Monoclonal Antibody

CORE OVERVIEW

The Monoclonal Antibody core develops new mouse monoclonal antibodies for investigators to use in basic and applied research. Major service categories include: immunization of mice, cell fusion, cell cloning, screening by ELISA and Western blot, monoclonal antibody production, purification and labeling, monoclonal antibody analyses such as antibody/antigen affinity measurements, epitope binning and identification of matched antibody pairs. Customer training on select self-service instruments is also offered.

CORE INSTRUMENTS

CORE PERSONNEL

Name	Telephone	E-mail	Room	Department
UF \| ICBR Administration				Administration
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Administration
Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul Director, UF \| ICBR Administration	(352) 273-8029	alp@ufl.edu	160 CGRC	Administration
Dr. Steven Madore Associate Director of Science, UF \| ICBR Administration	(352) 273-8038	smadore@ufl.edu	156 CGRC	Administration
Nadia Brown Assistant Director of Operations, UF \| ICBR Administration	(352) 273-9461	nbahadori@ufl.edu	161 CGRC	Administration
				Administration
UF \| ICBR Business Services				Business Services
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Business Services
Connie Caudle Finance Manager Business Services	(352) 273-8027	ccaudle@ufl.edu	163 CGRC	Business Services
Erica Boyd Human Resources Generalist III Business Services	(352) 273-8271	ericalboyd@ufl.edu	158 CGRC	Business Services
Tina Hasko Project Manager I Business Services	(352) 273-8048	thasko@ufl.edu	181 CGRC	Business Services
Mackenzie Madore Administrative Specialist II Business Services	(352) 273-8065	mmadore@ufl.edu	157 CGRC	Business Services
Tensi Krpan Administrative Specialist II Business Services	(352) 273-8026	tenser9@ufl.edu	162 CGRC	Business Services
Mason McDermid Marketing & Communications Specialist Business Services	(352) 273-8168	masonmcdermid@ufl.edu	154 CGRC	Business Services
				Business Services
UF \| ICBR Cyberinfrastructure				Cyberinfrastructure
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Cyberinfrastructure
Clinton Collins Cyberinfrastructure Director Cyberinfrastructure	(352) 273-9274	clintc@ufl.edu	155 CGRC	Cyberinfrastructure
Ben Thebaut IT Analyst II Cyberinfrastructure	(352) 273-6814	ben.thebaut@ufl.edu	188 CGRC	Cyberinfrastructure
Cameron Smith Systems Administrator/Programmer II Cyberinfrastructure	(352) 273-9651	pc.smith@ufl.edu	188 CGRC	Cyberinfrastructure
Daniel Tarlini IT Analyst I Cyberinfrastructure	(352) 273-8054	tarlinid@ufl.edu	188 CGRC	Cyberinfrastructure
Michael Harrison End User Computing Specialist III Cyberinfrastructure	(352) 273-8170	mdharrison@ufl.edu	188 CGRC	Cyberinfrastructure
				Cyberinfrastructure
UF \| ICBR Bioinformatics			Email Core	Bioinformatics
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Bioinformatics
Dr. Alberto Riva Scientific Director Bioinformatics	(352) 294-5475	ariva@ufl.edu	191 CGRC	Bioinformatics
Dr. Fahong Yu Scientist Bioinformatics	(352) 273-8064	fyu@ufl.edu	191 CGRC	Bioinformatics
Dr. Massimiliano Tagliamonte Bioinformatics Analyst III Bioinformatics	(352) 273-8049	mstagliamonte@ufl.edu	191 CGRC	Bioinformatics
				Bioinformatics
UF \| ICBR Cytometry			Email Core	Cytometry
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Cytometry
Dr. Mariza Miranda Scientific Director Cytometry	(352) 273-8185	marizamiranda@ufl.edu	292 CGRC	Cytometry
Doug Smith Senior Laboratory Technician Cytometry	(352) 392-1745	dugsmith@ufl.edu	LG-164	Cytometry
Kimberly Backer-Kelley Core Research Facility Technician III Cytometry	(352) 273-6032	klbk@ufl.edu	292 CGRC	Cytometry
Dr. Daniil Shabashvili Core Research Specialist II Cytometry	(352) 273-8186	danshaba@ufl.edu	292 CGRC	Cytometry
Brittany Rein Core Research Facility Technician III Cytometry	(352) 273-6032	reinb@ufl.edu	292 CGRC	Cytometry
Dale Joseph Core Research Facility Specialist I Cytometry	(352) 273-6032	da.joseph@ufl.edu	292 CGRC	Cytometry
				Cytometry
UF \| ICBR Electron Microscopy			Email Core	Electron Microscopy
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Electron Microscopy
Paul R. Chipman Scientific Director Electron Microscopy	(352) 294-1790	pchipman@ufl.edu	184 CGRC	Electron Microscopy
Karen Kelley Core Research Facility Specialist III Electron Microscopy	(352) 273-8547	vau@ufl.edu	185 CGRC	Electron Microscopy
