Provides histology services for Autopsy, Cytology, Renal Pathology and Medical Archives Office within Department of Pathology. In conjunction with Pathology Send Out and Archives divisions, provides histology for clinical trial requests, scientific study or interest involving pathology materials. Services include: Complete routine paraffin histology services, including processing and sectioning; Special stains, including but not limited to carbohydrates, connective tissue, fats, lipids, microorganisms, nuclear elements, pigments, silver techniques; Immunopathology slide preparation techniques;DNA slide preparations; Frozen tissue sections; Oversized tissue processing and sectioning ;Histopathology teaching sets; Customized procedures.Services are provided for both human and animal tissue samples.

Microscopy facility serving Texas Medical Center. Facilitates utilization of advanced light microscopy techniques and quantitative image analysis to advance research programs of McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, and the greater Texas Medical Center. Fluorescence microscopy and image analysis core.

We are a fee-for-service research laboratory providing internal and external users a wide spectrum of electron microscopy (EM) techniques. As part of the Houston Methodist Research Institute Department of Neurology, we routinely process samples related to the peripheral nervous system but can help with the ultrastructural study of many biological samples.

Core supports basic and clinical research by providing histological and molecular expertise, technical support and consultation to research investigators. Provides histological, molecular and consultation services. Services are performed by American Society of Clinical Pathology certified histologists with expertise in routine histology, whole slide scanning, image and digital analysis, pathology services, immunohistochemistry, tissue microarray, bone histomorphometry, Visium preparations and RNAscope single and co-detection assays.

Core has personnel with expertise in all aspects of Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Provides spatial mapping of biomolecules from tissue sections using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS).

Core provides access to imaging instrumentation and expertise that is necessary to integrate advanced imaging technologies into basic and translational biomedical research. Services include Assistance in experimental design; Developing specialty equipment and innovative procedures for imaging; Preparing animals for studies, inducing and maintaining appropriate anesthesia and immobilization of animals during imaging;Processing and interpreting data for publication or grant preparation.

Core provides researchers with genetic tools, including shRNA, ORF and CRISPR for studying and annotating gene functions in cell-based assays. FGC personnel provides research support for investigators who are interested in genetic screens.

Core provides microscopy services to departments at MD Anderson in high resolution and multispectral fluorescence microscopy for users from divisions including Basic Research, Cancer Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, Surgery, Internal Medicine Pediatrics and Radiation Oncology, among others. Offers microscopy resources and expertise in fluorescence imaging to spatially and dynamically assess cells, tissues and their requisite contents across scales.

Facility offers conventional as well as molecular cytogenetic services including karyotyping, analysis of genomic instability, fluorescence in situ hybridization, telomere analysis, Spectral Karyotyping, species identification, inter-species and intra-species cell line contamination, STR fingerprinting service for cell line authentication, mycoplasma contamination testing and distribution of cell lines.

Genomics core facility with goal to use instrumentation and innovative technical expertise in order to provide investigators with genomic data from comprehensive range of genomic services in timely manner. Services include Next-Generation Sequencing, Sanger Sequencing
Single Cell Sequencing, Microarray Services, Fluorescent Fragment Length Analysis, nanoString nCounter Analysis, Bionano Optical Genome Mapping, Spatial Transcriptomics,
Nanopore Sequencing.