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Recharge Activities in OBGYN & Reproductive Sciences

The below resource details the names, primary contacts and locations of recharge activities residing under the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. Where available, links are provided to the web site of each recharge activity.

GlycoAnalytics Core

Website: GlycoAnalytics Core

Primary Contact: Biswa Choudhury

Location: ISRANI Biomedical Research Facility, 4th floor, Room 4242 

Activity Description: The GlycoAnalytics Core provides glycan analysis to researchers worldwide.

Services include:

  • Structural analysis of N- and O-glycans
  • High-throughput​ analysis of sialic acids
  • Analysis of glycosaminoglycans
  • Isolation, purification and structural analysis of glycans
  • Analysis of sugar nucleotides and sugar phosphates
  • Analysis of glycosphingolipids and bacterial lipids
  • Analysis of fatty acids and amino acis
  • NMR analysis of glycans
  • Custom analyses of novel glycans
  • Hands-on training in glycan analysis
  • Consulting services

Major Equipment: GC-MS, ICS3000, ICS5000, Waters Acquity UPLC, Ultimate 3000 (Liquid Chromatography / Mass Spec), Ultimate 3000 (Liquid Chromatography / Non Mass Spec), Scienion F00+A40:L403 SciFLEXARRAYERS3, Lyophilizer, LTQ-Orbitrap Discovery

Perinatal Research Core

Website: Perinatal Research Core

Primary Contact: Louise Laurent

Activity Description: The UC San Diego Perinatal Biorepository provides access to resources for clinical and translational studies on human pregnancy. High quality biospecimens and clinical data from rigorously adjudicated healthy and complicated pregnancies are available to investigators at UC San Diego and other institutions. For prospective studies, assistance with study design and preparation of regulatory documents, study subject recruitment and enrollment, and a variety of study procedures are available.