Rudy Alvarado Core Research Facility Specialist I Electron Microscopy	(352) 846-0251	ralvaradojr@ufl.edu	184 CGRC	Electron Microscopy
Mary Gragg Core Research Facility Technician III Electron Microscopy	(352) 392-1184	mary.gragg@ufl.edu	184 CGRC	Electron Microscopy
Quinnton Cooper OPS Technician Electron Microscopy	(352) 392-1184	qcooper@ufl.edu	184 CGRC	Electron Microscopy
				Electron Microscopy
UF \| ICBR Gene Expression & Genotyping			Email Core	Gene Expression & Genotyping
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Gene Expression & Genotyping
Dr. Yanping Zhang Scientific Director Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8043	yanp@ufl.edu	178F CGRC	Gene Expression & Genotyping
Mark Renshaw Core Research Facility Specialist II Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8036	marenshaw@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	Gene Expression & Genotyping
Dante Garcia OPS Lab Technician Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8036	dgarcia6@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	Gene Expression & Genotyping
Sewande Mudiyanselage Student Assistant Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8036	s.mudiyanselage@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	Gene Expression & Genotyping
Dr. Ru Dai Core Research Facility Specialist II Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8036	rudai@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	Gene Expression & Genotyping
Brandon Wilson Core Research Facility Technician III Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8036	brandonkwilson@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	Gene Expression & Genotyping
				Gene Expression & Genotyping
UF \| ICBR Monoclonal Antibody			Email Core	Monoclonal Antibody
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Monoclonal Antibody
Dr. Angel Sampson Scientific Director Monoclonal Antibody	(352) 273-8039	angel.sampson@ufl.edu	175 CGRC	Monoclonal Antibody
Shadi Bootorabi Senior Biological Scientist Monoclonal Antibody	(352) 273-8041	shb@ufl.edu	171A CGRC	Monoclonal Antibody
				Monoclonal Antibody
UF \| ICBR NextGen DNA Sequencing			Email Core	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Dr. Diansy Zincke Scientific Director NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8053	dzincke@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Shanmugam Rajasekar Core Research Facility Specialist II NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8068	srajasekar1@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Dr. Liming Zhao Core Research Facility Specialist II NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8050	lmzhao@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Xiao Hui Zhou Core Research Facility Technician III NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8050	zxh@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Benjamin Hoffman Core Research Facility Technician III NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8050	semplar@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Chiara Licata OPS Lab Technician NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8050	chiaralicata@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Gabrielle Johnson OPS Lab Technician NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8050	gabriellejohnson@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	NextGen DNA Sequencing
				NextGen DNA Sequencing
UF \| ICBR Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry			Email Core	Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry
Dr. Jin Koh Scientific Director Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry	(352) 273-8059	jinkoh@ufl.edu	168A CGRC	Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry
Ran Zheng Core Research Facility Specialist II Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry	(352) 273-8061	ranzheng@ufl.edu	169 CGRC	Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry
Ning Zhu Core Research Facility Specialist II Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry	(352) 273-8067	nzhu@ufl.edu	169 CGRC	Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry
Xinyue (Serena) Wang OPS Technician Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry	(352) 273-8060	xinyue.wang@ufl.edu	169 CGRC	Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry

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