Analytical Services

The UMass Metabolic Disease Research Center (MDRC) provides a comprehensive analysis of hormones, cytokines, chemokines, metabolites, and electrolytes across multiple platforms (serum, tissues, homogenates, and cells) using high-throughput instrumentations. The analytical services complement the metabolic services to characterize the mouse models of human diseases, generating mechanistic insights into the overall phenotypes. The analytical services include:

• High-throughput multiplexed measurement of serum/tissue/cell culture levels of hormones, cytokines, and chemokines using Luminex multiplexing technology
• High-throughput multiplexed measurement of blood/tissue/urine levels of metabolites and electrolytes using Cobas Clinical Chemistry Analyzer