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
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
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
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 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
				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
Dr. Daniil Shabashvili Core Research Specialist II Cytometry	(352) 273-8186	danshaba@ufl.edu	CGRC 292	Cytometry
Kimberly Backer-Kelley Core Research Facility Technician III Administration	(352) 273-5341	klbk@ufl.edu	185 CGRC	Cytometry
Brittany Rein Core Research Facility Technician III Cytometry	(352) 273-6032	reinb@ufl.edu	CGRC 292	Cytometry
Dale Joseph Core Research Facility Specialist I Cytometry	(352) 273-6032	da.joseph@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
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
				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 Technican NextGen DNA Sequencing	(352) 273-8050	chiaralicata@ufl.edu	178 CGRC	NextGen DNA Sequencing
Gabrielle Johnson OPS Lab Technican 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

CORE NEWS

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Labor Day Notice: ICBR Closed on September 4th

Labor Day Notice: ICBR Closed on September 4th Please note that the ICBR will be closed on September 4th in observance of Labor Day. Kindly be aware that we will not be able to accept any packages or samples during this time. We will resume regular operations on the following business day. Please refer to our staff directory for additional details. ...

ICBR Closed Wednesday, August 30th for Tropical Storm Idalia

ICBR Closed Wednesday, August 30th for Tropical Storm Idalia Due to Tropical Storm Idalia, the ICBR will close beginning at noon on (8/29) through Wednesday (8/30). We will not be accepting packages or samples during this time. The university expects to make an announcement on Wednesday regarding the resumption of normal campus operations. Please visit www.ufl.edu for updates and information on storm preparation. Please refer to our staff directory for additional details. ...

Dr. Alberto Riva at ISMB/ECCB2023: Advancing Bioinformatics Cores and Inspiring Collaboration

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ICBR’s Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul Honored as Lifetime Fellow by the AAAS

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The American Association for the Advancement of Science honors 19 UF faculty as Lifetime Fellows Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul, alongside 18 other UF faculty, has been honored as a Lifetime Fellow of AAAS. Dr. Paul was honored for “distinguished contributions to the understanding of life’s ability to move beyond planet Earth, as well as extraordinary service to the space biology science community”. Her research focuses on how plants respond to environmental change, with emphasis on spaceflight...

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Scientific expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades

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