Core specializes in artificial intelligence-based approaches to elucidate relationships between large imaging, bioenergetics, genomic, and proteomic data sets. Provided services include: 1) foundational training for those getting started with high-performance computing and Arkansas Research Platform (ARP), 2) training and support for the collaborative use of a 508 TB data storage server exclusively maintained for and catering to AIMRC researchers, 3) training for Python programming, basic data mining, and machine learning, 4) training and support for using open-source deep learning based biomedical imaging resources (e.g., ZeroCostDL4Mic and Bioimage Model Zoo), and 5) customized solutions for deep learning based and large foundational models based biomedical imaging analysis, multi-omics data integration and analysis, and quantitative analysis pipelines for large data sets.

Core is a fee-for-use COBRE core that houses multi-photon microscopes and light microscopes that allow high-resolution visualization of cell and tissue structure (mitochondrial networks, collagen structure), metabolic function (optical redox and NADH fluorescence lifetime measurements), and biomolecular composition (autofluorescent metabolic cofactors, lipid deposition).