Cellular Neuroscience

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

Center URL: http://www.research.chop.edu/programs/iddrc/
Core URL: http://www.research.chop.edu/programs/iddrc/cellneurocore.php

Core Personnel
Center Director: Jeff Golden, M.D.
Core Co-Director: Douglas Coulter, Ph.D.
Core Co-Director: Judith Grinspan, Ph.D.

Core Keywords
Cellular Neuroscience

Core Description

An appreciation of cellular physiology and biochemistry is fundamental to understanding the many diseases that are associated with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The primary goal of this core is to provide IDDRC users with the wherewithal to acquire such information.

Objectives

Make available a broad array of consultative services and sophisticated techniques to IDDRC users
Counsel IDDRC users with regard to tissue preparation and cell culture techniques
Offer IDDRC users novel expertise involving live video-imaging, optical imaging and the generation of human induced pleuripotent stem cells

Services