MDRC seeks to provide researchers with the best resources possible to foster leading-edge research and collaborations. Hence, a number of key activities have been centralized into service cores to optimize the use of collective resources, and maximize the leverage power of our funds. These cores offer services to both MDRC researchers and the scientific community at large. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

• Rodent Physiology
  Diabetic rodent models
  Surgeries, organs and tissues collection
  Rodent islet isolation
  In-vivo tests (GTT, ITT clamps)
  Rodent phenotyping
  Organ perfusion (pancreas, heart and liver)
• Cell Biology/Microscopy
  Two-photon confocal imaging
  Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
  Ions, metabolites, growth and apoptosis assays
• Clinical Research
  Metabolic investigations in humans
  Nutritional interventions
  Lifestyle behavioural research
• Metabolomics (Available soon)
  Metabolite identification and quantification
  HPLC, GC-MS and LC-MS/MS services