columbia.edu).
For questions about the VP&S core facilities, contact the core directly or contact the VP&S Office for Research
Contact the VP&S Office for Research
| Core Name | Primary Contact | Phone Number/Ext | |
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Animal Facilities (Institute of Comparative Medicine)
Limited Access: Members have priority. |
Andrea C. Hubbard | ah2911@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-305-2338 |
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Biomarkers Core Laboratory (Irving Institute/CTSA)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Renu Nandakumar, PhD | rn2374@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-305-0871 |
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Biomedical Informatics (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Dr. Aris Floratos | af2202@columbia.edu | |
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Cellular Immunotherapy Laboratory (CITL)
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Rodica Ciubotariu | rc248@cumc.columbia.edu | |
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Center for Community Outreach and Engagement
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Andria Reyes, M.A. | ar281@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-342-3793 |
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Clinical Informatics/CISR (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Janie Weiss | janie@columbia.edu | 1 646 317 0536 |
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Columbia Genome Center
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Columbia Genome Center | genome@columbia.edu | |
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Confocal and Specialized Microscopy (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Theresa Swayne, Ph.D. | tcs6@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-342-3604 |
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Cryogenic Electron Microscopy (Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Robert Grassucci | rg2502@cumc.columbia.edu | (212) 305-9520 |
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Database/DBSR (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Database Email | dbsr@lists.cumc.columbia.edu | |
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Digital and Computational Pathology Laboratory/DCPL (Pathology and Cell Biology)
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Ambar Caban | ac4344@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-305-0663 |
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Emergency Backup Freezers (CUIMC)
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VP&S Office for Research | ps-officeforresearch@cumc.columbia.edu. | |
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Flow Cytometry (Columbia Stem Cell Initiative)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Michael Kissner | mdk2108@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-305-2561 (lab) 914-715-8765 (mobile) |
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Flow Cytometry, Microscopy, and Shared Equipment (CCTI)
Flow Cytometry: Core Facility. Other Equipment: Limited Access. |
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Genetically Modified Mouse Models/GMMMSR (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Frank Costantini, PhD. | fdc3@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-305-6814 |
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Human Immune Monitoring (CCTI)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Xinzheng Victor Guo | xg2295@columbia.edu | 212-304-7607 |
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ICRC Conference Room Scheduling
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Maria Batori | mb3155@cumc.columbia.edu | 646-317-0254 |
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Microbiology & Immunology Shared Resources
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Amir Figueroa | af2615@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-342-4089 |
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Microbiome (Medicine)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, MD, PhD | au2110@columbia.edu | (212) 342-4530 |
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Molecular Cytogenetics (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Shan Zha | sz2296@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-851-4779 |
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Molecular Pathology/MPSR (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Hanina Hibshoosh MD | hhh1@columbia.edu | |
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Mouse NeuroBehavior (Institute for Genomic Medicine)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Mu Yang | my2524@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-305-2388; Cell: 916-712-8538 |
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Oncology Precision Therapeutics and Imaging Core/OPTIC (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Christopher B Damoci | cd2758@columbia.edu | 212-851-4901 |
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Proteomics (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Rajesh Soni, Ph. D. | rs3869@columbia.edu | |
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Radiation Research (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Howard B. Lieberman, Ph.D. | hbl1@cumc.columbia.edu | Tel: 212-305-9241 Fax: 212-305-3229 |
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Radiation Research/SARRP (HICCC)
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Kunal Chaudhary, M.S., PhD | kc2849@cumc.columbia.edu | (646) 853-0433 |
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Single Cell Analysis (Systems Biology)
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Erin Bush | ecb2152@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-305-1572 |
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Skin Immunity, Integrity and Disease/SIND (Dermatology)
Limited Access: Members have priority. |
Raquel Shrager | epiCURE.SIND@columbia.edu | 212-851-4802 |
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Skin Stem Cell Imaging and Manipulation/SCIM (Dermatology)
Limited Access: Members have priority. |
Rong Du, Ph.D. | rd2305@cumc.columbia.edu | 212-851-4857 |
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Taub Institute Shared Resources
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Jamila Mercado | jm4718@cumc.columbia.edu | 212.305.1583 |
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Zuckerman Institute: Advanced Instrumentation
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Tanya Tabachnik | tt2564@columbia.edu | 212-853-0472, 609-851-2135 |
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Zuckerman Institute: Cellular Imaging
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Luke Hammond | lh2881@columbia.edu | 917-561-9845 |
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Zuckerman Institute: Flow Cytometry
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Ira Schieren | is104@columbia.edu | 212-305-1005 |
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Zuckerman Institute: MR Core
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
J. Thomas Vaughan | jtv2114@columbia.edu | |
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Zuckerman Institute: Virology
Core Facility: Services available to all CU affiliates. |
Tanya Tabachnik | tt2564@columbia.edu | (212) 853-0472 |