Cell Culture Core
Director
Carl June, MD
Associate Director
Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, PhD
Technical Director
Richard G. Carroll, Ph.D.
545 BRB II/III
grichard@mail.med.upenn.edu
(215) 573-6665
Research Specialist
Benjamin Paramonte
545 BRB II/III
pabenjam@mail.med.upenn.edu
(215) 898-1820
(215) 573-8590 fax
Consultant
Meenhard Herlyn, DVM, D.Sc.
Design of 3D cell culture model systems
Currently, the core maintains a centralized repository of cells and reagents pertinent to digestive disease research and provides training in basic cell culture techniques, as well as a vehicle for collaboration.
- Center Member Application (Word doc)
Cell Lines
The core maintains a panel of primary, immobilized, and transformed cell lines from:
- colon
- esophagus
- pancreas
- stomach
- liver
All lines are tested routinely for the presence of Mycoplasma contamination.
Vectors
The core contains a repository of adenoviral, retroviral and lentiviral vectors.
Training / Education
Training is available in basic cell culture techniques, as well as methods by which permanent cell lines may be derived from patients’ tumor specimens, and three-dimensional cell culture systems.