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
Heather Voet Associate Director of Administration Administration	(352) 273-9461	hvoet@ufl.edu	161 CGRC	Administration
				Administration
UF \| ICBR Business Services				Business Services
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Business Services
Heather Voet Associate Director of Administration Business Services	(352) 273-9461	hvoet@ufl.edu	161 CGRC	Business Services
Tim Hillmann Finance Manager Business Services	(352) 273-8027	tjh4501@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 Business Administrative Specialist III Business Services	(352) 273-8048	thasko@ufl.edu	154 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	181 CGRC	Business Services
Kimberly Backer-Kelley Core Research Facility Technician II Administration	(352) 273-5341	klbk@ufl.edu	185 CGRC	Business Services
				Business Services
UF \| ICBR Cyberinfrastructure				Cyberinfrastructure
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	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
Manuel Luciano Systems Administrator/Programmer II Cyberinfrastructure	(352) 273-8054	manuel.luciano@ufl.edu	188 CGRC	Cyberinfrastructure
Daniel Tarlini IT Analyst I Cyberinfrastructure	(352) 273-8170	tarlinid@ufl.edu	188 CGRC	Cyberinfrastructure
				Cyberinfrastructure
UF \| ICBR Communications				Communications
Name/Title/Department	Phone	Email	Location	Communications
Chris Dillon Communications Section Director Communications	(352) 273-8168	csdillon@ufl.edu	162 CGRC	Communications
				Communications
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. Tongjun Gu Assistant Scientist Bioinformatics	(352) 273-8058	tgu@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) 273-6032	marizamiranda@ufl.edu	292 CGRC	Cytometry
Doug Smith Senior Laboratory Technician Cytometry	(352) 392-1745	dugsmith@ufl.edu	LG-164	Cytometry
Alexander Linares Core Research Facility Technician III Cytometry	(352) 273-6032	a.linares@ufl.edu	CGRC 292	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	1012 MCS	Electron Microscopy
Karen Kelley Core Research Facility Specialist III Electron Microscopy	(352) 273-8547	vau@ufl.edu	1012 MCS / 185 CGRC	Electron Microscopy
Rudy Alvarado Core Research Facility Specialist I Electron Microscopy	(352) 846-0251	ralvaradojr@ufl.edu	1012 MCS	Electron Microscopy
Mary Gragg OPS Lab Technician Electron Microscopy	(352) 846-0251	mary.gragg@ufl.edu	1012 MCS	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
Brandon Pate Core Research Facility Specialist II Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8036	Bpate1@ufl.edu	178 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
Yasemin Can Core Research Facility Technician III Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8036	ycan@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
Paul Fernandez Student Assistant Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8036	fernandezp@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	Gene Expression & Genotyping
Ashlyn Lake Student Assistant Gene Expression & Genotyping	(352) 273-8036	ashlynlake@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
Katrina Witas Core Research Facility Technician III Monoclonal Antibody	(352) 273-8040	kaekelly@ufl.edu	171 CGRC	Monoclonal Antibody
Lourdes Guallpa Student Assistant Monoclonal Antibody	(352) 273-8040	lguallpa@ufl.edu	171 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. David Moraga Scientific Director NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8053	moraga@ufl.edu	178J CGRC	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Dr. Diansy Zincke Core Research Facility Specialist III NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8050	dzincke@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
Daina Elsayed OPS Lab Technican NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8050	relsayed@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
Fanchao Zhu Core Research Facility Specialist I Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry	(352) 273-8060	fzhu9482@ufl.edu	169 CGRC	Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry

CORE NEWS

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Repeat performance: UF again ranked No. 5 among public universities by U.S. News & World Report

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